The Foundation Board supervises the Sympany Foundation and is responsible for its strategic direction. It elects the Chair of the Executive Board and the further members of the Executive Board on the Chair’s recommendation.
The current term of office runs from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2020. The Foundation Board comprises seven people and is broken down as follows:
Dr. rer. pol.
born 1953, Swiss and German
Owner of Dr. Walser Unternehmensberatung, Greng b. Murten
Functions and offices held:
Dipl. social worker FH, Master of Public Health
born 1966, Swiss
Managing director Winterhilfe Basel-Stadt
Functions and offices held:
Chairwoman of the Board of Private Koordination Psychiatrie PRIKOP, Basel
Dr. sc. nat. ETH
born 1967, Swiss
Hospital director Universitätsklinik Balgrist, Zurich
Directorships on the following boards of directors:
Functions and offices held:
Member of the Foundation Board of Stiftung für die Ausbildung von Chiropraktoren, Berne
BSc in Business Administration FH
born 1966, Swiss
Head of Sales (CSO) and Member of the Executive Board of Swisscom Directories AG (localsearch), Zurich
Dr. iur., solicitor and mediator
born 1964, Swiss
Partner Nigon Rechtsanwälte und Notariat, Basel
Directorships on the following boards of directors:
Vice president of the Board of Weleda AG, Arlesheim
Functions and offices held:
Dipl. phys. ETH, Executive MBA University of St. Gallen
born 1965, Swiss
Member of the Executive Board and Head of Business Development & Marketing, MSE Meili AG, Schaffhausen
Dr. rer. soc., dipl. rer. nat.
born 1961, Swiss
Independent business development consultant, owner of Vianova GmbH, Zurich
Professional qualifications and personal skills are required for election to the Foundation Board. A period of office is three years, and board members may not exceed a maximum term of four periods of office.
The members of the Foundation Board also serve as members of the boards of directors of the subsidiaries Vivao Sympany AG, Moove Sympany AG, Kolping Krankenkasse AG, Sympany Versicherungen AG and Sympany Services AG.
Each permanent committee comprises two to three members elected by the Foundation Board from their own ranks, each for one period of office.
The Auditing Committee assists the Foundation Board in monitoring financial affairs at Sympany, analyses the results of the audit and provides the Foundation Board with recommendations regarding the approval of the annual financial statements. The committee also oversees and reviews the work of the external auditor. Chairman: Jürg Galliker; members: Serge Altmann, Siegfried Walser.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee supports the Foundation Board in identifying new members and in appointing and dismissing members of the Executive Board. The committee also assesses the work of the Executive Board and its CEO and makes remuneration proposals for members of both the Foundation Board and Executive Board. Chairman: Siegfried Walser; members: Martina Saner, Gabrielle Schlittler.
The Foundation Board also maintains the IT Committee, which assists the Foundation Board in assessing IT projects and IT risks. Chairman: Regula Meili-Gasser; member: Rolf Baumann.