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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sergio MARCHIONNE
Chairman
Nationality
Italian/Canadian
Date of birth
1952
Sergio Marchionne obtained a Bachelor of Laws from the Osgoode Hall Law School York University of Toronto. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Windsor, Canada.

Between 1994 and 2000, he covered various positions of growing responsibility within Algroup, Zurich, becoming Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation in 1997. He was then at the helm of the Lonza Group Ltd, after its demerger from Algroup, as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2001) and then as Chairman (2002).

In February 2002, he was appointed Chief Executive and Managing Director of SGS.  In March 2006, he became Chairman of the company.

Since May 2003, he has been a Member of the Board of Fiat S.p.A. , company for which he was appointed  Chief Executive Officer on June 1, 2004. In February 2005 he was also appointed Chief Executive Officer of Fiat Group Automobiles.

It is in April 2006 that he took on the position of Chairman of CNH Case New Holland, the Fiat Group Company operating in the agricultural and construction equipment business.

In 2007 he was conferred a degree honoris causa in Economics, Management, Finance and Company Law by the University of Cassino.
He is a Cavaliere del Lavoro.

In addition, he is vice chairman of UBS, a member of the General Council of Confindustria, of Assonime (Association for Italy’s limited liability companies), of Unione Industriale di Torino (Employers’ Association of Turin) and of ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers Association).
He is a permanent member of the Fondazione Giovanni Agnelli.
Tiberto Ruy BRANDOLINI d'ADDA
Board member
Nationality
Italian
Date of birth
1948

Tiberto Ruy Brandolini d’Adda has a masters degree in commercial law from the university of Parma. He began his career in 1972 with the International Department of Fiat S.p.A. in Turin, before joining Lazard bank in London in 1974. In 1975, he became assistant to the Director General of Industrial Policy at the European Economic Commission in Brussels, and then joined IFINT in 1976 as Chief Executive of its French subsidiary in Paris, becoming Chief Executive of European operations in 1985. In 1993, Mr Brandolini d’Adda was appointed Chief Executive of the Exor Group (formerly IFINT), becoming Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive in 2003. In 2007, he was appointed to Chairman of IFIL Investissements SA in Luxembourg.

Major Board assignments:

  • Sequana Capital, Paris (FR)
    Chairman of the Board since 2005
  • IFIL S.p.A., Turin (IT)
    Vice Chairman and Member of the Executive Committee since 1981
  • Espirito Santo Financial Group SA, Luxembourg (LU)
    Member of the Board since 1992
  • Giovanni Agnelli e C., Turin (IT)
    Member of the Board since 2004
  • Fiat S.p.A., Turin (IT)
    Member of the Board since 2004
  • Vittoria Assicurazioni S.p.A., Milan (IT)
    Member of the Board since 2004
  • IFI S.p.A., Turin (IT)
    Member of the Board since 2006
  • Antalis International SAS, Paris (FR)
    Member of the Supervisory Board since 2005
  • Antonin Rodet SAS, Mercurey (FR)
    Member of the Supervisory Board since 2005
  • ArjoWiggins SAS, Issy les Moulineaux (FR)
    Member of the Supervisory Board since 2005
  • Exor Group, Luxembourg (LU)
    Vice Chairman and Managing Director from 2003 to 2007
  • Exint, Paris (FR)
    Chief Executive Officer from 2005 to 2007

Mr Brandolini d’Adda is a Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Carlo Sant'Albano
Board Member
Nationality
Italian
Date of birth
1964

Carlo Sant’Albano holds a degree of Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Brown University and MBA from Harvard Business School.

He began his career in finance as a fixed income trader in New York at Drexel Burnham Lambert, entered the investment banking field in Latin America at Bear Stearns & Co. and then at the mergers and acquisitions group of Credit Suisse First Boston of New York.  In 2001, he transferred to London as head of M&A for the pharmaceuticals sector in Europe, and, in 2004, became Chief Operating Officer for all M&A operations in Europe.

Carlo Sant’Albano is Managing Director and General Manager of IFIL Investments S.p.A, since 2006.

Major Board Assignements

  • Member of the Supervisory Board of Intesa SanPaolo S.p.A. Turin
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Fiat S.p.A. Turin
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Sequana Capital, Paris
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Cuhsman & Wakefield
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Juventus, Turin
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Alpitour, Turin
August VON FINCK
Board member
Nationality
German
Date of birth
1930

A German citizen, August von Finck (1930 - German), descends from the banking family von Finck. His grandfather, Wilhelm von Finck, founded "Merck, Finck & Co." in 1870, the private bank which was at the origin of companies including Munich Re, Allianz insurance and the Löwenbräu breweries, among others.

Based in Munich, the member of the third generation of the von Finck family belongs to several Boards of directors and holds interests in a number of German, Swiss, Austrian companies as well as in groups from other countries.

In Switzerland, August von Finck's participations include Mövenpick Holding A.G., Von Roll Holding A.G.

Major Board Assignment

  • Generali Holding Vienna AG, Vienna (AT)
    Member of the Board since 1974
François VON FINCK
Board member
Nationality
German
Date of birth
1968

François Von Finck (1968 - German) holds a Master of Business Administration from Georgetown University, Washington D.C. He has also a banking background and is currently Managing Director of Carlton Holding in Basel.

Major Board Assignments

  • Custodia Holding, Munich (DE)
    Member of the Board since 1999
  • Carlton Holding, Allschwil (CH)
    Member of the Board since 2001
  • Staatl. Mineralbrunnen AG, Bad Brückenau (DE)
    Member of the Board since May 2001
Shelby R. du PASQUIER
Board member
Nationality
Swiss
Date of birth
1960

Shelby R. du PASQUIER, a Swiss citizen, was born in 1960. He holds degrees from Geneva University Business School and School of Law as well as from Columbia University School of Law (LLM). He was admitted to the Geneva Bar in 1984 and to the New York Bar in 1989. He became a partner of Lenz & Staehelin in 1994.

Major Board Assignement

  • Aygaz AS, Istanbul (TR)
    Member of the Board since March 1998
Thomas LIMBERGER
Board member
Nationality
German
Date of birth
1967

Mr. Thomas LIMBERGER, a German citizen, was born in 1967 and holds a Master's degree in Business Administration. He is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Von Roll Group since 2007.

Major Board Assignments:

  • Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, Glattbrugg, Switzerland
    Member of the Board of Directors
  • IQPower AG, Baar, Switzerland
    Member of the Board of Directors
Dr Peter KALANTZIS
Board Member
Nationality
Swiss/Greek
Date of birth
1945

Peter Kalantzis holds a Ph.D. in Economics and Political Sciences from the University of Basel and engaged in research as a member of the Institute for Applied Economics Research at the University of Basel between 1969 and 1971.

Prior to 2000, Peter Kalantzis was responsible for Alusuisse-Lonza Group's corporate development and actively involved in the de-merger and stock market launch of Lonza, as well as the merger process of Alusuisse and Alcan. Dr. Kalantzis served as head of the Chemicals Division of Alusuisse-Lonza Group from 1991 until 1996. In 1991 Dr. Kalantzis was appointed Executive Vice-President and Member of the Executive Committee of the Alusuisse-Lonza Group.

Dr. Kalantzis is working as an independent consultant since 2000.

Major Board Assignments:

  • Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mövenpick-Holding, Cham
  • Chairman of the Board of Clair Finanz Holding AG, Cham
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors of PrivatAir Holding SA, Geneva
  • Member of the Board of Directors of CNH Global NV, Amsterdam
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Lamda Development AG, Athens
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Paneuropean Oil and Industrial Holdings SA, Luxembourg
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Von Roll Holding AG, Gerlafingen
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Transbalkan Pipeline BV, Amsterdam
  • Vice President of the Board of the Swiss Chemical and Pharmaceutical Association (1993-2002), and President in 2001-2002

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