Dr. Severin Schwan is a Vice President at International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, a Vice Chairman at Credit Suisse Group AG, a Member of the Board of Directors at Credit Suisse AG, a Member at European Round Table of Industrialists, a Member at International Business Leaders Advisory Council, a Chairman at Roche Holdings, Inc., a Chief Executive Officer at Roche Group, a Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director at Roche Holding AG, a Chief Executive Officer & Director at F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., a Chairman at Genentech, Inc., a Chairman at Roche Pharma Schweiz AG, a Chairman-Supervisory Board at Roche Diabetes Care GmbH, a Chairman-Supervisory Board at Roche Diagnostics Deutschland GmbH and a Chairman-Supervisory Board at Roche Pharma AG. He is on the Board of Directors at Credit Suisse Group AG, Credit Suisse AG, Roche Holding AG and F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. Dr. Schwan was previously employed as a Chief Executive Officer by Roche Diagnostics Corp., a Head-Asia Pacific Region by Roche Diagnostics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd., a Head-Global Finance & Services by Roche Diagnostics AG, a Member-Executive Board by Roche Deutschland Holding GmbH, a Head-Finance & Administration by Roche (Brussels), and a Chairman-Member-Supervisory Board by Roche Diagnostics GmbH. He also served on the board at Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. He received his graduate degree from the University of Innsbruck and a doctorate degree from the University of Innsbruck.