NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Mar 22, 2016) - Institutional Investor has announced the winners of the 2016 All-Europe Executive Team, II's annual ranking of the region's corporate leaders. II asked portfolio managers, buy-side analysts and sell-side research professionals to name the best CEOs, CFOs and investor relations professionals at the European companies they cover. Listed below are the CEOs and CFOs who lead companies headquartered in Switzerland, who rank First, Second or Third in their sector, from the combined buy-side and sell-side perspective.

Top-ranked CEOs in Switzerland include:

• Paul Bulcke   Nestlé   Food Producers
• Ian Meakins   Wolseley   Business & Employment Services
• Marco Gadola   Straumann Holding   Medical Technologies & Services
• Joseph Jimenez   Novartis   Pharmaceuticals
• Severin Schwan   Roche Holding   Pharmaceuticals

Top-ranked CFOs in Switzerland include:

• Eric Elzvik   ABB   Capital Goods
• André Muller   Actelion   Biotechnology
• Gary Saage   Cie. Financière Richemont   Luxury Goods
• Roland Iff   Geberit   Building & Construction
• Steven Kalmin   Glencore   Metals & Mining
• Vincent Pilette   Logitech International   Technology/Hardware
• Harry Kirsch   Novartis   Pharmaceuticals
• Alan Hippe   Roche Holding   Pharmaceuticals
• Thomas Naratil   UBS Group   Banks

The 2016 All-Europe Executive Team reflects the opinions of nearly 755 buy-side analysts and money managers at 422 firms that collectively manage an estimated $4.1 trillion in European equities, and from 909 sell-side analysts at 150 institutions.

For more information on the 2016 All-Europe Executive Team, visit www.institutionalinvestor.com/aeet or see the April 2016 issue of Institutional Investor magazine.

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