Primary Job Title Director Primary Organization Nestle
Gender Male
Mr. Rolf Hänggi served as a Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Corporate Executive Board of Zurich Insurance Company, responsible for finance, investments and investment funds, worldwide from 1988 to 1997.
Mr. Hänggi worked at Swiss Bank Corporation at Basel since 1969, at Union Bank of Switzerland, 8 months UK followed by 3 years in
European Fund Management at bank headquarters since 1971, at Cantonal Bank of Basel-Land in Liestal since 1975. He joined Zurich Insurance Company, Zurich, Investments in 1976 and served as its Assistant Manager (Vizedirektor) in charge of investments in the United States, Canada and Japan since 1980; Director since 1984; Member of the Corporate Executive Board at Zurich Insurance Company since 1986; and Head of finance and investments in securities, worldwide in the year 1986. He is a financier by profession. He has been Second Vice Chairman of Nestlé S.A., since April 14, 2005.
Mr. Hänggi served as the President of the Board of Directors of Bank Rüd, Blass & Cie AG, Bankers, Zurich, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zurich Insurance Company since 1994. He serves as Chairman of Rüd, Blass & Cie AG, Bankers (CH). He serves as a Second Vice Chairman of Nestle India Ltd. He served as a Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Roche Holding Ltd. at Basel in 1996. He served as Vice Chairman of Roche Holding AG until February 27, 2006. His Board Memberships includes: Chairman of AG für Immobilien und Handelswerte (CH) and GFG Gesellschaft für Grundeigentum (CH). He has been a Non Executive Director of Nestlé S.A., since 2004. He serves as a Member of the Board Directors of the following companies: Rüd, Blass & Cie AG, Zürich (VR-Präsident), GFG Gesellschaft für Grundeigentum, Zürich (VR-Präsident), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fondsverwaltung mbH, DEGEF, Frankfurt and SCOBAG AG, Basel.
He serves as a Director of Speedel Pharma AG. He served as a Director of Roche Holding AG from 1996 to February 27, 2006. He served as Non Executive Director of Speedel Holding Ag (Speedel Holding Ltd) since 2005. He serves as a Member of the Advisory Board, University of Zurich, Mastercourse of Advanced Studies in Applied History (CH). He served as a Member of the Board of Directors of Zurich Insurance Company from 1993 to 1997. He serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees of Foundation Luftbild Schweiz (CH) and a Member of the Foundation Board at Werner Abegg Fonds Foundation (CH).
Mr. Hänggi has completed law studies at the University of Basel (lic.iur.) and an ISMP from Harward Business School.
