Etienne Jornod

Etienne Jean Jornod (born 6 January 1953 in Neuchâtel;[1] place of origin is Val-de-Travers[2]) is a Swiss entrepreneur and manager. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the pharmaceutical and logistics group Galenica and the NZZ Mediengruppe.

Etienne Jean Jornod
Born (1953-01-06) January 6, 1953
Neuchâtel, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education
OccupationChairman of the Board of Directors of the pharmaceutical and logistics group Galenica and the NZZ Mediengruppe
Children4

Life

Etienne Jornod grew up in Neuchâtel as the eldest of six children in a family of doctors[3] and completed an apprenticeship as a pharmacist in Biel. He studied business administration[4] at the HEC Lausanne and graduated with a licentiate (lic. Oec). He continued his studies at the Stanford University in the United States (Senior Executive Program).

In 1975, he joined Galenica as a Junior Product Manager, leaving the company in 1978 to study business administration. He then returned to the company in 1981 as Assistant to the Directorate General. He has been a member of the Directorate General since 1989, and from 1996 to 2011, he led Galencia‘s dual mandate as President and Delegate of the Board of Directors. Since 2012, he has been executive chairman of the board.[5][1]

Since April 2013, he is also Chairman of the Board of the NZZ-Mediengruppe. He succeeded Franz Steinegger, who had retired from the board after reaching the age for retirement.[6]

Etienne Jornod holds other directorships, including President of Vifor Pharma AG and Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma AG, as well as a member of the Vaudoise Insurance Group.[2] From 2008 to 2009 he was a member of the board of Publigroupe. He was also a directorial member of Alliance Boots.[5]

Etienne Jornod is in his second marriage, father of four children, two of them from his first marriage.[3] He lives in Muri bei Bern.[1]

References
  1. Ueli Kneubühler (11 December 2012). "Machtnetz von Etienne Jornod: Der Unerfahrene". Bilanz Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. "Etienne Jean Jornod". Moneyhouse NZZ. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. Hanspeter Bürgin (December 2012). "Ich bin diskret" (PDF). Bantel & Partner. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  4. Dominik Feldges, Mark Dittli (14 January 2014). "Galenica ist nicht Jornod-abhängig". Finanz und Wirtschaft. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  5. "Les Barons de la Bourse". Zonebourse. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  6. "NZZ-Verwaltungsrat schlägt Etienne Jornod als neuen Präsidenten vor". Neue Zürcher Zeitung NZZ. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
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