Full corporate governance report 2011 - Straumann

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operational review
corporate governance
General Manager of the Swiss affiliate. In 1994, he completed
an executive program at INSEAD and subsequently
joined Feintool International Inc. in 1998. During his fouryear
tenure as CEO, the company went public and doubled
in size. In 2003, he returned to Mettler Toledo as CEO of the
Laboratory Division. At the end of 2007, he joined CTC Analytics
near Basel to further develop this medium-sized
company as an entrepreneur.
OPERATING PRINCIPLES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors meets at least four times a year for
one-day meetings and as often as business requires. In
2011, it held nine meetings. The extent to which the Board
allocated its time and attention to various issues and agenda
points is shown in chart above. Its major tasks included:
finalizing the Vision 2020 project, evaluating transformaallocation
of board time in 2011
Control
Transformation
Compensation
Vision/Strategy
Beat Lüthi has been a member of the Board of Directors of
Straumann since 2010 and is elected until 2012. He is also a
member of the Board of Directors of the Bossard Group.
He combines entrepreneurship and corporate experience
in different industries, which make him a valuable contributor
to strategic and operational matters. His scientific
background together with his experience in service businesses
are of further benefit to the Straumann Board.
STEFAN MEISTER
Swiss (born 1965),
Chairman of the Human Resources Committee
Stefan Meister holds a degree in economics from Basel University.
He started his career at Sandoz Pharma in 1991.
From 1995 to 2009 he worked for Celesio AG, a leading pharmaceutical
distribution and services company. From 1999,
he was a member of the Celesio Management Board, where
his responsibilities included Finance and Controlling, IT,
Human Resources and the Pharmacy Business. In 2010, Stefan
Meister joined the Management Board of Franz Haniel
& Cie. GmbH, a family-owned, international group of companies
holding – amongst others – a major stake in Metro
AG and a majority stake in Celesio. At Haniel, he was responsible
for the operating businesses CWS-boco and ELG as
well as Group Finance, IT and Corporate Responsibility.
In September 2011, Stefan Meister took office as Member of
the Board and Chief Operating Officer of Kedge Capital
Holdings (Jersey) Ltd., the holding company for the Bertarelli
In 2011, the Board of Directors focused its time on four key themes
in the proportions indicated above.
Family Investments. With his thorough understanding of
portfolio businesses and macro-level strategic leadership,
he assumes operating leadership and drives the strategic
development of the Bertarelli Family Investments in close
cooperation with the Board and its Chairman.
Stefan Meister is a Member of the Advisory Board of BPN
(Business Professionals Network) in Bern. He has been a
member of the Board of Directors of Straumann since 2010
and is elected until 2012.
He complements the Board with in-depth knowledge in the
healthcare sector and from industries with comparable
business models/challenges to those of Straumann. He also
has a wealth of experience in governance, finance and human
resources management.