America’s Cup – Zurigo – Ernesto Bertarelli ha comunicato al Consiglio di Amministrazione di UBS l’intenzione di non candidarsi in occasione delle elezioni per la nomina del nuovo direttivo che si svolgeranno il prossimo 15 aprile.
“Sono orgoglioso di aver servito la più importante banca svizzera per oltre 7 anni – ha spiegato il presidente di Alinghi – e di averlo fatto durante un periodo di grandi sfide. Sono felice di aver contribuito ai cambiamenti che hanno visto UBS adattarsi ai cambiamenti di umore del mercato. Mi sembra opportuno farmi da parte, per permettere ad altre persone di farsi avanti per riportare UBS in una posizione di preminenza nell’universo bancario”.
Assieme a Bertarelli, altri due componenti del Consiglio si sono chiamati fuori: Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler e Joerg Wolle. Al loro posto sono già state formalizzate tre candidature: Michel Demaré, Ann F. Godbehere e Alex P. Lehmann.
AMERICA’S CUP, ERNESTO BERTARELLI LEAVES UBS
America’s Cup – Zurigo – Ernesto Bertarelli, Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler and Joerg Wolle not to stand for re-election at the AGM of 15 April 2009.
Michel Demaré, Ann F. Godbehere and Axel P. Lehmann proposed as candidates for election to the Board of Directors of UBS AG at the AGM of 15 April 2009.
As previously announced, Peter Kurer decided not to stand for re-election at the AGM of 15 April 2009. Kaspar Villiger proposed as candidate for the role of Chairman.
UBS AG announces three new candidates for the Board of Directors to be proposed for election at the bank’s Annual General Meeting on 15 April 2009. Three current members will not stand for re-election. These changes are in addition to the previously announced nomination of Kaspar Villiger to succeed Peter Kurer.
Changes to the Board of Directors
Ernesto Bertarelli, Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler and Joerg Wolle have decided not to stand for re-election for a further one-year term. Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler and Joerg Wolle were members of the Board of Directors for three years, and Ernesto Bertarelli was a member for seven years; he is currently the longest-serving member of the Board.
“I thank the departing members for their excellent work and dedication to our institution over a number of years,” said Chairman Peter Kurer. “All of them have contributed substantially to the development of our bank and have actively engaged in meeting the challenges of the bank over the last 18 months, both on the Board level and in extensive committee work.”
“The time expenditure required in actively addressing the challenges of the bank in these turbulent times on both the Board and in two Board committees was enormous,” said Joerg Wolle. “This made it increasingly incompatible with my role as CEO of DKSH, leading to my decision not to stand for re-election. I am convinced that work in the past years has set the basis for a strong and prosperous UBS AG.”
“I am proud to have served one of Switzerland’s most important corporations during seven years, and through one of its most challenging periods,” said Ernesto Bertarelli. “I am also pleased to have contributed to the changes made by UBS AG to address the difficult market conditions. Now it is appropriate that other people join the Board to participate in this transformation process towards bringing UBS AG back in its leadership position in the world of banking.”
“The involvement of the bank in litigation with the US government risks impairing my activities as an international arbitrator and I need to avoid that any doubts arise about my independence in arbitration proceedings which I have been chairing for over a year,” said Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler. “I will leave with the utmost regret as I was committed to continue to contribute to the renewal of UBS AG. The recent turn of events will not allow it, but I will leave with the conviction that, in particular through the work of the Governance and Nominating Committee, the bank is in good hands with a strong Board and strong leadership.”
The unavailability of Ernesto Bertarelli, Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler and Joerg Wolle calls for the proposal of three new candidates for election to the Board.
“I am very excited that we can propose three exceptionally well-qualified candidates for election to the Board of Directors,” said Chairman Peter Kurer. “They each have specific banking, finance and risk experience, allowing them to contribute to the various Committees it is planned they join.”
The search was managed by the Governance and Nominating Committee under the chair of Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler and was supported by outside advisors.
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