HSG Advisory Board 2015-2017

The “Honorary Advisory Board” is chosen by the University Council. The members being personalities from industry and academia strengthen the competencies of the University with their different professional and private backgrounds, with respect to a dialogue with the private sector, the public sector and non-profit-organisations; moreover, they make knowledge sources external to the University accessible to the HSG. From January 2015 to December 2017, 16 international Advisory Board members will be active for the University of St.Gallen, delivering momentum for its future development and with it for the development of the educational and business location of Switzerland. The Advisory Board members who convene twice per year on the St.Gallen campus, constitute the third Advisory Board since its establishment in the year 2007.

Sharing experience
The Advisory Board members are active in diverse business sectors: including industry and trade, real estate, banking and insurance, as well as the areas of education and research. These professional competencies, in combination with national and international experience, are an enrichment for the entire University. In this way, the Advisory Board was able to give essential impulses for a successful organisational development: The introduction of English-language Bachelor and Master programmes, the development of international hubs (HSG-hubs), the targeted advancement of entrepreneurship as well as a precision of the HSG research profiles are results of the commitment of the HSG Advisory Board members. Together with the representatives of the University, the Advisory Board Members face the challenges of a 21st century business school with international and regional roots.

Advisory Board Members 2015-2017

Dr. Swan Gin Beh Chairman of the «Singapore Economic Development Board» (EDB)	Prof. Dr. Axel P. Lehmann Group Chief Operating Officer (COO) at UBS AG
Prof. Dr. Eugènia Bieto Director General, ESADE Business School	Carolina Müller-Möhl President Müller-Möhl Group and Müller-Möhl Foundation
Prof. Dr. Christoph Franz Chairman of the Board of Directors of Roche Holding Ltd.	Prof. Dr. Bernard Ramanantsoa Dean Emeritus of HEC Paris
Prof. Dr. Jan I. Haaland Professor of Economics at NHH Norwegian School of Economics	Monika Ribar Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (SBB)
Adrian T. Keller Chairman of the Board of Directors of DKSH Holding Ltd.	Dr. Eveline Saupper Member of the Board of Directors
Prof. Dr. Robert (Bob) Kennedy Dean, Ivey Business School	Franziska Tschudi Sauber CEO and Delegate of the Board of Directors, WICOR HOLDING AG
Georges Kern CEO Breitling SA	Urs Wietlisbach Executive Member of Partners Group Holding AG's Board of Directors
Walter Kielholz Chairman of the Board of Directors (non-executive) of Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd.	Dr. Martin C. Wittig Founder and Chairman of mcw Management Services AG