The Board of Directors of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has appointed Isabelle Chabloz and Mario Rossi to the Swiss Takeover Board with effect from 1 March 2023.
Members of the Swiss Takeover Board (TOB) are appointed and ultimately supervised by FINMA’s Board of Directors. It has elected Isabelle Chabloz and Mario Rossi as new members of the Swiss Takeover Board with effect from 1 March 2023.
Isabelle Chabloz is a full professor of business law at the University of Fribourg and co-editor of the Swiss Review of Business and Financial Market Law. She is also a member of the Commission of Experts on the Commercial Register and worked as a Legal Counsel at the Takeover Board from 2003 to 2005. Mario Rossi is a qualified auditor and former CFO and member of the Group Executive Board of Swisscom AG for many years. He also holds various board of directors and foundation board mandates.
Isabelle Chabloz and Mario Rossi have been appointed for the remainder of the term of office, which expires at the end of 2023. The Swiss Takeover Board will thus consist of the following members from 1 March 2023:
- Prof. Mirjam Eggen, Chair
- Prof. Jean-Luc Chenaux, Vice-Chair
- Lionel Aeschlimann
- Prof. Isabelle Chabloz
- Prof. Franca Contratto
- Beat Fellmann
- Mario Rossi
- Dr Thomas Vettiger
- Hans-Peter Wyss
The Swiss Takeover Board has jurisdiction to issue general rules and ensure compliance with the provisions applicable to public takeover offers. As first instance, the Swiss Takeover Board issues orders on public takeover bids. FINMA’s Board of Directors is charged with the ultimate supervision of the Swiss Takeover Board. Its members include experts representing securities firms, listed companies and investors.
Contact
Tobias Lux, Spokesperson
Phone +41 31 327 91 71
tobias.lux@finma.ch
