Franz Humer

Franz Bernhard Humer (born 1 July 1946)[1] is a Swiss-Austrian businessman, and the former chairman of Diageo, and of Roche.

Franz Humer
Born
Franz Bernhard Humer

(1946-07-01) 1 July 1946
NationalitySwiss-Austrian
OccupationBusinessman
Years active1967–present
TitleFormer chairman of Roche and Diageo plc
Board member ofRoche, Diageo, Citigroup, International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC; Chairman)

Business career

Humer was CEO of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche,[2] and was chairman from 2008 to 2014.[3]

He was chairman of Diageo, a British multinational alcoholic beverages company, until January 2017, when he was succeeded by Javier Ferrán.[4][5]

Humer was chairman of Reed Elsevier from July 2008 to September 2010, when he was succeeded by Anthony Habgood.[6]

Philanthropy
Franz Humer, Chairman, (top row, second from end on far right) with the board of directors of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children

Humer is chairman of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children, a global non-profit organization that combats child sexual exploitation, child pornography, and child abduction.[7][8] Humer was chairman at the INSEAD school of business from 2008 to 2014.[9]

References
  1. "Franz Humer search". Dellam. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  2. Franz Humer in: Roche, 13 August 2013
  3. "Dr Franz B. Humer". roche.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. "Diageo appoints new chairman of the board, Javier Ferran, who will take over from Dr Franz Humer from 2017 | City A.M." cityam.com. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  5. "Diageo Says Javier Ferran to Replace Chairman Franz Humer - Bloomberg". Bloomberg. bloomberg.com. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  6. "Franz Humer profile". Forbes. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  7. "ICMEC Board Members". icmec.org. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015.
  8. "Schutz, Hilfe, Prävention: Eine Stimme für missbrauchte Kinder". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 6 January 2014.
  9. "INSEAD names Mr. Andreas Jacobs as new Chairman of the Board of Directors". INSEAD. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2020.


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