Franz Humer

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Franz Humer
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Born
Franz Bernhard Humer

(1946-07-01) 1 July 1946 (age 77)
Salzburg
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)

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

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Life and career

Humer studied law at the University of Innsbruck and later obtained a doctorate in law. He also earned a master's degree in business from INSEAD in Fontainebleau. [1] [2]

Between 1973 and 1995, Humer worked for pharmaceutical companies Schering-Plough and Glaxo in various countries. [1] [3]

He became a member of the board of directors and head of the pharmaceuticals division of the Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche in 1995. From 1996 until 1998 he was COO of Roche, then CEO until 2008, when Severin Schwan took over. Additionally, he was chairman from 2001 to 2014. [3] [4]

Humer was chairman of Reed Elsevier from July 2008 to September 2010, when he was succeeded by Anthony Habgood. [5]

He was chairman of Diageo, a British multinational alcoholic beverages company, until January 2017, when he was succeeded by Javier Ferrán. [6] [7]

Humer is married and lives in Erlenbach, Switzerland. [8] He obtained Swiss citizenship in 1989. [1]

Other

Franz Humer, Chairman, (top row, second from end on far right) with the board of directors of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children ICMEC Board.jpg
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. [9] [10] Humer was chairman at the INSEAD school of business from 2008 to 2014. [11]

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  5. ↑ "Franz Humer profile". Forbes. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "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.
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  8. ↑ "Erlenbach ZH: Ein Hauch von Glamour". handelzeitung.ch. 27 September 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "ICMEC Board Members". icmec.org. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Schutz, Hilfe, Prävention: Eine Stimme für missbrauchte Kinder". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 6 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "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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