Switzerland/National Bank/Chair
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The highest executive and executive body of the National Bank is the Governing Board. Both the Chairs since 2010 have been Bilderbergers, a new trend.
In particular, the Board is responsible for monetary policy, the strategy for investing assets and for international currency cooperation. The Extended Directory consists of the three members of the Directory and their three deputies. It is responsible for the operational management of the National Bank. The members of the Governing Board and their deputies are elected by the Federal Council on the proposal of the Bank Council for a term of six years. Re-election is possible.
Directory
On January 9, 2012, after the resignation of President Philipp Hildebrand (Hildebrand affair), Thomas Jordan was initially elected as President of the Board of Directors on an interim basis, and since April 18, 2012 as President. The three-person directorate consists of the following members (as of October 2018):
- Thomas Jordan, President
- Fritz Zurbrügg, Vice President
- Andréa M. Maechler
Extended Directory
- Thomas Moser, Deputy Member of the Board of Directors
- Martin Schlegel, Deputy Member of the Board of Directors
- Dewet Moser, Deputy Member of the Board of Directors
Personalities
Some historical directors are more notable, including:
- Johann Daniel Hirter (1855–1926), first President of the Swiss National Bank 1907–1922
- Fritz Leutwiler, President of the SNB Governing Board 1974 to 1984
- François Schaller (1920–2006), Head of the Bank Council 1986–1989
- Markus Lusser (1931–1998), President of the Board of Directors 1988–1996
- Philipp Hildebrand (* 1963), President of the Board of Directors 2010–2012
Office Holders on Wikispooks
| Name | From | To | Description |
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| Thomas Jordan | 18 April 2012 | ||
| Philipp Hildebrand | January 2010 | 9 January 2012 | Resigned after details of his wife's currency trades emerged. |
