Franz Bernhard Humer (born 1 July 1946, in Salzburg, Austria)[1] is a Swiss-Austrian businessman, and the former chairman of Diageo,[2] and of Roche.
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| Born | Franz Bernhard Humer 1 July 1946 Salzburg |
| Nationality | Swiss-Austrian |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Title | Former chairman of Roche and Diageo plc |
| Board member of | Roche, Diageo, Citigroup, International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC; Chairman) |
Life and career
editHumer 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][3]
Between 1973 and 1995, Humer worked for pharmaceutical companies Schering-Plough and Glaxo in various countries.[1][4]
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.[4][5]
Humer was chairman of Reed Elsevier from July 2008 to September 2010, when he was succeeded by Anthony Habgood.[6]
He was chairman of Diageo, a British multinational alcoholic beverages company, until January 2017, when he was succeeded by Javier Ferrán.[7][8]
Humer is married and lives in Erlenbach, Switzerland.[9] He obtained Swiss citizenship in 1989.[1]
Other
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Humer was chairman of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children, a global non-profit organization that combats child sexual exploitation, child pornography, and child abduction.[10][11] Humer was chairman at the INSEAD school of business from 2008 to 2014.[12]
Honors
edit- 2000: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria[13]
- 2006: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star for Services to the Republic of Austria[13]
- 2014: Public Service Star (Distinguished Friends of Singapore)[14]
- 2016: Honorary Senator of the University of Salzburg[15]
- Honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Philosophy and Natural Sciences at the University of Basel[4]
- Honorary doctorate from the London School of Pharmacy[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Franz Humer". munzinger.de. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Diageo Says Javier Ferran to Replace Chairman Franz Humer". Bloomberg.com. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Dr. Franz B. Humer is new Chairman of INSEAD's board of directors". insead.edu. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Dr Franz B. Humer". roche.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Der Roche-Chefstratege kündigt Rücktritt an". nzz.ch. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Franz Humer profile". Forbes. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Diageo Says Javier Ferran to Replace Chairman Franz Humer - Bloomberg". Bloomberg. bloomberg.com. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Erlenbach ZH: Ein Hauch von Glamour". handelzeitung.ch. 27 September 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Board of Directors". icmec.org. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Schutz, Hilfe, Prävention: Eine Stimme für missbrauchte Kinder". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 6 January 2014.
- ^ "INSEAD names Mr. Andreas Jacobs as new Chairman of the Board of Directors". INSEAD. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ a b "10542/AB XXIV. GP – Anfragebeantwortung" (PDF). parlament.gv.at. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Chitra Kumar (14 February 2014). "S'Pore confers national honours on six international friends". channelnewsasia.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Ehrensenator für Dr. Franz B. Humer". science.apa.at. 22 April 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
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