Basel, 10 December 2018
New member proposed for election to Roche Board of Directors
Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that at its December meeting the Board of Directors (BoD) of Roche Holding Ltd decided on first proposals for approval by the Annual General Meeting (AGM), scheduled for 5 March 2019. The BoD proposes Professor Hans Clevers, Professor of Molecular Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, NL, for election to the BoD at the 2019 AGM.
“I am delighted with our nomination of Professor Hans Clevers, an outstanding scientist, for election as a new member of the Board. His great expertise and experience in the field of medical research will further strengthen the Board of Directors,” said Roche Chairman Christoph Franz.
The following current members of the BoD are recommended for re-election:
Hans Clevers’ CV: https://www.roche.com/CV_Hans_Clevers_EN.pdf
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Founded in 1896, Roche continues to search for better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases and make a sustainable contribution to society. The company also aims to improve patient access to medical innovations by working with all relevant stakeholders. Thirty medicines developed by Roche are included in the World Health Organization Model Lists of Essential Medicines, among them life-saving antibiotics, antimalarials and cancer medicines. Moreover, for the tenth consecutive year, Roche has been recognised as the most sustainable company in the Pharmaceuticals Industry by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI).
The Roche Group, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, is active in over 100 countries and in 2017 employed about 94,000 people worldwide. In 2017, Roche invested CHF 10.4 billion in R&D and posted sales of CHF 53.3 billion. Genentech, in the United States, is a wholly owned member of the Roche Group. Roche is the majority shareholder in Chugai Pharmaceutical, Japan. For more information, please visit www.roche.com.