Doris Russi Schurter to step down from the SWISS Board of Directors
After ten years on the Board of Directors of SWISS, marked by the coronavirus crisis and the successful stabilization of the company, Doris Russi Schurter will step down from her mandate effective 31 March 2026.
Doris Russi Schurter has decided to end her mandate on the SWISS Board of Directors as of 31 March 2026. She has been a member of the Board for ten years. During this time, she supported the company through the coronavirus pandemic and subsequently made a significant contribution to its strategic and operational recovery.
Throughout her tenure, she shaped the work of the Board with analytical clarity, a high degree of independence and strong sense of responsibility, particularly as Chair of the Audit Committee. A special concern of hers was always the preservation and further development of Swissness as a central element of SWISS’s identity and positioning.
Reto Francioni, Chairman of the Board of Directors, says: «Doris Russi Schurter enriched the Board of Directors with great expertise, integrity and foresight. Especially during the pandemic, she was an important pillar – calm, precise in her analysis and clear in her stance. Her consistent commitment to Swissness and to sustainable corporate governance deserves great respect and sincere thanks.»
Long-standing expertise in finance and corporate leadership
Doris Russi Schurter studied law at renowned universities in Switzerland and abroad and continues to act in an advisory capacity on legal matters. For her work on the Board of Directors, however, her in-depth expertise in finance and corporate leadership was particularly influential, gained over many years in senior management roles.
The Board of Directors and the Executive Board of SWISS would like to sincerely thank Doris Russi Schurter already today for her many years of commitment, her expertise and her loyalty to the company and wish her all the best for the future.
The Board of Directors has already initiated the process to regulate the succession.