IMD Annual Report 2019

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IMD appoints new Chairman and Honorary Chairman At the end of 2019, Peter Wuffli stepped down after a successful eight-year tenure as Chairman of the IMD Foundation and Supervisory Boards. Former Syngenta Chairman Michel Demaré took on the dual role of Chairman of the IMD Foundation and Supervisory Boards at the start of 2020. Hanne deMora, Co-founder andChairperson of a-connect, will serve as Vice Chair of the IMD Foundation and Supervisory Boards. Demaré, who is about to celebrate the 40th anniversary of a career that has seen him work in four countries and in nine different industries, has been involved with IMD in various ways for 15 years. His career highlights also include Chief Financial Officer of ABB and Vice-Chairman of the Board of UBS. Dr. Wuffli, the Founder and Chairman of the elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization and a former UBS Group CEO, served as a member of the IMD Foundation Board for 24 years, including as Vice Chairman from 1999 to 2010 and as Chairman since 2011. To honor his contribution and commitment to IMD over the past three decades, and to continue to harness his expertise and experience, Dr. Wuffli was appointed Honorary Chairman of the IMD Foundation Boards. An expert in globalization, ethics and impact investing, he will also remain closely involved with the work of the school as a member of the Advisory Board of the elea IMD Center for Social Innovation.