Henry Peter
 

Henry Peter
 
Born 1957, Swiss and French national
Member of the Board of Directors
(since 2006, term expires in 2009)
 

Henry Peter completed his studies in law at the University of Geneva in 1979, and in 1981 he was called to the Geneva bar. Following a pupillage in Geneva, a period of study as a visiting scholar at the University of California in Berkeley and legal work in Lugano, he obtained his PhD at the University of Geneva in 1988. Since 1988 he has been a partner in a law firm in Lugano, Peter, Bernasconi & Partners. In addition, he has been Professor of Business Law at the University of Geneva since 1997. Henry Peter frequently acts as arbitrator in commercial and sport cases. He has been a member of the Swiss Takeover Board since 2004, and a member of the Sanction Commission of the SIX Swiss Exchange since 2007.

Other appointments:
  • Casino de Montreux SA, Montreux, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • Otis, Fribourg, Member of the Board of Directors
  • Autogrill Switzerland LTD, Olten, Member of the Board of Directors
  • Ferrari (Suisse)SA, Nyon, Member of the Board of Directors
  • Swiss Olympic Association, Berne, Vice Chairman of the disciplinary chamber in charge of doping cases

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