Beat W. Hess

Beat W. Hess
Born (1949-07-06) 6 July 1949 (age 75)[1]
Lucerne, Switzerland[1]
Alma materUniversity of Geneva
University of Miami School of Law
University of Fribourg
OccupationBusinessman

Beat W. Hess (born 6 July 1949) is a Swiss lawyer and businessman. He is the chairman of the Holcim Group and the vice chairman of Sonova.

Early life

Beat W. Hess was born on 6 July 1949.[2][3][1] He graduated from the University of Geneva in 1972 and a JD in Legal Management in 1974.[3][4] He earned a master of laws from the University of Miami School of Law in 1976, and a doctorate in Laws from the University of Fribourg in 1977.[3][2][4]

Career

Hess began his legal career as a clerk to Swiss courts in 1972.[4] He was the legal counsel of Brown, Boveri & Cie from 1977 to 1986, and its general counsel from 1986 to 1988.[3] He was the general counsel of the ABB Group from 1988 to 2003.[2] He was the legal director and a member of the execute committee of Royal Dutch Shell from 2004 to 2010.[2]

Hess joined the board of directors of the Holcim Group in 2010[2] and currently serves as its chairman.[2]

Hess is also the vice chairman of Sonova.[5] Additionally, he serves on the board of directors of Nestlé.[3] He also serves on the advisory board of the China Development Bank.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). drolshammer.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Beat Hess". LafargeHolcim. Archived from the original on May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Beat Hess". Nestlé. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "Royal Dutch Shell: Beat W. Hess". Bloomberg. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  5. ^ "Board of Directors". Sonova. Retrieved May 4, 2017.


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