Severin Schwan


Severin Schwan is the CEO of the Roche group, a Swiss-founded, but now global pharmaceutical company. He joined in 1993 as a trainee and has stayed with the company ever since.

Early life and career

Schwan serves as the Chief Executive Officer of F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.
Prior to being the Chief Executive Officer of Roche Group, he was:
He previously served as:
He served on the board at Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and is the Vice-President of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations and a member of International Business Leaders Advisory Council for the Mayor of Shanghai. He is also on the Board of Directors at Credit Suisse AG.
Dr. Schwan holds Degree in Economics from University of Innsbruck, University of York and University of Oxford Mag. rer.soc.oec. and Law from University of Innsbruck Mag. iur. and Doctorate in Law from University of Innsbruck Research studies at University Louvain, Belgium Dr. iur..