Dr. Markus von Escher
Chairman of the Board of Directors Remaco Asset Management AG
Dr. iur., EMBA HSG
Dr. Markus von Escher is Chairman of the Board of Directors (independent, non-executive) of Remaco Asset Management AG as well as a member of the Board of Directors of Remaco Advisory Services AG (also independent, non-executive).
His industry experience is based on more than 40 years in line and staff positions, starting at Roche, and most recently as Head Group CEO Office Swiss Re and Group Secretary Baloise Group. Today he is exclusively active as a board member, foundation board member and executive coach.
Expertise
- Corporate governance and Group management processes
- Insurance and reinsurance; Audit Committee
- Karate-do, leadership and authentic leadership
Career
| Oct. 2019 | VRP Remaco Asset Management Ltd. |
| Since 2005 |
Board of Directors of Remaco Group, 2007-2019 Vice Chairman/Head of Audit Committee Remaco Asset Management Ltd. |
| 2018 – 2019 | Author and lecturer at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts/Economics for corporate governance issues |
| 2006 – 2017 | Corporate Secretary Baloise Group, additionally for several years Secretary of the Board of Directors Baloise Bank SoBa, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Group companies, Chairman of the Baloise Jubilee Foundation |
| 2000 – 2012 |
Lecturer in Reinsurance and Corporate Governance at Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany |
| 1989 – 2005 | Swiss Re AG Zurich (Claims Lawyer, Managing Director Germany, last position Head Group CEO Office) |
| 1973 – 1989 | Roche AG, Basel (Pharmaceutical Research, last position Legal Department) |
Ausbildung
| Certificate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA (“Leading from the Emerging Future”) |
| Certificate of the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland (“Corporate Governance”, EMBA-48) |
| Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland |
| Dr. iur. from the University of Basel, Switzerland |
Languages
- German
- English
- French
Memberships
- swissVR, SIOD (Swiss Institute of Directors)
- HSG Alumni
- Swiss Re Alumni
- Vice President FDP Meggen
Mandates
- Foundation for the Promotion of the Swiss Economic Archives (Board of Trustees)
- World Traditional Okinanwa Karate Federation (Legal Counsel, Member Court of Honor)
- Swiss Karate Tomokai (Committee Legal and Governance)
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