Felix R. Ehrat

Biography

 Group General Counsel and Member of the Executive Committee Novartis since 2011, Basel (CH); Chairman of the Board of Directors Globalance Bank AG, Zurich (CH); Member of the Board of Directors Hyos Invest Holding AG, Zurich (CH); Chairman of SwissHoldings, Bern (CH); Member of the Board of Trustees Avenir Suisse, Zurich (CH) Felix R. Ehrat received his doctorate of law from the University of Zurich (CH) in 1990, where he previously also received his law degree in 1982. In 1986, he completed an LL.M. at the McGeorge School of Law in the USA. He has completed a number of management training courses, including at Harvard University in Boston (US). He has been Group General Counsel of Novartis since October 2011 and a member of the Executive Committee of the Novartis Group since 1 January 2012. Felix R. Ehrat is a leading practitioner of corporate, banking and mergers and acquisitions law, as well as an expert in corporate governance and arbitration. He started his career as an Associate with Bär & Karrer in Zurich (CH) in 1987, became Partner in 1992 and advanced to Senior Partner (2003–2011) and Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors (2007–2011) of the firm. During his career to date, Felix R. Ehrat was a chairman and member of various Boards of Directors at listed and non-listed companies.    Felix R. Ehrat has not been a member of any Management Board of a Geberit Group company in the past three years. Apart from his Board of Directors' mandate, he does not have any significant business relations with the Geberit Group.

Research Interest

 Business Mangement