Dr. Norbert Thom
Member of the Board of Directors
Human Resource
Ypsomed
Switzerland
Biography
After studying economics and social sciences at the University of Cologne (Dr. rer. pol. and postdoctoral qualification in business management), Norbert Thom completed a full academic career spanning some 40 years spent at four universities (Cologne, Giessen, Fribourg, Berne) before his retirement in 2012. In Berne, Prof. Thom was founder and director of the Institute of Organisation and Human Resource Management (1991 to 2012) as well as holding several other offices at the university including Vice Rector for Finance and Planning. Prof. Thom has received awards in Switzerland and abroad for his academic achievements, including three honorary doctorates (Dr.h.c.mult.) and one honorary professorship (Prof.h.c.). Prof. Thom has maintained close links with the business world for many years. As well as consultancy work and membership of advisory boards, he has also taken on responsibility as a member of several boards of non-listed companies operating in different sectors from the Ypsomed Group and of no significance to its business activities. Currently, in his capacity as professor emeritus, he retains ties to the University of Bern, most notably as a supervisor and examiner for its Executive Master of Health Administration programme. Since 2012, he has also been a member of the Supervisory Board of the REHAU Group (Muri bei Bern), a global plastics company.
Research Interest
Economics and Social Siences
