Gerhart Isler

Biography

 After completing his studies in economics at the University of Zurich, Gerhart Isler joined the family newspaper publishing company Finanz und Wirtschaft AG as an editor in 1976. In 1980, he managed the company’s editorial department in New York, was head of foreign correspondence from 1981 until 1986 and then held the position of manager of the publishing house until 1989. He then became the owner of Finanz und Wirtschaft, which enjoyed strong growth up to 2000 and became the country’s most important financial newspaper. Mr Isler subsequently sold the publishing firm but continued as its editor until the end of 2004. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the listed company PubliGroupe (2005 until the end of 2008) and a member of the Board of Directors of the listed investment company New Value (2008 until the spring of 2012). In 2005, he was elected to the Board of Directors of Grand Casino Baden. Since 2005, he has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the move>med Foundation, which is involved in the field of sports. Furthermore, Gerhart Isler has been Mayor of Bergdietikon since early 2010. Until April 2003, Willy Michel was a member of the Executive Management of Disetronic Holding AG and from 2003 to August 2011 he was the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ypsomed Holding AG. From August 2011 to June 2014, Willy Michel was Delegate of the Board of Directors and CEO of Ypsomed Holding AG and the Ypsomed Group. Since July 2014, he has been the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ypsomed Holding AG. Non-executive member of the Board of Directors, member of the Compensation Committee: no operational activity for Ypsomed Holding AG and its subsidiaries in the current year and the three preceding financial years.

Research Interest

 Economics