Organisation

Executive Board

The Executive Board supports and advises the Board of Trustees. It manages the foundation and represents it in fundamental matters vis-à-vis authorities and other organisations. It also coordinates the activities of all implementation agencies. The members of the Executive Board are elected by the Board of Trustees.

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Marc Gamba

Director

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Marco Bagutti

Head of Capital Investment

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Jeannette Canzani

Head of Operations

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Hansjürg Christen

Head of Internal Services

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Dr. Frank Rietmann

Head of Finance & Risk

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Roman Senti

Head of Informatics

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is the highest body within the Substitute Occupational Benefit Institution. It is made up of an equal representation of the national umbrella organisations for employees (Swiss Trade Union Federation and Travail.Suisse) and employers (Swiss Employers’ Association and Swiss Union of Crafts and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises), with five members each. The public administration is also represented by one member without voting rights.

The national umbrella organisations for employers (Swiss Employers’ Association and Swiss Union of Crafts and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) have appointed the following five members:

Hans-Ulrich Bigler

Vice-President

Swiss Trade Association, Berne

Michael Krähenbühl

poparis Vorsorge-Stiftung Gewerbe Schweiz, Berne

Christelle Schultz

Federation des Entreprises Romandes (FER),
Geneva

Björn Wertli

GastroSocial, Aarau

Barbara Zimmermann-Gerster

Swiss Employers’ Association, Zurich

The national umbrella organisations for employees (Swiss Trade Union Federation and Travail.Suisse) have appointed the following five members:

Dr. Gabriela Medici

President

Swiss trade union federation, Berne

Aldo Ferrari

Unia, Berne

Urs Masshardt

Travail.Suisse, Lucerne

Natascha Wey

Association of Public Sector Employees VPOD, Zurich

Adrian Wüthrich

Travail.Suisse, Berne

Christian Müller

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO

Board of Trustees Committee

The Board of Trustees Committee is the body responsible for general management tasks. It submits proposals to the Board of Trustees for all business matters insofar as it is not able to do so on its own authority in accordance withthe Organisational Regulations.

Hans-Ulrich Bigler

Swiss Trade Association, Berne

Barbara Zimmermann-Gerster

Swiss Employers’ Association, Zurich

Dr. Gabriela Medici

Chairmanship

Swiss trade union federation, Berne

Aldo Ferrari

Unia, Berne

Asset management Committee

The Asset management Committee is the body responsible for the foundation’s investments. It submits proposals to the Board of Trustees for all matters relating to investments, insofar as it is not able to exercise these on its own authority in accordance withthe investment regulations and the relevant appendices.

Hans-Ulrich Bigler

Chairmanship

Swiss Trade Association, Berne

Barbara Zimmermann-Gerster

Swiss Employers’ Association, Zurich

Aldo Ferrari

Unia, Berne

Urs Masshardt

Travail.Suisse, Lucerne

Implementation agencies

In accordance with Art. 60 BVG/LPP, the Substitute Occupational Benefit Institution is obliged to create regional branches. It currently operates these in the three language regions of Zurich, Lausanne and Bellinzona, each with the following areas of responsibility:

  • Occupational benefits in general and risk insurance for the unemployed
  • Management of vested benefits accounts
  • Carrying out reinstatement controls

 

Auditor

The auditor audits the management, the accounting system and the investments annually. It also monitors compliance with allocation in asset management and the statutory provisions.

BDO AG has been the auditor since 2016.

Pension expert

The occupational benefits expert carries out an annual review to determine whether the foundation ensures at all times to meet its obligations. It also checks whether the actuarial provisions on benefits and financing comply with the legal requirements.

Patrick Spuhler, Prevanto AG pension expert, has been working as an expert since 2003.

Investment Controller

The investment controller monitors compliance with the investment strategy and mandate specifications and reports to the foundation’s governing bodies on a quarterly basis.

PPCmetrics has been the investment controller since 2010.

Supervision

The Substitute Occupational Benefit Institution is supervised by the Independent Regulatory Commission Occupationl Benefis (OAK BV).

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