Doris Russi Schurter
lic. iur. Doris Russi Schurter (born 1956 in Andermatt) is a Swiss lawyer. She holds various mandates in boards of directors at major Swiss companies. For this reason, according to the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRF, she is considered "one of the most influential business women in Switzerland".[1]
Education[edit]
Russi Schurter studied law and earned her MA (Lizentiat) at the University of Fribourg in 1980 and was admitted to the Uri Bar Association as a lawyer and notary public in 1983. She then completed various training and ongoing education courses in Switzerland and the US, among others at Georgetown University and Harvard Business School.[2]
Career[edit]
Russi Schurter worked as a lawyer for Fides Treuhandgesellschaft and KPMG Fides Basel from 1983 to 1992. From 1993 to 2005, she worked at KPMG in Basel and Lucerne, where she held various management positions as a lawyer and partner, most recently from 1994 to 2005 as site head of KPMG Lucerne. She also acted as President of the Commercial Register of Central Switzerland (today Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Central Switzerland) from 2000 to 2004.[3][4] Since 2005, Russi Schurter has worked as a self-employed lawyer at the Burger & Müller law firm in Lucerne. She works in commercial law, advises private individuals in succession planning and provides services in the trust and family office area as well as foundation law. She is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.[4]
Mandates[edit]
Russi Schurter has held various board of director mandates since 2001. For instance, she is Chair of the Board of Directors of Helvetia Insurance. She assumed this office from Pierin Vincenz in 2018.[5][6][7] She is also Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Luzerner Kantonalbank.[8] Russi Schurter is also a member of the Board of Directors of Swiss International Air Lines and President of the Association of Swiss Companies in Germany (VSUD).[3][9] Russi has also been member of the Board of Directors of the national power grid company Swissgrid and Chair of the boards of the directors of LZ Medien Holding and Patria Genossenschaft.[4]
As a member of the Foundation Board of the Student Mentor Foundation Lucerne, Russi Schurter lobbies for affordable homes for students. The foundation has built student homes in Lucerne for 280 people. She has established the Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne, which promotes institutional, professional projects in the areas of art, music and cultural education around the world.[10][11] She also acted as President of the University Association of the University of Lucerne for eleven years until March 2018.[12]
Private life[edit]
Doris Russi Schurter is married to entrepreneur Hans-Rudolf Schurter, who acts as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Schurter Holding AG. They have an adult son.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Zentralschweiz - «Beim Rudern geniesse ich es, kein Leader sein zu müssen»". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in Deutsch). 2016-07-08. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ↑ Notare, Burger & Müller, Rechtsanwälte,. "lic. iur. Doris Russi Schurter – BURGER & MÜLLER – Rechtsanwälte, Notare Luzern". www.burger-mueller.ch. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Doris Russi Schurter | SWISS". www.swiss.com. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 MarketScreener. "Doris Russi Schurter - Biography". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ↑ "Helvetia chairman resigns amid ongoing FINMA probe". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ↑ "Helvetia: Shareholders' Meeting elects Doris Russi Schurter Chairwoman of the Board of Directors | Helvetia Group". Helvetia. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ↑ "Wirtschaftsnachrichten | Luzerner Zeitung". Luzerner Zeitung (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ↑ "NEWS: Doris Russi Schurter folgt auf Mark Bachmann - LUKB". www.lukb.ch (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ↑ Basel, VSUD. "Präsidium & Vorstand | VSUD Basel". www.vsud.ch (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ↑ Luzern, wave interactive,. "Doris Russi Schurter". roi-online.ch (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ↑ Luzern, wave interactive,. "Doris Russi Schurter". roi-online.ch (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ↑ Luzern, Universität. "Vereinsgeschichte - Universität Luzern". www.unilu.ch (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2018-08-13.
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