Valentin Vogt resigns as employer president
Valentin Vogt has decided to hand over the presidency of the Swiss Employers' Association (SAV) at the end of June 2023, on the occasion of the next general meeting. The Executive Committee of the SAV proposes Severin Moser to the Board of Directors for election as the new President at the General Meeting.
Valentin Vogt has decided to hand over the presidency of the Swiss Employers' Association (SAV) at the next general meeting on June 27, 2023. Vogt has been president of the SAV since July 2011. This was announced by the association on November 25, 2022. Valentin Vogt intends to largely withdraw from the public eye: "After 12 years, it is time to pass on the presidency. This is another step in my plan to withdraw from my offices and functions in the public over the next few years. I am looking forward to being able to focus more on my entrepreneurial activities and my board mandates at non-listed companies again," he explains in the media release. During his time as president, the employers' association was repositioned and gained significant clout, according to the association.
The arrangement for the succession of the Employer President has already been initiated. The Executive Committee of the SAV proposes Severin Moser for election as the new President to the Executive Committee for the attention of the General Meeting. The election of Severin Moser will take place at the next Employers' Day, the annual meeting of the SAV, on June 27, 2023. With Severin Moser, for the first time in the history of the Swiss Employers' Association, a candidate with a professional background in the growing service sector will be proposed for election.
The 60-year-old economist Severin Moser has many years of experience as a CEO and board member in the insurance industry and was CEO of Allianz Versicherungen Schweiz and a board member of the Swiss Insurance Association until the end of 2021. Severin Moser is very familiar with the Swiss Employers' Association and its key topics, having been a member of the SAV Board Committee for 5 years. "In addition to my activities as a member of the Board of Directors, I would like to become more involved in employer policy and campaign for good framework conditions for the Swiss economy and for a viable social partnership," explains Moser.
Source: Swiss Employers' Association
