Peter Voser
IBM Corporation / Temasek Holdings / PSA International | |
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Spouse | Daniela Voser |
Children | 3 |
Peter Robert Voser (born 29 August 1958)
Early life
Voser was born in Baden, Switzerland in 1958.[3] From 1979 to 1982 he studied for a Business Administration degree from Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland.[4]
Career
In 1982, at age 24, Voser joined Shell and held a variety of finance and business roles in Switzerland, the UK, Argentina and Chile, as well as chief financial officer of Oil Products.[5]
From 2002 to 2004, Voser was CFO and an executive committee member of the
In 2010, he became a director of Catalyst, a non-profit organisation working to build inclusive environments and expand opportunities for women at work.
Voser was CFO of Shell until mid-2009, when he became the company's CEO and was succeeded as CFO by Simon Henry.[6] On 2 May 2013, it was announced that Voser would retire from Shell in the first half of 2014.[7] On 17 April 2019, Voser was named interim Chief Executive Officer of ABB. [8] and also Board Director in IBM since 2015.[9]
Other activities
Government agencies
- Economic Development Board (EDB) Singapore, Member of the International Advisory Council[10]
Corporate boards
- Temasek Holdings, Singapore Member of the Board of Directors (since 2015)[11]
- PSA International, Singapore, Chairman (since 2019)[12]
- ABB, Sweden, Chairman of the Board of Directors (since 2015)
- IBM, USA, Member of the Board of Directors (since 2014)[13]
Recognition
On 15 July 2011, His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei awarded Voser the Order of Paduka Seri Laila Jasa in recognition of his services to Brunei.[14][15] In April 2022 Peter Voser was conferred the Honorary Citizen Award by the Singapore Government.[16]
- Order of Paduka Seri Laila Jasa Second Class (DSLJ) – Dato Seri Laila Jasa (15 July 2011)
Controversy
Personal life
Voser is married to Daniela and has three children.[18] Since September 2013 he has been serving in the position of the chairman of the St. Gallen Foundation for International Studies, replacing Josef Ackermann.[19]
References
- ^ Forbes.com
- ^ "Peter R. Voser, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ABB Ltd".
- ^ Munzinger.de
- ^ "Peter R. Voser: Executive profile and biography". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ "News & Views".
- ^ "Royal Dutch Shell in board reshuffle, names Simon Henry new CFO". Proactiveinvestors (UK). 12 March 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "ROYAL DUT ADR'B' : ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC – CEO Peter Voser to retire in 2014". 4 Traders. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "ABB names Peter Voser as interim CEO".
- ^ "Meet the board". IBM.
- ^ International Advisory Council Economic Development Board (EDB).
- ^ Forshaw, Stephen. "Temasek Appoints Three More Board Members". Temasek Holdings. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Peter Voser named as new chairman of PSA International". Seatrade Maritime. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "IBM Elects Two New Members to Its Board of Directors". marketwatch. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "News & Views".
- ^ "HM 65th Birthday Awards". HM 65th Birthday Awards. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "National Honours Conferred on Two Senior Business Executives for Significant Contributions to Singapore".
- ^ Former Shell chief paid £22m over two years despite profit warning Annual report reveals how Peter Voser made enormous gains through share awards and other performance-related bonuses, The Guardian 13 March 2014
- ^ Peter Voser biography at Shell.com Archived 30 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ International Students’ Committee, Changes in the Board of Trustees[permanent dead link], retrieved 25 May 2012.
- European Round Table of Industrialists – Members
- Catalyst: Boards
- Roche announces change in Board of Directors
- Peter Voser entry on Roche Board of Directors