Publigroupe: Christian Wenger newly elected to the Board of Directors
Publigroupe's 120th Annual General Meeting, held on May 3, 2011, approved all proposals submitted by the Board of Directors. Christian Wenger was elected to the Board of Directors for a three-year term.
The Annual General Meeting thus approved the 2010 financial statements, granted discharge to the members of the Board of Directors and approved a dividend payment of six Swiss francs per share for the 2010 financial year, which will be paid out as of May 10, 2011.
Christian Wenger, 47, was newly elected to the Board of Directors. He is a lawyer in Zurich and a partner in the law firm Wenger & Vieli. The Annual General Meeting also confirmed Christian Budry as a member of the Board of Directors for a further term of three years, and the re-election of KPMG, Lausanne, as auditors for the 2011 financial year was approved. Hans-Peter Rohner was confirmed in his function as Chairman and Jean-Pierre Jeannet as Vice Chairman. Pascal Böni was confirmed as Lead Director and in this function is responsible for ensuring compliance with the principles of good corporate governance during Hans-Peter Rohner's dual mandate.
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