Barbara Hayoz to become new Chairman of the Board of Directors of SERV
Barbara Hayoz will replace Thomas Daum as Chairman of the Board of Directors of SERV on 1 January 2020. SERV insures export transactions of Swiss companies against payment default due to the occurrence of political risks.
Barbara Hayoz has been a member of the Board of Directors of SERV since July 2013 and has served as Vice Chairwoman of the Board since 2017. From 2005 to 2012, Barbara Hayoz was a full-time municipal councillor (Finance Director) and then also Vice-President of the City of Bern. She has many years of management and board experience and proven knowledge of finance. A business economist, she is an independent management consultant and serves on the boards of various large and medium-sized companies. This is the first time a woman has taken over as Chairman of the Board of Directors at SERV.
The Federal Council elected the following as new members of the Board of Directors: Dr. Christian Etter, independent consultant, economist and former ambassador and delegate of the Federal Council for trade agreements, and Peter Jenelten, Dipl. El. Ing. ETH, mandate holder in the railway sector. The newly elected members of the Board of Directors will take office on 1 January 2020.
The Board of Directors and the management of SERV would like to thank Thomas Daum for his great services, in particular for his commitment to the successful development of SERV into an efficient export risk insurance company. With the two new appointments, the Board of Directors is once again complete with nine members and ensures continuity and knowledge transfer within the Board.
SERV
SERV insures export transactions of Swiss companies against payment default resulting from the occurrence of political risks or del credere risks. The insurable transactions include not only the export of consumer and capital goods, but also services for foreign customers. As an organisation of the Confederation under public law, SERV offers its insurance policies in addition to the services of private credit insurers. It operates on a self-sufficient basis and finances itself through the premiums it collects. With its services, it contributes to the international competitiveness of the Swiss export industry and to the preservation and creation of jobs in Switzerland.
