The ultimate supervision of the Takeover Board and the election of its members is the responsibility of FINMA’s Board of Directors. At its last meeting, it extended Beat Fellmann’s term of office as a member of the Takeover Board, which was originally due to expire at the end of 2025, until the end of 2026 in order to ensure that a suitable successor can be found.
The Takeover Board shall be composed as follows from 1 January 2026:
- Prof. Mirjam Eggen, Chair
- Prof. Jean-Luc Chenaux, Vice-Chair
- Prof. Isabelle Chabloz
- Prof. Franca Contratto
- Beat Fellmann
- Mario Rossi
- Dr Thomas Vettiger
- Hans-Peter Wyss
The Takeover Board ensures compliance with the provisions applicable to public takeover offers and has jurisdiction to issue general rules. It issues first-instance rulings on the execution of public takeover bids. FINMA’s Board of Directors is charged with the ultimate supervision of the Swiss Takeover Board. Its members include experts representing securities firms, listed companies and investors.
