Remuneration of the Board of Directors

Profit-related remuneration has been dispensed with in the case of the Board of Directors. The fixed remuneration for 2019 was approved by the General Meeting of 4 May 2018. The overall amount for 2019 is CHF 540,000.– (including social security contributions). The overall amount of fixed remuneration for 2020 will be submitted to the General Meeting on 2 May 2019 for approval. The overall amount requested for 2020 is CHF 540,000.– (including social security contributions).

The remuneration for members of the Board of Directors is made up of the following components:

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a) Non-profit-related (fixed) remuneration

Each member of the Board of Directors receives a fixed basic fee which is determined in advance and is laid down in the regulations. This is identical for each member. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman receive higher fees. Additional fees are paid for membership and chairmanship of specialist committees in order to take into account the individual responsibility and workload involved. The remuneration established for each member is paid in cash on a quarterly basis.

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b) Attendance fees

An attendance fee is paid for each meeting or, if more than one meeting is held on a given day, for each day. The level of the attendance fee is laid down in the regulations governing the remuneration of the Board of Directors.

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c) Expenses

All the members of the Board of Directors receive a lump sum expenses allowance. Additional expenses, such as those for business travel, are refunded on the basis of the expenses effectively incurred.

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VISCHER AG invoices CHF 35,000.– each year for the outlay on running the secretariat for the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

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d) Shares, options

The MCH Group does not have any share or option schemes for the Board of Directors. Details of shares in MCH Group Ltd. that are held by members of the Board of Directors:
Annual Report / Corporate Governance / Board of Directors

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e) Sign-on bonuses

No sign-on bonuses are paid to members of the Board of Directors.

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f) Loans, credit

As in the previous year, no loans or credit were granted to the Board of Directors in the reporting year.

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g) Suretyships

No suretyships (sureties, guarantees) were granted to members of the Board of Directors in the reporting year.

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Remuneration 2018

2018, in CHF

Basic fee

Fee for additional functions 1)

Attendance fees and expenses 2)

Social insurance contributions

Overall sum gross

Overall sum net

Dr. Ulrich Vischer, Chairman 6)

85 813

8 000

21 000

0

114 813

114 813

Christoph Brutschin, Vice-Chairman 3)

36 000

3 000

18 000

0

57 000

57 000

Marco Gadola

21 000

5 000

16 000

5 863

47 863

42 000

Werner Helfenstein 3)

21 000

0

8 000

1 323

30 323

29 000

Dr. Eva Herzog  3)

21 000

0

6 000

0

27 000

27 000

Dr. Balz Hösly 3) 4)

17 500

2 000

4 833

3 361

27 694

24 333

Dr. Karin Lenzlinger Diedenhofen

21 000

3 000

16 000

5 577

45 577

40 000

Dr. André Odermatt 3)

21 000

0

7 000

3 861

31 861

28 000

Jean-Philippe Rochat

21 000

3 000

7 000

4 076

35 076

31 000

Carmen Walker Späh 3) 5)

3 500

500

1 167

0

5 167

5 167

Thomas Weber 3)

21 000

3 000

7 000

0

31 000

31 000

Andreas Widmer

21 000

0

8 000

4 004

33 004

29 000

Total

310 813

27 500

120 000

28 066

486 379

458 313

1) Contains fees for the GNCC and AC

2) Without compensation for the outlay on the secretariat for the Chairman of the Board of Directors

3) The fees for the BD members appointed by the public sector are paid to the offices specified by the latter

4) BD member as of 01.03.2018

5) BD member up to 28.02.2018

6) Vischer AG invoices the fee for the Chairman of the Board of Directors and makes the statutory social insurance payments

Remuneration 2017

2017, in CHF

Basic fee

Fee for additional functions 1)

Attendance fees and expenses 2)

Social insurance contributions

Overall sum gross

Overall sum net

Dr. Ulrich Vischer, Chairman 6)

85 028

8 000

14 000

0

107 028

107 028

Christoph Brutschin, Vice-Chairman 3)

36 000

3 000

11 000

0

50 000

50 000

Marco Gadola

21 000

5 000

10 000

2 323

38 323

36 000

Werner Helfenstein 3)

21 000

0

6 000

1 087

28 087

27 000

Dr. Eva Herzog  3)

21 000

0

7 000

0

28 000

28 000

René C. Jäggi 4)

7 000

1 000

333

284

8 617

8 333

Dr. Karin Lenzlinger Diedenhofen

21 000

3 000

10 000

2 191

36 191

34 000

Dr. André Odermatt 3)

21 000

0

6 000

1 726

28 726

27 000

Jean-Philippe Rochat 5)

21 000

2 000

7 000

3 940

33 940

30 000

Carmen Walker Späh 3)

21 000

3 000

4 000

0

28 000

28 000

Thomas Weber 3)

21 000

3 000

6 000

0

30 000

30 000

Andreas Widmer

21 000

0

6 000

1 726

28 726

27 000

Total

317 028

28 000

87 333

13 276

445 637

432 361

1) Contains fees for the GNCC and AC

2) Without compensation for the outlay on the secretariat for the Chairman of the Board of Directors

3) The fees for the BD members appointed by the public sector are paid to the offices specified by the latter

4) BD member up to 26.04.2017

5) BD member as of 26.04.2017, previously Observer

6) Vischer AG invoices the fee for the Chairman of the Board of Directors and makes the statutory social insurance payments