Remuneration of the Board of Directors
Profit-related remuneration has been dispensed with in the case of the Board of Directors. The “approved overall sum gross” for the fixed remuneration in 2019 is a maximum of CHF 540,000 (including fees and attendance fees excluding social insurance contributions). At the General Meeting of 24 April 2020, the total amount of fixed remuneration for the year 2021 will be submitted for approval. The overall amount requested (now including social insurance contributions) for 2021 amounts to a maximum of CHF 590,000.
The remuneration for members of the Board of Directors is made up of the following components:
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.
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.
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. VISCHER AG invoices CHF 35,000 each year for the outlay incurred in running the secretariat for the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
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
e) Sign-on bonuses
No sign-on bonuses are paid to members of the Board of Directors.
f) Loans, credit
As in the previous year, no loans or credit were granted to the Board of Directors in the reporting year.
g) Suretyships
No suretyships (sureties, guarantees) were granted to members of the Board of Directors in the reporting year.