Nationality Swiss-Austrian Successor Incumbent Occupation Businessman Name Franz Humer | Years active 1967–present Role Businessman Term 2008–present | |
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Full Name Franz Bernhard Humer Born 1 July 1946 (age 78) ( 1946-07-01 ) Predecessor James Blyth, Baron Blyth of Rowington |
Franz humer roche chairman on china
Franz Bernhard Humer (born 1 July 1946) is a Swiss-Austrian businessman, the chairman of Diageo, and of Roche.
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- Franz humer roche chairman on china
- Franz Humer on Authentic Leadership
- Business career
- Philanthropy
- References

Franz Humer on Authentic Leadership
Business career

Humer is the chairman of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche and chairman of Diageo plc, a British multinational alcoholic beverages company, the world's largest producer of spirits and a major producer of beer and wine.
Javier Ferrán will be the next chairman of Diageo, from 1 January 2017, when Humer retires.
Humer was chairman of Reed Elsevier from July 2008 to September 2010, when he was succeeded by Anthony Habgood.
Philanthropy
Humer is chairman of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children, a global nonprofit organization that combats child sexual exploitation, child pornography, and child abduction. Humer is chairman at the INSEAD school of business.