Rolf Dörig

Rolf Dörig
Dörig in 2010
Born (1957-05-19) 19 May 1957 (age 67)
EducationUniversity of Zurich (PhD)
Occupation(s)Chairman of Swiss Life, former chairman of The Adecco Group
Spousemarried
Children3

Rolf Hugo Dörig (born 19 May 1957[1]) is a Swiss business executive He is chairman of Swiss Life. He was chairman of the Adecco Group from 2009 to 2020.[1]

Early life

Dörig graduated from the Cantonal School Enge and studied law at the University of Zurich, where he received his doctorate in 1985 from Max Keller. He earned a lawyer's license in the Canton of Zürich. He later attended an Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.[1]

Career

In 1986, Dörig joined Credit Suisse Bank, where he assumed leadership roles in various business areas. From 2000, he was a member of the Executive Board of Credit Suisse Group and responsible for the corporate banking and retail business in Switzerland. In 2002, he held the office of Chairman Switzerland of the Bank.

From November 2002 to May 2008, Dörig was President of the Executive Board of life insurer Swiss Life and from May 2008 to May 2009 Delegate of the Board of Directors. He has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swiss Life Holding since May 2009. He was also Chairman of the Board of Directors of the world's largest HR service provider the Adecco Group from 2009 to 2020.[1] He is a member of the supervisory board of the wood manufacturer Danzer AG. He was Vice President of Kaba Holding AG (security company) and is member of the Board of Directors of Walter Frey Holding AG. He is a member of the Executive Committee of Economiesuisse, and a member of the Executive Board of the Grasshopper Club Zürich; from 2004 to 2009, he held the presidency there.[2] Dörig was a member of the Friends of the FDP, formerly as president.[3] Later he became a member of the "Stiftung für bürgerliche Politik" (Foundation for Civic Politics)[4] whose goal is the financing of the Swiss People's Party (SVP).[5] This also made him a close confidant of the SVP leadership.[6] He has been a member of the SVP since 2023.[7] From 2003 to 2008, he was a board member of the Swiss Insurance Association (SVV)[8] and from 2003 to 2014, board member of the Zurich Chamber of Commerce. In November 2017, Rolf Dörig was voted President of the Swiss Insurance Association (SIA),[9] he retired in June 2023. He also presided over the "Zürcher Volkswirtschaftliche Gesellschaft" (ZHVG).[10]

Other activities

Political positions

Döring is a member of the Swiss People's Party,[12] a national-conservative,right-wing populist political party in Switzerland. He defines himself as "socially conservative" and denounces the "sanctimonious woke attitude" in society. His views include a strong restriction of immigration, and the use of temporary work permits for foreigners with no right of family reunification.[12]

Personal life

Dörig is married, father of three sons and lives in Küsnacht.[3] In the Swiss army he is colonel in the general staff.[13] His hobbies are playing tennis, skiing and the opera.[14]

Publications

  • Rolf Dörig: Ersatz sogenannter «Mangelfolgeschäden» aus Kaufvertrag (Art. 208 OR). Thesis, University of Zurich, 1985.[15]
  • Rolf Dörig et al. (Hrsg.): Versicherungsbranche im Wandel: Chancen und Risiken einer Neubesinnung. Liber amicorum für Moritz W. Kuhn zum 65. Geburtstag. Stämpfli, Bern 2009, ISBN 978-3-7272-2957-2[16]

Literature

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Rolf Dörig". Munzinger. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Rolf Dörig kündigt Rücktritt an". Neue Zürcher Zeitung NZZ. 28 November 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b Dirk Ruschmann (21 October 2010). "Swiss Life: Wo ist Rolf?". Bilanz Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  4. ^ Claudia Blumer (31 July 2018). "SVP-Stiftung hat prominenten Zugang". Tages Anzeiger. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Stiftung für bürgerliche Politik". Stiftung Schweiz. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  6. ^ Ueli Kneubühler (8 September 2018). "Rolf Dörig: "Auch ich gehöre zur Elite"". NZZ. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  7. ^ Sermîn Faki (8 January 2023). "Rolf Dörig ist jetzt bei der SVP". blick.ch. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Bruno Pfister in den Vorstand des Versicherungsverbandes gewählt". Schweizerischer Versicherungsverband. 25 June 2008. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Rolf Dörig neuer Präsident des Schweizerischen Versicherungsverbandes". Schweizerischer Versicherungsverband. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  10. ^ Erik Nolmans (20 March 2015). "Zürcher Volkswirtschaftliche Gesellschaft: Bankenzukunft". Bilanz Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  11. ^ Membership Trilateral Commission.
  12. ^ a b "Rolf Dörig: Warum der Swiss-Life-Präsident der SVP beitritt". Blick. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Troubleshooter im Rampenlicht: Rolf Dörig, gestern noch graue Maus, steht heute über den Stars von einst. Dank weisser Weste". Bilanz Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Mann der neuen Manager-Garde". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 5 October 2002. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  15. ^ Dörig, Rolf (1985). Ersatz sogenannter "Mangelfolgeschäden" aus Kaufvertrag (Art. 208 OR). Zürich: University Zürich. ISBN 1082398969. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  16. ^ Dörig, Rolf (2009). Versicherungsbranche im Wandel: Chancen und Risiken einer Neubesinnung. Bern: Stämpfli. ISBN 978-3-7272-2957-2. Retrieved 12 May 2022.