Thomas Wetzel

Thomas A. Wetzel

6 October 1956, Küsnacht
Dr. iur., solicitor
Vice-chairman of the Board of Directors
Chairman of the Compensation Committee

Member since: 11.05.1999 / Elected until: GM 2014

  • Education: Graduated in law from the University of Zurich in 1981; dissertation in 1983 at the University of Basel, admitted to the bar of the Canton of Schaffhausen in 1985.
  • Professional activity: Thomas Wetzel has been a partner at the law office Wenger Plattner, Basel, Zurich and Berne since 2003. Prior to that, he worked as a legal consultant and solicitor for several law offices and served as secretary to the Supreme Court of the canton of Schaffhausen. From 1988 to 1997 he was a member of the management board, and in recent years, deputy chairman of the management board of Intershop Holding Ltd, Zurich. Thomas Wetzel lectures at CUREM (Center for Urban & Real Estate Management), Zurich.
  • Apart from acting as vice-chairman of Swiss Prime Site AG, as at 31.12.2010, Thomas Wetzel also holds seats on the boards of directors of Hertsch & Cie AG, Zurich, Tanverco AG, Zurich, Geschäftshaus City AG Dübendorf, Dübendorf, Caretta + Weidmann Baumanagement AG, Zurich, Erdgas Zürich AG, Zurich, and Polyterra Liegenschaften AG, Küsnacht. He is chairman of the board of directors of Brandenberger + Ruosch Ltd, Dietlikon, EBV Immobilien AG, Urdorf, CCC Credit Card Center AG, Glattbrugg, and Reinvest Select Ltd, Glattbrugg. He is the chairman of the investment committee of AFIAA Investment Foundation for Real Estate Investments Abroad, Zurich, and member of the foundation board of the Foundation for Anesthesiology Research.