Federal Council appoints Vice President and new member of ETH Board

On 24 June 2020, the Federal Council elected the members of the ETH Board for the period 2021-2024, appointing in the process long-standing member Barbara Haering as Vice President and Cornelia Ritz Bossicard as a new member of the ETH Board. The Federal Council replaced incumbent Vice President Beth Krasna, who will step down at the end of 2020. All previous members of the ETH Board and President Michael Hengartner stood for re-election and their appointment was confirmed. The Federal Council appointed Barbara Haering (*1953) as the new Vice President. She has been a member of the ETH Board since 2008 and has chaired the Audit Committee since May 2019. Barbara Haering is a recognised expert in higher education strategy and policy and has extensive experience gained as a member of the ETH Board and other higher education policymaking bodies. She also served as Vice President of the ETH Board ad interim from May 2019 to January 2020.