About Adecco

• Vision and mission
• Strategy
• Organisation
  • Executive Committee Adecco Group
  • Board of Directors
    • Rolf Dörig
    • Thomas O'Neill
    • Jakob Baer
    • Andreas Jacobs
    • Francis Mer
    • David Prince
    • Wanda Rapaczynski
    • Judith A. Sprieser
  • Honorary Presidents
  • Audit Committee
  • Nomination & Compensation Committee
  • Corporate Governance Committee
• Our business
• Adecco worldwide
• Key figures 2008
• Adecco people
• Sponsoring and partnerships
• History
• Code of Conduct
• Publications
• Contact

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Swiss national, born 1944. Jakob Baer has served as member of the Board of Directors, as well as Chairman of the Audit Committee, and member of the Corporate Governance Committee since October 2004. His one-year term of office ends on the day of the General Meeting of Shareholders in 2010.

Jakob Baer obtained a doctorate degree in law (Dr. iur.) from the University of Berne, Switzerland, and was subsequently admitted to the bar.

He was a member of the executive team of KPMG Switzerland from 1992 until 1994. From 1994 to 2004, he held the position of Chief Executive of KPMG Switzerland, and was a member of KPMG's European and International Leadership Board. Jakob Baer was Counsel at Niederer Kraft & Frey AG, attorneys at law, Zurich, Switzerland, from 2004 to 2009.

Mr. Baer is board member of Swiss Re (1), Rieter Holding AG (1), Allreal Holding AG (1), Stäubli Holding AG, and of two other smaller companies, all in Switzerland.

(1) Listed company.