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Switzerland Board Index 2021

Governance practices in the 45 largest companies with a premium listing on the Swiss Market Index (SMI)

The 2021 Switzerland Spencer Stuart Board Index analyses board composition, committees, director remuneration, and other aspects of board governance among SMI and SMI Mid companies.

At a glance

Key takeaways from the Switzerland Spencer Stuart Board Index

2021 Switzerland Spencer Stuart Board Index

A summary of the most notable findings
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Switzerland top companies: Five-year trends

See how board composition, diversity, committees, remuneration and commitments have evolved over the past five years
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Explore the Switzerland Board Index by topic

Board composition Includes: Board size, vice chair and senior independent director, independence, length of service, age of directors, new directors, first-time directors
Diversity Includes: Women on boards, foreign directors, women on executive committees
Meetings, committees and evaluation Includes: Board meetings, board committees, board evaluation
Remuneration Includes: Directors’ remuneration, committee remuneration

Data and methodology

Company data Detailed source data tables for the 2021 Switzerland Board Index
Committee data A searchable list of board committees for companies included in the 2021 Switzerland Board Index
Our survey approach Methodology and notes on data collection and analysis for the 2021 Switzerland Board Index
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