The Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees has nine members. They represent the different aspects of cultural life and the different cultures of Switzerland. The members of the Board of Trustees are chosen by the Federal Council for a term of four years. Each member can be re-appointed for one more term.
Politics, national and international
Charles Beer
President of Pro Helvetia
Former cantonal government member, canton of Geneva, Chêne-Bourg
Cultural institutions
Marco Franciolli
Director, Museo Cantonale d’Arte Lugano
Board member, Fotostiftung Schweiz in Winterthur
Cultural enterprise
Guillaume Juppin de Fondaumière
Joint CEO, video game producer, Quantic-Dream
Vice President, European Games Developer Federation (EGDF), Paris
Cultural communication
Susanna Fanzun
Freelance film director and journalist
Director, Production company Pisoc Pictures, Scuol
Cultural outreach and education
Johannes Schmid-Kunz
Owner of the cultural management agency AAA
Director, Swiss folk costume association, Bubikon
Artistic work
Nicole Seiler
Dancer, choreographer
Lausanne
Business, finance
Peter Siegenthaler
Member of the Boards of Directors of SBB and Berner Kantonalbank
Bern
Science of art and culture
Anne-Catherine Sutermeister
Vice president of Pro Helvetia
Head of Institute for Research in Art and Design, Ecole d'Art et de Design (HEAD), Geneva
Legal
Felix Uhlmann
Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law, University of Zurich
