The Federal Council appoints Monica Mächler and Daniel Zuberbühler to FINMA's board of directors
Bern, 21.5.2008 - With the appointment of Monica Mächler, currently Director of the Federal Office of Private Insurance (FOPI), and Daniel Zuberbühler, Director of the Swiss Federal Banking Commission (SFBC), the Federal Council has today raised the number of members on the board of the Federal Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) by two, thereby bringing it to its full strength of nine members in readiness for 1 January 2009. Seven board members had already been appointed by the Federal Council on 16 January 2008 and have been in office since 1 February. The term of office for all nine board members ends on 31 December 2011.