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Dr. Humer is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children and Chairman of the Humer Foundation. He is also a Non-Executive Director of the Board at Allogene Therapeutics, the Chairman of PCI Services and an Advisor to Temasek Holdings and Letterone Healthcare.

Before joining Roche Group, he was the managing director of Glaxo Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd. and was elected to the Board of Glaxo Holdings plc where he progressed to be responsible for research, business development, manufacturing, commercial strategy, and all non-U.S. operations for 13 years. In 1973, Franz joined Schering-Plough Corporation, where he held various general management positions in Latin America and Europe. In 1995, he joined Hoffmann-La Roche as a member of its Board and the head of its pharmaceuticals division, becoming Chairman and CEO in 2001 and Chairman of Roche Holding Limited between 2008 and 2014. Franz joined the Board of Diageo in 2005, became Chairman in 2008 and retired in 2016. Franz earned a PhD in law from the University of Innsbruck and an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainbleau, France.