Notable People
Notable University of St. Gallen alumni in the financial sector include Allianz CFO Paul Achleitner, former Deutsche Bank CEO Josef Ackermann, Commerzbank CEO Martin Blessing, former Julius Baer Group CEO Alex Widmer, and former UBS CEO Peter Wuffli. Business leaders in other sectors who attended the University of St. Gallen include Swatch Group CEO Nick Hayek, Jr., IWC CEO Georges Kern, Qiagen CEO Peer M. Schatz, Fresenius SE CEO Ulf Mark Schneider, and BASF board member Margret Suckale. In the field of law and politics, notable alumni include Swiss politician and former President of the Swiss Council of States Christoffel Brändli, Sovereign Monarch and Head of State of Liechtenstein Prince Hans-Adam II, Swiss politician Hans-Rudolf Merz, Swiss politician and Stadler Rail CEO Peter Spuhler, as well as Head of Government of Liechtenstein Klaus Tschütscher.
Notable current or former faculty members of the University of St. Gallen include the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union Juliane Kokott, corporate communication professor Miriam Meckel,, Walter Hunziker, developer of Tourism Science, and Ota Šik, Professor of Economics and one of the key figures in the Prague Spring.
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