Press release

Fribourg, 6 July 2023

AEVIS VICTORIA SA (AEVS:SW) – Fabrice Zumbrunnen joins the Board of Directors of Swiss Medical Network SA

Fabrice Zumbrunnen, a prominent and leading Swiss personality, has joined the Board of Directors of Swiss Medical Network SA, the second largest private hospital and clinic group in Switzerland, subsidiary of AEVIS VICTORIA.

Fabrice Zumbrunnen (age 53) graduated in economics from the University of Neuchâtel and has spent a large part of his career within Migros Group, including the last five years as CEO. He has also chaired or represented numerous group companies on their Boards of Directors, including Digitec Galaxus, Denner, Globus, Migros Bank and Hotelplan. Fabrice Zumbrunnen moreover played a key role in shaping Migros’ medical strategy, which was initiated in 2001 with the acquisition of Medbase, and has since then been successfully developed.

According to Raymond Loretan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swiss Medical Network, Fabrice Zumbrunnen will contribute to further enhancing the integrated care strategy, which began last autumn with the constitution of Réseau de l’Arc, the first fully integrated healthcare organization in the Jura Arc region, laying the foundations for a genuine paradigm shift in the Swiss healthcare system.

Christian Le Dorze is stepping down from the Board of Directors after more than 12 years, and will devote himself to new healthcare projects in France and Europe. The Board of Directors of Swiss Medical Network expresses its sincere gratitude to Christian Le Dorze for his outstanding commitment.

For further information:
AEVIS VICTORIA SA Media and Investor Relations: c/o Dynamics Group, Zurich
Philippe R. Blangey, prb@dynamicsgroup.ch, +41 (0) 43 268 32 35 or +41 (0) 79 785 46 32
Séverine Van der Schueren, svanderschueren@aevis.com, +41 (0) 79 635 04 10 

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AEVIS VICTORIA SA invests in healthcare, hospitality & lifestyle and infrastructure. AEVIS′s main shareholdings are Swiss Medical Network SA (90%, directly and indirectly), the only Swiss private network of hospitals present in the country’s three main language regions, Victoria-Jungfrau AG, a luxury hotel group managing eleven luxury hotels in Switzerland and abroad, Infracore SA (30%, directly and indirectly), a real estate company dedicated to healthcare-related infrastructure, Swiss Hotel Properties SA, a hospitality real estate division, and NESCENS SA, a brand dedicated to better aging. AEVIS is listed on the Swiss Reporting Standard of the SIX Swiss Exchange (AEVS.SW). www.aevis.com.