Board of Directors

Under the Commodity Market Supervisory Authority Act (CMSAA), ROHMA's Board of Directors, as a strategic management body, is composed of seven to nine independent expert members. It decides on matters of substantial importance, issues ordinances and circulars, and is responsible for ROHMA's budget. It also implements internal control functions through an internal audit unit and oversees the Executive Board.

The Board of Directors forms the following standing committees to prepare and implement its resolutions and monitor the Executive Board:
• The Appointment Committee carries out the preparatory work on which the Board of Directors bases its personnel decisions.
• The Audit and Risk committee, as an independent expert committee, supports the Board of Directors in its monitoring activities.

	Bernard Bertossa "Certainly, Switzerland cannot be held responsible for all the misery in the world. But it can and must help prevent the misery caused by poverty. Commodity trading must become an instrument for fair distribution of these natural riches and stop maintaining, through its opacity and bad practices, the destitution in which too many people in exporting countries are kept." Curriculum vitae
	Prof. Peter Eigen "Facing the pressure from the global movement for transparency, the USA and the EU have put in place legislation requiring greater openness by their largest extractive companies. Additionally, many commodities producing nations use the EITI to demand the open publication of payment flows between commodity firms and governments. Switzerland, as the world's largest trading hub must also make its commodities industry more transparent." Curriculum vitae
	Prof. Emmanuel Fragnière "As a representative of academic training in commodities trading I'm pleased to support the Berne Declaration, and to make my contribution to the creation of a solid, innovative, transparent and durable trading hub in Switzerland." Curriculum vitae
	Dr. Alexandra Gillies "From our experience working on resource transparency around the globe, the secrecy of the commodity trading business stands out as a major problem. Because Switzerland is a leading trading hub, it holds responsibility for driving forward transparency as industry players have shown an unwillingness to voluntarily reveal adequate information on their activities in developing countries." Curriculum vitae
	Dr. Dick F. Marty "The regulation of the Swiss commodities sector will only trouble those companies that do not behave properly. Those companies that conduct their businesses correctly will in fact be strengthened. This is in the interest of our economy, and our country." Curriculum vitae
	Prof. Mark Pieth "Ten years ago, automatic information exchange and an end to banking secrecy in Switzerland were written off as being fully unrealistic. Today they are reality. How long will it take until we have the Swiss Commodity Supervisory Authority?" Curriculum vitae
	Prof. Monika Roth "Given its importance to commodity trading, the reputational risks for Switzerland are very high. Switzerland should lead the way with regulation, and not again wait until the noose from foreign initiatives tightens." Curriculum vitae
	Hanspeter Uster "Self-regulation is an important tool, but as the example of the Swiss financial centre has shown, it is not sufficient. For sensitive industries – of which the commodity industry is undoubtedly one – effective tools for supervision are needed, as well as a strong authority to use and enforce them." Curriculum vitae