Thomas Schinecker, Barbara Schädler, Michael Heuer, Stephan Feldhaus, Peter Voser

Thomas Schinecker has been appointed as CEO of Roche Diagnostics and a member of the firm's corporate executive committee, effective August 1. He will succeed Michael Heuer, who is retiring at the end of July. Schinecker is currently head of Centralized and Point of Care Solutions at Roche Diagnostics. Previously, he was general manager for Roche Diagnostics Germany, and before that, he held various management positions in marketing and sales as well as product development at Roche Diagnostics. He holds a PhD in molecular biology from New York University.

Barbara Schädler will become head of group communications and a member of Roche's enlarged Corporate Executive Committee, effective October 1. She will succeed Stephan Feldhaus, who will leave Roche at the end of September. Schädler is currently head of communications and public affairs at E.ON. Previously, she held communications manager positions at Lufthansa, SAP, and the German Federal Ministry of Finance. She holds a master's degree in economics from the University of Mainz.

Peter Voser will step down from the board of directors of Roche at the end of June due to his additional role as interim CEO of ABB.