What is Fritz Gerber?
'''Fritz Gerber''' (22 March 1929 – 10 May 2020) was a Swiss business executive and [[philanthropist]]. He was the Chief Executive Officer of [[Hoffmann-La Roche]] from 1978 to 1998. From 1977 to 1991, he was also the CEO of [[Zurich Insurance Group]].<ref name=WSJ>{{cite news |url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/fritz-gerber-former-ceo-of-swiss-drugmaker-roche-dies-at-91-11589383502 |title= Fritz Gerber, Former CEO of Swiss Drugmaker Roche, Dies at 91 |work=Wall Street Journal |date=2020-05-13}}</ref> He was born in [[Huttwil]], [[Switzerland]]. Gerber had a [[stroke]] on 9 May 2020 and died the next day, aged 91.<ref name=WSJ/> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gerber, Fritz}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Oberaargau (administrative district)]] [[Category:Swiss philanthropists]] [[Category:Swiss businesspeople]] [[Category:People from the canton of Bern]]