What is Kaspar Villiger?
[[File:Kaspar Villiger 2002.jpg|right|200px]] '''Kaspar Villiger''' (pronounced Caspar Feeleeger; born 5 February 1941) is a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] businessman and politician. He was a member of the [[Swiss Federal Council]] (1989–2003). In 1995 and again in 2002, he was [[President of the Swiss Confederation]]. Villiger was born in [[Lucerne]]. He was a member of the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland]]. In 2004, he became member of the board of directors of [[Nestlé]] and [[Swiss Re]]. On 15 April 2009, he was elected chairman of the Board of Swiss banking giant [[UBS]], holding this post until 3 May 2012.<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/wirtschaft/aktuell/ubs-praesident_kurer_wird_durch_kaspar_villiger_abgeloest_1.2137949.html Kaspar Villiger wird neuer UBS-Verwaltungsratspräsident], [[NZZ]] Online, 4 March 2009</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Nestlé}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Villiger, Kaspar}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Swiss businesspeople]] [[Category:Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland)]] [[Category:Presidents of the Swiss Confederation]] [[Category:People from Lucerne]] {{bio-stub}}