Jean-Pierre Roth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jean-Pierre Roth

chairman of the Swiss National Bank

Date of Birth: 28-Apr-1946

Place of Birth: Saxon, Canton of Valais, Switzerland

Profession: economist, banker, university teacher

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Jean-Pierre Roth (born in 28.04.1946) is a Swiss banker who served as chairman of the Swiss National Bank from 1 January 2001 until 31 December 2009. He joined the Swiss National Bank in 1979, working in Zürich and Bern.
He became vice-chairman of the governing board in 1996.
In 2001, he became chairman of the governing board. Between 2001-2009 he was Governor of the Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Switzerland and chairman of the board of directors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel. Presently, he is a board member of Nestlé and the Swatch Group.Roth has been credited with the measures taken to restore public confidence in the Swiss banking system and blamed for destroying the Swiss franc.
Although he certainly had input into the measures implemented by the Swiss banking system and the Swiss government, he certainly did not single-handedly do either.