Additional remuneration
The members of the Group Executive Board are not entitled to separate remuneration if they hold any Board of Director mandates either within or outside the Swisscom Group. With the exception of Hugo Gerber, who received remuneration for his mandate as a member of the Board of Directors of the Swisscom Group company Worklink AG, no other members of the Board of Directors or the Group Executive Board received any additional remuneration for mandates performed for Swisscom Ltd or any of its subsidiaries.
Remuneration for former members of the Board of Directors or Group Executive Board and related parties
During the reporting year, no compensation was paid to former members of the Board of Directors or the Group Executive Board in connection with their earlier activities as a member of a governing body of the Company and/or which are not at arm’s length.
Related parties are spouses and common-law spouses, close relatives who are financially dependent on the member of the governing body or live in the same household, other persons who are financially dependent on such individuals as well as partnerships or corporate entities that are controlled by the member of the governing body or over which the individual exercises a significant influence. Parents, siblings and children are also considered to be related parties. During the reporting year, no payments were made to individuals who are closely related to any member of the Board of Directors or the Group Executive Board which are not at arm’s length.
Loans and credits granted
In the 2013 financial year, Swisscom Ltd provided no guarantees, loans, advances or credit facilities of any kind either to former or current members of the Board of Directors or Group Executive Board or related parties. Nor are there any receivables of any kind outstanding.