Roche: Fritz Gerber

Roche announced that former Group CEO and Chairman of the Board Fritz Gerber died at 92. Gerber served as group CEO from 1978 to 1998 and decentralized the company's structures. Under his leadership, Roche acquired a majority stake in Genentech, took over Boehringer Mannheim, and acquired PCR technology. After retiring as chairman in 2001, he remained an honorary chairman throughout the rest of his life. 

Gerber was also on the board of IBM and created the Fritz Gerber Foundation for Gifted Young People.