Etienne Jornod is a Swiss businessperson who has been the head of 7 different companies and holds the position of Chairman at Aktiengesellschaft Für Die Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Chairman-Supervisory Board at Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma Ltd., Executive Chairman at Vifor Pharma AG, Executive Chairman at Vifor Pharma Management AG (a subsidiary of Vifor Pharma AG), Chairman-Supervisory Board of NZZ Management AG and Chairman & President for Neue Zürcher Zeitung AG. Mr. Jornod is also on the board of Mutuelle Vaudoise Société Coopérative and Walgreens Boots Alliance Ltd.

In his past career Etienne Jornod held the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Galenica AG and Junior Product Manager at Vifor Pharma AG.

He received a graduate degree and an undergraduate degree from the University of Lausanne.