Every Swiss company must be governed by a board: a board of directors for a société anonyme (SA/AG), or one or more managing directors for a société à responsabilité limitée (Sàrl/GmbH). At least one board member or managing director with signatory authority must be...
Forming Your Swiss SA/AG or Sàrl/GmbH: The Role of the Resident Director Switzerland stands out as one of Europe’s most attractive jurisdictions for company formation. Its unwavering political stability, highly competitive tax system, robust financial...
For a foreign-owned company or international group, Swiss law requires at least one director domiciled in Switzerland (art. 718 para. 4 / 814 para. 3 CO). But for a cross-border structure the resident director is more than a legal box to tick: it is what gives the...
Liquidating a Swiss company (AG/SA or GmbH/Sàrl) follows three phases: the dissolution (a resolution of the shareholders or the general meeting, in notarised form), the liquidation operations (creditor call in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce, realisation of...
Updated June 2026 · By Swiss Director Services A Swiss resident director is a board member (for an SA/AG) or a managing officer (for a Sàrl/GmbH) who is domiciled in Switzerland and authorised to legally bind the company. Swiss law requires that at least one person...
To appoint, remove or change a director (SA/AG) or managing director (Sàrl/GmbH) in Switzerland, the competent body passes a formal resolution, the change is notarised and filed with the Commercial Register, and at least one representative domiciled in Switzerland...
