LUCERNE FESTIVAL has been legally structured as a foundation since 1970. Dr. Hubert Achermann has been its president since 2008, and Michael Haefliger its executive director since 1999 (his contract has been extended to 2015). The festival’s budget amounts to roughly 25 million Swiss francs, of which direct subsidies from the city and canton of Lucerne make up less than three percent. The festival has some thirty employees, some of whom work part-time.
LUCERNE FESTIVAL Staff Directory
Honorary Board
Doris Leuthard, President of the Confederation | Othmar Frei, Provost | Dr. Anton Schwingruber, President of the Government of the Canton of Lucerne | Urs W. Studer, Mayor of the Town of Lucerne
Board of Trustees
Dr. Hubert Achermann, Chairman* | Helen Leumann, Vice-Chairman* | Otto Wyss, Treasurer* | Peter Eckert | Heinz A. Hertach* | André Hoffmann | Alexandre F. Jetzer-Chung | Dr. Ursula Jones-Strebi OBE | Walter B. Kielholz | Dr. Alois Koch | Prof. Dr. Klaus Schwab | Dr. Anton Schwingruber | Urs W. Studer
*Committee members
Honorary Chairmen
Jürg R. Reinshagen | Georges Bucher
Honorary Member
Walter Jaeger
Friends of LUCERNE FESTIVAL
Dr. Hubert Achermann, Chairman | Otto Wyss, Treasurer | Jürg R. Reinshagen | Dr. Michel Stadlin | Corinna von Schönau-Riedweg
American Friends of LUCERNE FESTIVAL
Alan B. Vickery, Chairman | James J. Schiro, Vice Chairman | Steven Kaplan, Secretary | Klaus Jacobs, Treasurer | Hubert Achermann | Ralph C. Ferrara | Michael T. Foley | Michael Haefliger | William G. Parrett