Form 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rules 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
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Swisscom AG
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Alte Tiefenaustrasse 6
3050 Bern, Switzerland
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Daniel Ritz named new Chief Strategy Officer of Swisscom
Daniel Ritz has been named by the Swisscom Board of Directors as the new Chief Strategy
Officer of Swisscom and member of the Executive Board. He succeeds Christoph Brand who — as
previously announced — will leave Swisscom. Daniel Ritz will take up his new appointment as Head
of Business Development and Corporate Strategy on 1 September 2006.
Daniel Ritz (born 1966) studied at the University of St. Gallen and graduated with a degree in
information management and a doctorate in business economics. He has been with the Boston
Consulting Group in Zurich since 1994, most recently as a partner focusing on strategy and
corporate development. Daniel Ritz is a recognised expert in international telecoms, IT and media,
and worked for many years in the US for the Boston Consulting Group.
Berne, 19 June 2006