Domenico Scala joined the Board of the Basel Institute on Governance in 2018. 

Domenico Scala served as Chairman of the Audit and Compliance Committee of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) from 2012 to 2016. From 2007 to 2011, Mr. Scala was President and CEO of Nobel Biocare Holding AG and from 2003 to 2007, he was CFO of Syngenta International AG. Prior to that, he held various senior leadership positions at Roche Holding AG and was Finance Director with Panalpina Italy S.p.A. and Senior Auditor with Nestlé SA.

Mr. Scala is Chairman of the Board of Oettinger Davidoff AG, Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Basilea Pharmaceutica AG and a Member of the Board of Implantica MediSwiss AG. He is a Member of the Bank Council of the Basler Kantonalbank, President of BaselArea, and Chairman of the Board of BAK Basel Economics AG.

Mr. Scala graduated with a Master in Economics from the University of Basel and holds Executive Development degrees from INSEAD and London Business School.