Stiftung: Foundation
Aktiengesellschaft: AG (in English: “company limited by shares” / “Ltd.”) is the most preferred legal form of a Swiss company, aka "IG" in Cosmos communications and documents
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An authoritative presentation on the history, incorporation, organization, governance and operations of Interchain Stiftung, AG and GmbH.
There are two guides in this repo: stiftung and aktiengesellschaft
“Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.”
This repository bridges the informational void concerning the Interchain Foundation; its mandate, governance, and the pertinent legal framework guiding its operations. The absence of a consolidated, verified, and coherent representation of the ICF, and all its parts, have complicated the community's ability to meaningfully assess the foundation's externally-facing reports, strategic priorities, and on-chain data pertaining to its key activities. This void is now being addressed.
The primary goal of this repository is to methodically organize and synthesize relevant historical and material data useful for research, investigation and analysis. Accurate and corroborated information is essential for establishing context and reasoning for accountability endeavors concerning the Interchain Foundation, Interchain AG, and Interchain GmbH.
The aim of this initiative is to close the mandate to management gap.
Start here. Read this first.
A short history of the Interchain Foundation and key personnel changes to its governing bodies.
The Swiss Civil Code, Zivilgesetzbuch (ZGB) provides the legal framework for foundations in Switzerland. According to Art. 80 ZGB the formation of a foundation requires assets being endowed for a specific purpose.
A Swiss foundation has no owners or shareholders, but there is a founder. Depending on how a founder's/founders' rights are enshrined in the foundation charter and articles of association, a founder maintains some exclusive powers.
What is the purpose of the Interchain Foundation? Why does it mattter? What happens if the foundation administration is not in compliance with its purpose?
Who's the boss?
The Federal Supervisory Authority for Foundations (FSAF) is the relevant supervisory authority for classic foundations with an international scope.
A foundation deed is a document creating the foundation, and it must be duly certified, witnessed, and registered. missing
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Current
- Joshua Cincinnati, President
- Ethan Buchman, Vice President
- Maxime Monod, Member
Former
- Brian F. Crain
- Fernando Pedone
- Guido Schmitz Krummacher
- Jae Kwon
- Pascal Schmid
- Tess Rinearson
- Billy Rennekamp
- Maria Gomez, Former Managing Director
- Arianne Flemming, Former Managing Director
- Anna Lena Harbaum, Former Managing Director
- Billy Rennekamp, Former Managing Director
- Michael P. Niederer, Former Managing Director
- Xinhua Zhong, Former Managing Director