Mr. Guillaume Bordier, former vice-president and an honorary member of the ICRC, died on 9 July 1982.

Mr. Bordier was born in Geneva in 1901 and did his schooling there. He continued his studies at the Federal Polytechnicum in Zurich where he graduated in engineering. He then went on to study economics in the United States and received his “Master of Business Administration” degree from the University of Harvard in 1929. On his return to Geneva he joined the Banque Bordier et O in an executive capacity and later became a partner in the bank. He was a member of the Swiss Bankers' Association and sat on the Board of Directors of a number of companies.