Swiss citizen, born 1954 First elected 1988 Non-executive member since 2019
Professional background and education
1993–31.10.2014 and 5.2.–31.12.2018 Chairman of the Group Executive Committee, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Zehnder Group, Gränichen (CH)
1988–1992 Vice Chairman of the Group Executive Committee, head of the radiator division of the Zehnder Group, Graenichen (CH)
1985–1988 Member of the Group Executive Committee, head of the instrument division (1986–1988) of the Zehnder Group, Graenichen (CH)
1981–1984 Head of Finance, Gebr. Bühler AG, Uzwil (CH)
1974–1980 Dr. oec. HSG, University of St. Gallen (CH)
Until the end of 2018 he was part of Zehnder Group AG management.
He retains individual directorships of subsidiaries that are being transferred to the CEO Matthias Huenerwadel. Beyond this, he has no significant business relations with Zehnder Group AG or its subsidiaries.
Other significant activities and vested interests
Member of the Board of Directors of Lagerhäuser der Centralschweiz AG (CH)
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Graneco AG (CH), which together with its shareholders holds 51.8% of Zehnder Group AG voting rights
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Granarium AG (CH), which holds the majority of the capital and voting rights in Graneco AG (CH)