Swiss citizen, born 1961 First elected 2016 Non-executive member Chairman of the Audit Committee
Professional background and education
Since 2010: Business lawyer and partner, Schärer Attorneys at Law, Aarau (CH)
2010–2012: General Counsel and Head Corporate Services, member of the Executive Committee, Resun AG, Aarau (CH)
2001–2009: Senior Corporate Counsel, Global Head Legal M&A and Antitrust, member of the Group Legal Executive Committee, Novartis International AG, Basel (CH)
1999–2001: Group Vice President M&A, ABB Asea Brown Boveri AG, Zurich (CH)
1991–1995: Legal Counsel/General Counsel and Head Legal Services, Danzas Management AG, Basel (CH)
1999: MBA University of Chicago (USA), Booth School of Business
1997: Advanced Management Programme, University of Oxford (UK)
1993: Post-graduate certificate in European Economic Law, University of St. Gallen (CH)
1990: Admitted to the bar
1989: Lic. iur., University of Zurich (CH)
At no time was he a member of the Group Executive Committee of Zehnder Group AG or of any of its subsidiaries
He has no significant business relations with Zehnder Group AG or with any of its subsidiaries
Other significant activities and vested interests
Vice Chairman and member of the Audit and Finance Committee of AEW Energie AG (CH), member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Audit Committee of HUBER+SUHNER AG (CH) and SFS Group AG (CH), Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Immobilien AEW AG (CH), member of the Board of Directors of Kraftwerk Augst AG (CH) and Pharmacy at Zurich City Hospital AG (CH) as well as Aare-Pharmacy Rombach AG (CH)
Member of the Board of the swissVR association (CH)