Trade Shows

NPRA - Reliability & Maintenance
Conference, 20-23 May
San Antonio, TX, USA
Booth no. 944

Trade Shows

Global Petroleum Show 2008, June 10-12
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Booth 1456

 

Board of Directors

Hans Hess, Chairman of the Board of Directors
  
Degree in Materials Engineering, ETH Zurich, Switzerland  
 
 

Since 2006 self-employed
1996 - 2005 President and CEO of Leica Geosystems AG, Switzerland
1993 - 1996 President Leica Optronics Group, Heerbrugg, Switzerland
1989 - 1993 Vice President Leica Microscopy Group, Switzerland
1983 - 1988 Manager of Polyurethan Division of Huber & Suhner AG, Switzerland
1981 - 1983 Development Engineer at Sulzer AG, Switzerland

Further important activities and interests:

  • Board Member of Schaffner Holding AG
  • Board Member of Geberit AG
  • Board Member of COMET Holding AG
  • Member of Vontobel Foundation
  • Trustee of ISPRS Foundation
  • Deputy Chairman and Member of Swiss Armament Committee
  • Member of executive management committee of Swissmem

Heinz Bachmann, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors
  
Degree in Textile Engineering, FH Reutlingen, Germany 
 
 

1990 - 2003 CEO Saurer Textile Systems, Switzerland
1981 - 1989 Chief Representative of Schuber & Salzer Ltd, Germany, Director and Member of Group Management of Rieter Ltd, Switzerland
1975 - 1980 Managing Director of Lauffenmühle Group, Germany
1967 - 1974 Member of Group Management and Technical Manager at Wellington Industries Ltd, South Africa

Further important activities and interests:

  •   Board Member of Saurer AG, Switzerland
  •   Chairman of Santex Group, Switzerland
  •   Board member of Grob AG, Switzerland
  •   Board member of Hunziker AG, Switzerland
  •   Chairman of Swiss Turkish Chamber of Commerce
  •   Member of management committee of Swissmem

Urs Fankhauser, Member of the Board of Directors
  
Degree in Engineering, HTL Burgdorf, Switzerland, MBA, Henley Management College, UK  
 
 

Since 2002 Divison President Sulzer Chemtech Ltd., Switzerland and member of Sulzer Executive Committee, Switzerland
2000 - 2002 President Head North and South America, Sulzer Chemtech Ltd., USA
1993 - 2000 President East Asia Pacific, Sulzer Chemtech Ltd., Singapore
1990 - 1993 Engineering Manager, Sulzer Chemtech Ltd., Singapore
1989 - 1990 Production Engineer, Sulzer Pumps Ltd., UK
1986 - 1989 Various positions in production plant at Sulzer  Ltd., Switzerland
1984 - 1985 Project engineer for chemical plants at Alpha AG, Switzerland

Urs Leinhäuser, Member of the Board of Directors
  
Degree in Business Administration, Zürich, Switzerland  
 
 

Since 2004 CFO and Head Corporate Center, Member of the Group Executive Committee, Rieter Holding Ltd., Switzerland
2003 - 2004 Head Group Controlling, Member of the Group Executive Committee, Rieter Holding Ltd., Switzerland
1999 - 2003 CFO Mövenpick-Holding, Member of the Group Executive Committee, Switzerland
1997 - 1999 Head of Finance and Controlling Piping Systems Division, Georg Fischer AG, Switzerland
1995 - 1997 Head of Corporate Controlling, Georg Fischer AG, Switzerland
1994 - 1995 Head of Controlling, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Gretag Group, Switzerland
1988 - 1993 Group Controller, Cerberus Ltd., Switzerland
1992 Managing Director, Cerberus, Denmark
1986 - 1988 Tax Consultant; Deputy Head, Tax Consultancy Department, Refidar Moore Stephens, Switzerland
1983 - 1986 Tax Inspector, Cantonal Tax Department, Switzerland

Valentin Vogt, CEO, Delegate of the Board of Directors
  
Lic. oec. HSG St. Gallen, Switzerland  
 
 

Since 2000 CEO, Burckhardt Compression AG, Switzerland
1992 - 2000 President, Sulzer Metco AG, Switzerland
1989 - 1992 CFO, Sulzer Metco Division, Switzerland
1986 - 1989 CFO, Alloy Metals, USA
1985 - 1986 Controller, Sulzer AG, Switzerland

Further important activities and interests:

  • Board member of StarragHeckert Holding AG, Switzerland
  • Member of management committee of Swissmem