Board of Directors

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

Since 2011 self-employed, Switzerland
2000 - 2011 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

Other activities and commitments:

  • Vice Chairman of the Board StarragHeckert Holding AG, Switzerland
  • Board member of Kistler Holding AG, Switzerland
  • Board member, Ernst Göhner Foundation Investment AG, Switzerland
  • Chairman of the Swiss Employers' Confederation
  • Member of executive committee of economiesuisse, Switzerland
  • Member of the Economic Advisory Board, Swiss National Bank

Hans Hess, Deputy 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

Other activities and commitments:

    • Chairman of the Board COMET Holding, Switzerland
    • Chairman of the Board Reichle & DeMassari AG, Switzerland
    • Board member Kaba AG, Switzerland
    • Board member Schaffner Holding AG, Switzerland
    • Chairman Swissmem, Switzerland
    • Vice-President economiesuisse, Switzerland
    • Trustee of Vontobel Foundation, Switzerland
    • Trustee of Swisscontact, Switzerland
    • Trustee of Technorama, Switzerland

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

Other activities and commitments:

  • Board member of Bossard AG, Switzerland

Dr. Monika Krüsi Schädle, Member of the Board of Directors
  
Dr. inform., lic. oec. publ., University Zurich, Switzerland
 
 

Since 2003 MKP Consulting AG, Partner, Switzerland
2001 - 2003 Venture Incubator Partners AG, Partner, Zug, Switzerland
1991 - 2001 McKinsey & Co., Inc., Associated Partner, Switzerland
1986 - 1990 Credit Suisse, Zürich, Switzerland

Other activities and commitments:

  • Chairwoman of ACP, Zollikon, Switzerland
  • Board member of Gastros AG, Zurich, Switzerland
  • Board member of Emch AG, Winterthur, Switzerland
  • Member of the Advisory Board of a large family business within the construction and ancillary industry
  • Member of the Board Technopark Luzern, Switzerland
  • Coach of CTI Start-up, Bern, Switzerland

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

Since 2011 CFO and Deputy CEO, Member of the Group Executive Board, Autoneum Holding LTD, Switzerland
2003 - 2011 CFO and Head Corporate Center, 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

Other activities and commitments:

  • Board member, Auwiesen Immobilien AG