The Board of Directors is an experienced team with a proven track record in various industries.
The Board of Directors consists of five members. Biographical details and information on other activities and commitments of the individual members of the Board of Directors are given below.
Ton Büchner (1965)
Position
Independent Board Member since 2020
Education
Master of Business Administration, IMD business school, Switzerland
Master of Science in civil engineering, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Professional background
Duties and responsibilities
- Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Chairman of the Strategy Committee
Other activities and commitments
- Member of the Board of Directors, Novartis, Switzerland
- Chairman of the Board of Directors, Swiss Prime Site AG, Switzerland
- Member of the Shareholder Committee, Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA, Germany
Dr. Stephan Bross (1962)
Position
Indeptendent Board Member since 2014
Education
Degree in Engineering, University of Braunschweig, Germany
Professional background
Duties and responsibilities
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee
Urs Leinhäuser (1959)
Position
Independent Board Member since 2007
Education
Degree in Business Administration, University of Applied Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland
IMD Lausanne (SSE), Switzerland
Professional background
Duties and responsibilities
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Audit Committee
Other activities and commitments
- Chairman of the Board, Avesco AG, Switzerland
- Board member, Ammann Group Holding AG, Switzerland
- Board member, Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG, Liechtenstein
- Board member, VAT Group AG, Switzerland
David Dean (1959)
Position
Independent Board Member since 2019
Education
Swiss certified expert for accounting and controlling
Swiss certified accountant
Completed executive education programs at Harvard Business School, Boston, USA and at the IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland
Professional background
Duties and responsibilities
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Chairman of the Audit Committee
Other activities and commitments
- Member of the Board, Bossard Group, Switzerland
- Member of the Board, Komax Group, Switzerland
- Member of the Board, Brugg Group, Switzerland
- Member of the Board, Haag-Streit-Group (Division of Metall Zug Group)
Dr. Monika Krüsi (1962)
Position
Independent Board Member since 2012
Education
Ph.D. in Business Informatics, MBA, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Professional background
Duties and responsibilities
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Chair of the Nomination and Compensation Committee
- Member of the Strategy Committee
Other activities and commitments
- Chair of the Board, Repower AG, Switzerland
- Chair of the Board, ACP, Switzerland
- Board member, 360°, Switzerland
- Board member, Otto Suhner AG, Switzerland
- Board member, Signal AG, Switzerland
- Board member, Technopark Luzern, Switzerland
Mariateresa Vacalli (1971) proposed for election
Position
Proposed for election as independent Board Member as of July 1st, 2022
Education
Dipl. Betr. & Prod. Ing. ETH
Professional background
Duties and responsibilities
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Audit Committee