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
2012–2017
Chairman and CEO of the executive board, AkzoNobel NV, Netherlands
2007–2011
CEO, Sulzer AG, Switzerland
1994–2007
Various managerial positions at Sulzer AG, Switzerland
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
Since 2018
Member of the Executive Board (CTO), KSB SE & Co. KGaA, Germany
Since 2017
Member of the Executive Board, Technology, KSB AG, Germany
2014 - 2017
Senior Vice President, Pumps, KSB AG, Germany
2007 – 2013
Senior Vice President, Service, KSB AG, Germany
2002 – 2007
Head Product Management and Development Engineered Pumps, KSB AG, Germany
1997 – 2001
Head Development and Services Fluid Flow Technical Systems, KSB AG, Germany
1996 – 1997
Head of Fluid Mechanics Research, KSB AG, Germany
1993 – 1996
R&D Engineer, KSB AG, Germany
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
Since 2016
Partner/Consultant Adulco GmbH, Switzerland
2014 – 2016
Self-employed, Switzerland
2011 – 2014
CFO and Deputy CEO, Member of Group Executive Board, Autoneum Holding AG, Switzerland
2003 – 2011
CFO and Head Corporate Center, Member of Group Executive Committee, Rieter Holding AG, Switzerland
1999 – 2003
CFO, Mövenpick-Holding, Member of 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
1988 – 1994
Group Controller, Cerberus AG, 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 SH, Switzerland
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
Since 2019
Self-employed, Switzerland
2004 – 2019
CEO, Bossard Group, Switzerland
1998 – 2004
CFO, Bossard Group, Switzerland
1993 – 1998
Deputy CFO and Corporate Controller, Bossard Group, Switzerland
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
Since 2003
Partner, MKP Consulting AG, Switzerland
2001 – 2003
Partner, Venture Incubator Partners AG, Switzerland
1991 – 2001
Associated Partner, McKinsey & Co., Inc., Switzerland
1986 – 1990
Credit Suisse, Switzerland
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
2019 – 2022
Chairwoman of the Executive Board and Head of the Executive Committee, Bank Cler AG, Switzerland
2018 – 2019
Head of Digital Market Services & Member of the Executive Committee, Basler Kantonalbank, Switzerland
2016 – 2018
CEO, Moneyhouse AG, NZZ Mediengruppe, Switzerland
2013 – 2016
Sunrise Communication AG, Switzerland
2008 – 2013
Executive Director Wholesale, Switzerland
2002 – 2008
Director, Cablecom, Switzerland
2002
Manager GCI Management, Switzerland
2001
Manager, Ernst & Young, Center for Business Innovation (CBI), Switzerland
2000 – 2001
Partner & Owner, Seavantage, Switzerland
1998 – 2000
Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Switzerland
Duties and responsibilities
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Audit Committee