The Board of Directors is an experienced team with a proven track record in various industries.
The Board of Directors consists of six 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
MBA, IMD Business School, Switzerland
MSc in Civil Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Professional background
Duties and responsibilities
- Chair of the Board of Directors
- Chair of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee
Other activities and commitments
- Member of the Board of Directors, Novartis AG, Switzerland
- Chair of the Board of Directors, Swiss Prime Site AG, Switzerland
- Member of the Advisory Committee "Adviescommissie Maatwerkafspraken Verduurzaming Industrie" of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate of the Netherlands
- Advisor, Ammega, Switzerland
Dr. Stephan Bross (1962)
Position
Independent Board Member since 2014
Education
PhD in Mechanical Engineering,
TU Braunschweig, Germany
Professional background
Duties and responsibilities
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee
Other activities and commitments
- Managing Director, KSB Management SE, Germany
- Member of the Board of Directors, KSB Ltd., India (a fully consolidated subsidiary of KSB SE & Co. KGaA)
David Dean (1959)
Position
Independent Board Member since 2019
Education
Swiss certified Expert for Accounting and Controlling
Swiss certified Public Accountant
Completed executive education programs at Harvard Business School, Boston, USA, and at 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 of Directors, Bossard Holding AG, Switzerland
- Member of the Board of Directors, Komax Holding AG, Switzerland
- Member of the Board of Directors, BRUGG Group AG, Switzerland
- Member of the Board of Directors, Metall Zug AG, Switzerland
Maria Teresa Vacalli (1971)
Position
Independent Board Member since 2022
Education
MSc in Industrial Management and Manufacturing, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Professional background
Duties and responsibilities
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee
Other activities and commitments
- Board Member, Swiss Post, Switzerland
- Board Member, Kardex, Switzerland
Kaspar Kelterborn (1964)
Position
Unabhängiges Mitglied des Verwaltungsrates seit Juli 2023
Education
Lic. Oec. HSG, Universität St. Gallen, Schweiz
Professional background
Duties and responsibilities
- Member of the Board of Directors
Tatiana Gillitzer (1968)
Position
Independent Board Member since July 2024
Education
MBA ESSEC Paris, France & Mannheim University, Germany
MSc. Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia
Executive education programs in supply chain management, management and leadership, and digital transformation, ESSEC Paris, France; IESE Barcelona, Spain; and IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland
Professional background
Duties and responsibilities
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee