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

MBA, IMD Business School, Switzerland
MSc in Civil Engineering, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

Professional background

2012 - 2017
Chair of the Executive Management and CEO, AkzoNobel, NV, The Netherlands
2007 - 2011
CEO, Sulzer AG, Switzerland
2000 - 2002
President, Sulzer Turbomachinery Services, Switzerland
1994 - 2000
Various management positions, Sulzer AG, Switzerland

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, 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

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

David Dean (1959)

Position

Independent Board Member since 2019

Education

Swiss Certified Expert for Accounting and Controlling, Switzerland
Swiss Certified Accountant, Switzerland
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

  • Board Member, Bossard Group, Switzerland
  • Board Member, Komax Group, Switzerland
  • Board Member, Brugg Group, Switzerland
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors, Haag-Streit-Group (Division of Metall Zug Group), Switzerland

Dr. Monika Krüsi (1962)

Position

Independent Board Member since 2012

Education

PhD in Business Informatics, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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 and Sustainability Committee

Other activities and commitments

  • Chair of the Board of Directors, Repower AG, Switzerland
  • Chair of the Board of Directors, Oskar Ruegg AG, Switzerland
  • Board Member, 360°, Switzerland
  • Board Member, Accelleron Industries AG

Maria Teresa Vacalli (1971)

Position

Independent Board Member since 2022

Education

MSc in Industrial Management and Manufacturing, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Professional background

2019 - 2022
Chair 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
  • Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee

Other activities and commitments

  • Board Member, Swiss Post, Switzerland
  • Board Member, Kardex, Switzerland

Kaspar Kelterborn (1964)

Position

Independent Board Member since July 1, 2023

Education

Lic. Oec. HSG, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

Professional background

2019 - 2023
Board Member, SUHNER Group, Switzerland
2006 - 2021
CFO & Member of the Executive Board, Conzzeta AG, Switzerland
2002 - 2005
CFO & Member of the Executive Board, Unaxis Holding AG, Switzerland
2000 - 2002
Divisional Head Finance & Divisional Controller, Clariant BTP Ltd, United Kingdom
1999 - 2000
Regional Finance Director, Clariant Singapore Pte, Singapore
1997 - 1998
Country Finance Director, Clariant Chemicals Ltd, Bangkok
1996 - 1997
Head Controlling, Clariant Productos SA, Spain
1993 - 1995
Controller, Sandoz Venezuela SA, Venezuela

Duties and responsibilities

  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Audit Committee

Other activities and commitments

  • Member of the Board of Directors & Head Audit Committee, Beyond Gravity, Ruag International AG, Switzerland
  • Member of the Board of Directors, Wipf Holding AG, Switzerland
  • Member of the Board of Directors & Head Audit Committee, CPH Chemie + Papier Holding, Switzerland