The Annual General Meeting took place at company headquarters in Winterthur, in the presence of the independent proxy holder, a representative of the external statutory auditor, a notary public, the Chairman of the Board of Directors Ton Büchner, the CEO Fabrice Billard and the board secretary. Shareholders passed all proposals of the Board of Directors….
Orders strongly driven by energy transition in Asia, USA and Europe In the year under review, global markets benefited from the global transition towards more sustainable and secure energy sources. Thanks to Burckhardt Compression’s positioning along these trends, order intake increased significantly. The sharp rise in solar panel production in China strengthened the demand for…
Andreas Brautsch is a German citizen with a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the TH Regensburg, Germany, and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Edinburgh university, UK. Andreas Brautsch brings more than 20 years of experience from leading international industrial companies like Hitachi Energy, ABB, General Electric, Alstom Power and Siemens, for which…
Mariateresa Vacalli is the CEO of Bank Cler until the beginning of May. Previously, she was Chief Digital Officer of Basler Kantonalbank. She is a graduate of the ETH, Electrical Engineering, with a Degree in Production and Operations Management. Mariateresa Vacalli was Director Network Support and Development at Cablecom and Executive Director Wholesale operations at…
For the current projects, Burckhardt Compression strictly adheres to the applicable export control guidelines and to the applicable sanctions law. In the current fiscal year, which ends on March 31, 2022, orders with a value in the low to mid double-digit million range are scheduled for delivery. Whether these deliveries can still be processed under…
With the acquisition of Mark van Schaick BV, Burckhardt Compression specifically complements its repair and service capabilities in Europe and further expands its presence in the service business for reciprocating compressors. Burckhardt Compression hereby also gains highly specialized machining expertise and repair capabilities for the global customer base in the maritime and petrochemical industry. “In…
Fabrice Billard, a 51-year-old Swiss-French-national, holds a Master’s degree in Aeronautics & Space Technologies and has led the Systems business of Burckhardt Compression since 2016. Fabrice Billard started his career at Hay Management and Boston Consulting Group, after which he joined Sulzer in 2004. After heading the global customer services at the Pumps division, he…
Significantly higher order intake of CHF 450.7 mn (+48.7%, excluding the effects of currency translation +47.3%) – Systems Division +78.0%, Services Division +11.2%, previous year CHF 303.0 mn Sales decreased -9.1% (excluding the effects of currency translation -10.0%) from CHF 295.2 mn to CHF 268.5 mn Increased EBIT margin from 8.8% to 9.8%, EBIT of…
After almost 40 years at Burckhardt Compression in various regions and positions, the last 10 years as its CEO, Marcel Pawlicek feels this is the right moment for a well-planned succession process. Marcel Pawlicek joined Burckhardt Compression at the start of April 1982 and will complete 40 years with the company next year. He started…