Jürg Oleas (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
Profession: Mechanical engineer ETH; Place of residence: Eich, LU; member of the Board of Directors since 2020; Born: 1957; Training/degree: Mechanical engineer ETH with additional specialisation in law; Professional background: 1982 to 1998 employed in various roles at the ABB Group; 1999 to 2001 CEO at Alstom Power Switzerland; 2001 to 2019 employed in various roles at the GEA Group, from 2004 as its CEO; Other activities: Since 2011 Member of the Board of Directors of RUAG Holding AG, Bern; since 2016 Member of the Board of Directors of Holcim Ltd, Zurich.
Andreas Herzog
Profession: Business economist HWV; Place of residence: Laax, GR; member of the Board of Directors since 2020; Born: 1957; Training/degree: Various postgraduate courses in marketing and financial management at business schools in France, Canada and the USA after graduating in business economics; Professional background: 1984 to 1990 employed in various roles at Ciba-Geigy, Basel, Mexico City, Abidjan; 1990 to 1995 employed in various roles at SWATCH, Biel, Bad Soden/Fkft a.M.; 1996 to 2001 Vice President Finance at Daniel Swarovski Corporation, Feldmeilen; 2001 to 2002 CFO at Eichhof Holding AG, Lucerne; 2002 to 2019 CFO of the Buhler Group, Uzwil; Professional activity: Self-employed since October 2019, including as European partner of RIFF Ventures; Other activities: Member of the Advisory Board of CEIBS International Business School Switzerland, Horgen; since 2017 Vice Chair of the Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce; since 2018 Member of the Board of Directors of SeedCapital Invest AG, Sempach; since 2019 Chairman of the Board of Directors of Systemcredit AG, Schlieren; since 2019 Member of the Board of Directors of Meyer Burger Technology AG Thun.
Thierry Philardeau
Profession: Business economist; Place of residence: Paris (FR); member of the Boards of Directors since 2023; Born: 1962; Training/degree: Master in marketing and financial management at NEOMA business school in France, PED IMD business school, Lausanne; Professional background: 1984 to 1986 Quantitative Research Executive at Unilever France; 1986 to 2023 employed in various marketing, sales and management roles at Nestlé in Paris, Brussels, Milan and Vevey; until 1 April 2023 as Head of the Nutrition Strategic Business Unit, Nestlé Vevey.
Jean-Philippe Rochat
Profession: Lawyer; Place of residence: Lausanne, VD; member of the Board of Directors since 2020; Born: 1957; Training/degree: lic. iur., admitted to the bar of the canton of Vaud; Professional background: Studies in law at the University of Lausanne; Professional activity: Since 1988 Partner at Kellerhals Carrard; Other activities: since 1999 member of the Board of Directors of Investissements Fonciers SA, Lausanne VD; since 2005 member of the Board of Directors of Casino de Montreux SA, Montreux VD; since 2010 member of the Board of Directors of Vaudoise Assurances Holding SA, Lausanne VD; since 2012 member of the Board of Directors of Ferragamo (Suisse) SA, Mendrisio TI; since 2013 member of the Board of Directors at Sagrave Holding Gravier AG, Lausanne VD; since 2019 member of the Board of Directors at Vetropack Holding SA, Saint-Prex VD, since 2022 member of the Board of Directors at Miauton Holding SA, La Chaux-de-Fonds NE; since 2022 member of the Board of Directors at VW Volleyball World SA, Lausanne VD; Honorary Counsul of Finland, Lausanne.