Urs Kaufmann

1962, Swiss citizen, master’s degree in mechanical engineering (dipl. Ing. ETH) from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology; since 2023 member of the board

  • 2023-2024 Bucher Industries AG, member of the board
  • since 2017 Huber + Suhner AG, Pfäffikon, chairman of the board
  • 2002-2017 Huber + Suhner AG, Pfäffikon, CEO
  • 1994-2002 Huber + Suhner AG, Pfäffikon, various positions
  • 1987-1993 Zellweger Uster AG, various positions

Other appointments:

Deputy chairman of the board of SFS Group AG, Heerbrugg; member of the board of Vetropack Holding AG, Saint-Prex (until April 2024), and of Müller Martini Holding AG, Hergiswil

Anita Hauser

1969, Swiss citizen, master’s degree in public affairs (lic. rer. publ. HSG) from the University of St. Gallen, MBA INSEAD, Fontainebleau; since 2007 member of the board, since 2011 deputy chairwoman of the board; member of the compensation committee

  • 2012-2017 Magenta Management AG, Zurich, managing director
  • 2010 EF Education First AG, Lucerne, marketing director
  • 2005 EF Education AG, Zurich, country manager 
  • 2000 Lindt & Sprüngli (International) AG, Kilchberg, international marketing manager
  • 1993-1998 Unilever, Zug and Milan, European brand manager

Other appointments:  

Member of the board of AMAG Group AG, Cham, of Roche Holding AG, Basel, and of Magenta Management AG, Zurich

Michael Hauser

1972, Swiss citizen, master’s degree in mechanical engineering (dipl. Ing. ETH) from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, MBA INSEAD, Fontainebleau /Singapore; since 2011 member of the board; member of the audit committee

  • since 2020 notime AG, Zurich, CEO
  • 2015 notime AG, Zurich, member of the board and of the management
  • 2013 biuco GmbH, Austria, managing director 
  • 2009-2011 Strabag Energietechnik, Austria, managing director
  • 2006 hs energieanlagen, Germany, member of the management
  • 1998 Alstom/ABB, commissioning of gas turbines

No other appointments or commitments 

Martin Hirzel

1970, Swiss citizen, master’s degree in mechanical engineering (dipl. administration HWV) from the Höhere Wirtschafts- und Verwaltungsschule, GMP Harvard Business School; since 2018 member

of the board; chairman of the audit committee

  • since 2011 Swissmem (trade association of the Swiss mechanical, electrical and engineering industries), Zurich, president
  • 2011-2019 Autoneum Holding AG, Winterthur, CEO
  • 2007-2011 Rieter Automotive Systems, São Paulo, division president
  • 2000-2007 Rieter Holding AG, Shanghai, general manager China
  • 1997-2000 Rieter Textile Systems, Winterthur, chief controller international

Other appointments: 

Member of the board of Datwyler Holding AG, Altdorf, of IPZ Operation AG, Dübendorf, of Lantal Textiles AG, Langenthal, of Ronal AG, Härkingen and of TESTEX AG, Zurich

Stefan Scheiber

1965, Swiss citizen, business economist St. Gallen University of Applied Sciences, IMD Lausanne, Harvard Business School; since 2022 member of the board; member of the compensation committee

  • since 2020 Bühler Group, Uzwil, member of the board
  • since 2016 Bühler Group, Uzwil, CEO
  • 1988-2016 Bühler Group, Uzwil, various management positions

Other appointments:

Member of the board of Switzerland Innovation Park Ost, St. Gallen and of Kistler Holding AG, Winterthur