Board of Directors
Rudolf Hadorn
Chairman of the Board of Directors
lic. oec. HSG
Swiss citizen, 1963
Non-executive member
Professional background (main stages)
| 1989 – 2000 | Management and Executive positions with GM in Europe |
| 2000 – 2002 | CEO, Krone GmbH, Berlin, Germany CFO, Krone Group |
| 2002 – 2004 | CFO, Ascom Group, Berne, Switzerland |
| 2004 – 2007 | CEO, Ascom Group, Berne, Switzerland |
| 2007 – 01/2021 | CEO, Gurit Group |
| Since April 14, 2021 | Member of the Board of Directors, Gurit Holding AG |
Other Important Activities and Vested Interests
- Owner, Hadorn Industries AG, Kilchberg, Switzerland
Stefan Breitenstein
Member of the Board of Directors
Member of the Board of Directors Attorney at Law, Dr. iur. University Zurich
LL.M. Harvard Law School
Diplôme des Hautes Etudes Européennes, College of Europe, Bruges
Swiss citizen, 1957
Non-executive member
Professional background (main stages)
| Since 1994 | Partner at Lenz & Staehelin |
Other Important Activities and Vested Interests
- Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, Brink’s International Holdings AG, Zug, Switzerland
- Member of the Board of Directors, EPIC Swiss AG, Zurich, Switzerland
- Member of the Board of Directors, MAN Truck & Bus AG, Otelfingen, Switzerland Member of the Board of Directors, Kar-Tess Holding, Luxembourg
- Member of the Board of Directors, The A.G. Leventis Foundation, Liechtenstein
- Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors L&S Trust Services S.A., Geneva, Switzerland
Stefan Breitenstein
Member of the Board of Directors
Member of the Board of Directors Attorney at Law, Dr. iur. University Zurich
LL.M. Harvard Law School
Diplôme des Hautes Etudes Européennes, College of Europe, Bruges
Swiss citizen, 1957
Non-executive member
Professional background (main stages)
| Since 1994 | Partner at Lenz & Staehelin |
Other Important Activities and Vested Interests
- Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, Brink’s International Holdings AG, Zug, Switzerland
- Member of the Board of Directors, EPIC Swiss AG, Zurich, Switzerland
- Member of the Board of Directors, MAN Truck & Bus AG, Otelfingen, Switzerland Member of the Board of Directors, Kar-Tess Holding, Luxembourg
- Member of the Board of Directors, The A.G. Leventis Foundation, Liechtenstein
- Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors L&S Trust Services S.A., Geneva, Switzerland
Andreas Evertz
Member of the Board of Directors
Mech. Eng. Degree, University of the German Federal Armed Forces, Hamburg
Senior Executive Management Training, IMD Lausanne
German citizen, 1969
Non-executive member
Professional background (main stages)
| 2002 – 2007 | CEO of Flender Tübingen GmbH |
| 2008 – 2010 | Executive Vice President at Walter AG |
| 2010 – 2011 | CEO & President of Walter AG |
| 2012 – 2013 | President of Sandvik Machining Solutions |
| Since 2013 | Industrial Advisor for various Private Equity Companies |
| 2014 – 2019 | CEO and President at Schenck Process Holding GmbH |
| Since 2020 | Group CEO of Flender |
- Since 2019: Board member of ProXES GmbH
- Since 2021: Board member of the VDMA Power Transmission Engineering Association
- Since 2022: Member of the Exhibitor Advisory Board of Hannover Messe
Bettina Gerharz-Kalte
Member of the Board of Directors
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Max-Planck Institute Polymer Science,
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
German Citizen, 1964
Non-executive member
Professional background (main stages)
| 1992 – 2002 | Various Management positions in Germany and Switzerland at HOECHST AG and Clariant AG within the field of specialty Chemicals |
| 2003 – 2005 | BL head Emulsion Powder at Celanese GmbH |
| 2005 – 2012 | Managing Director Elotex GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany and Member of the Management Team Elotex AG in Switzerland, Responsible for Marketing globally, belonging to the groups National Starch and Chemicals, ICI and AkzoNobel |
| 2012 – 2014 | Purchasing Director AkzoNobel Functional Chemicals, Netherlands |
| Since 2014 | Vice President New Growth Business Thermal Insulation at Evonik Resource Efficiency GmbH, Germany |
Bettina Gerharz-Kalte
Member of the Board of Directors
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Max-Planck Institute Polymer Science,
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
German Citizen, 1964
Non-executive member
Professional background (main stages)
| 1992 – 2002 | Various Management positions in Germany and Switzerland at HOECHST AG and Clariant AG within the field of specialty Chemicals |
| 2003 – 2005 | BL head Emulsion Powder at Celanese GmbH |
| 2005 – 2012 | Managing Director Elotex GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany and Member of the Management Team Elotex AG in Switzerland, Responsible for Marketing globally, belonging to the groups National Starch and Chemicals, ICI and AkzoNobel |
| 2012 – 2014 | Purchasing Director AkzoNobel Functional Chemicals, Netherlands |
| Since 2014 | Vice President New Growth Business Thermal Insulation at Evonik Resource Efficiency GmbH, Germany |
Nick Huber
Member of the Board of Directors
Businessman
Stanford Executive Program, Stanford University
Swiss citizen, 1964
Non-executive member
Professional background (main stages)
| 1990 – 1995 | Account Manager, IBM (Schweiz) AG, Switzerland |
| 1995 – 2016 | Different management positions within the SFS Group, Heerbrugg, Switzerland |
Other Important Activities and Vested Interests
- Chairman of the Board of Directors, COLTENE Holding AG, Altstätten, Switzerland
- Member of the Board of Directors, SFS Group AG, Heerbrugg, Switzerland
- Member of the Board of Directors, Huwa Finanz- und Beteiligungs AG, Heerbrugg, Switzerland
Philippe Royer
Member of the Board of Directors
Business Administration degree, ICG Paris, 1993
Engineer, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, 1984
French and Swiss citizen, 1961
Non-executive member
Professional background (main stages)
| 1985 – 1987 | IT Manager, Lee Cooper, France |
| 1988 – 1990 | Supply chain and IT Manager, Devanlay, France |
| 1991 – 1999 | Various leading positions, then Managing Director, Eurofoil, Luxembourg |
| 2000 – 2001 | Senior Vice President, VAW Business Unit Foil, Germany |
| 2002 – 2006 | Business Unit President, Alcoa, Switzerland |
| 2007 – 2013 | Chairman & CEO, Manoir Industries, France |
| 2014 – 2018 | CEO, Metalor, Switzerland |
Philippe Royer
Member of the Board of Directors
Business Administration degree, ICG Paris, 1993
Engineer, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, 1984
French and Swiss citizen, 1961
Non-executive member
Professional background (main stages)
| 1985 – 1987 | IT Manager, Lee Cooper, France |
| 1988 – 1990 | Supply chain and IT Manager, Devanlay, France |
| 1991 – 1999 | Various leading positions, then Managing Director, Eurofoil, Luxembourg |
| 2000 – 2001 | Senior Vice President, VAW Business Unit Foil, Germany |
| 2002 – 2006 | Business Unit President, Alcoa, Switzerland |
| 2007 – 2013 | Chairman & CEO, Manoir Industries, France |
| 2014 – 2018 | CEO, Metalor, Switzerland |