Committee
The broad foundation of our activities is ensured by the General Assembly, the Board of Directors, and the Executive Committee. The Management Committee, permanent commissions, ad hoc working groups, and various expert bodies guarantee that the expertise available within associations and companies continuously flows into economiesuisse’s positions. This provides economiesuisse with a unique network across Switzerland.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors represents the broader interests of the membership with regard to the importance of the various economic sectors and their regional origins. Its members are elected by the General Assembly for a term of three years. The body is composed of distinguished individuals who hold leadership positions within a member association or an affiliated company.
Vice Presidency
Dr. Nicolas Durand
Founder of Abionic SA, Lausanne
Representative of the Vaud Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CVCI), Lausanne, the Latin Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CLCI), Fribourg
Martin Hirzel
President, Swissmem, Zurich
Dr. Annette Luther
Head External Affairs, Switzerland, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Basel
President, scienceindustries, Zurich
Dr. Stefan Mäder
President of the Board of directors, Swiss Mobiliar Holding Ltd., Bern
President, Swiss Insurance Association (SIA), Zurich
Giorgio Pradelli
CEO, EFG International, Zurich
President of the Swiss Bankers Association, Basel
Other members
Christoph Aeschlimann
Group CEO, Swisscom AG, Zurich
Delegate of Swisscom AG, Zurich
David Allemann
Co-Founder & Executive Co-Chairman, On AG, Zurich
Delegate of On AG, Zurich
Daniel Arn
President, Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bern
Delegate of Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Basel
Gustav Baldinger
CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Zurich
Delegate of PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Zurich
Andreas Berger
Group CEO, Swiss Re AG, Zurich
Delegate of the Swiss Insurance Association (SIA), Zurich
Jean-Yves Bieri
CFO, Maus Frères SA, Geneva
Delegate of Maus Frères SA, Geneva
Daniel Bloch
Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Manager, Chocolats Camille Bloch SA, Courtelary
Delegate of Chocosuisse/Biscosuisse, Bern
Prof. Dr. Andreas Bohrer
Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer, Member of the Executive Committee, Lonza Group AG, Basel
Vice President, scienceindustries, Zurich
Denis Boivin
President, EXPERTsuisse, Zurich
Daniel Broglie
President, Swiss Trade, Basel
Arnaud Bürgin
CEO, Fédération des Entreprises Romandes Genève FER, Geneva
Delegate of the Fédération des Entreprises Romandes Genève FER, Geneva
Andreas Christen
President, Swiss Textiles, Zurich
Anne Edwards
Head of Corporate Affairs, Glencore International AG, Baar
Delegate of Glencore International AG, Baar
Jens Fehlinger
CEO, Swiss International Air Lines, Kloten
Delegate of Swiss International Air Lines, Kloten
David P. Frick
Member of the Group Management Board, Nestlé SA, Vevey
François Gabella
Member of the board, LEM Holding SA, Fribourg
Delegate of Swissmem, Zurich
Katharina Göppinger
Country General Manager & Chairwoman, IBM Switzerland, Zurich
Delegate of IBM Switzerland, Zurich
Petra Gössi
Member of the Council of States
President Federation of the Swiss Food Industries (fial), Bern
Olivier Haegeli
Chairman, Chambre de commerce et d'industrie du Jura (CCIJ), Delémont
Delegate of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Switzerland, Geneva
Nicolas Härtsch
Board member, Industrie- und Handelskammer (IHK), St. Gallen-Appenzell
Delegate of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Geneva
Dr. Basil Heeb
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Raiffeisen Switzerland, St Gallen
Delegate of the Swiss Bankers Association, Basel
André Helfenstein
Chairman of the Board of Directors, SIX Group AG, Zurich
Delegate of SIX Group AG, Zurich
Patrick Hess
Head of Europe North, Member of the Executive Board, Schindler Aufzüge AG, Ebikon
Delegate of Swissmem, Zurich
Daniel Hofer
President, Avenergy Suisse, Zurich
Delegate of Avenergy Suisse, Zurich
Pascal Hoorn
CFO & VP Innovative Medicine Principal Operations and Finance Transformation, Johnson&Johnson, Zug
Delegate of Johnson&Johnson, Zug
Dr. Patrick Horber
President International Novartis Pharma AG, Basel
Delegate of scienceindustries, Zurich
Marco Huwiler
CEO, Accenture Schweiz, Zurich
Delegate of Accenture Schweiz, Zurich
Robert Itschner
CEO, BKW AG, Bern
Dr. Eva Jaisli
CEO, PB Swiss Tools AG, Wasen
Vice President, Swissmem, Zurich
Dr. Martin Kurt Jara
CEO, Helvetia Switzerland, Member of the Helvetia Executive Management, Basel
Delegate of the Swiss Insurance Association (SIA), Zurich
Marcel Keller
Senior Vice President, Country President Adecco Group Switzerland, Zurich
Pascal Kiener
CEO, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Lausanne
Delegate ot the Swiss Banking Swiss Bankers Association, Basel
André Kudelski
President and CEO, Kudelski Group, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne
Jean-Daniel Laffely
CEO, Groupe Vaudoise Assurances, Lausanne
Delegate of the Swiss Insurance Association (SIA), Zurich
Olivier Lambrechts
BU President NCE, Basel
Delegate of scienceindustries, Zurich
Gian-Luca Lardi
Central President, Schweizerischer Baumeisterverband, Zurich
Dr. Karin Lenzlinger Diedenhofen
Investor, member of the board of directors, member of the foundation board
President, Zurich Chamber of Commerce, Zurich
Ulrich Jakob Looser
Partner, BLR & Partners AG, Zurich
Marco Maccarelli
CEO, Holcim Schweiz, Zurich
Delegate of cemsuisse, Bern
Magdalena Martullo
Member of the National Council / Managing Director and Vice-President of the Board of Directors, Ems-Chemie Holding AG, Domat/Ems
Delegate of scienceindustries, Zurich
Roman Mazzotta
Head Crop Protection Legal / Syngenta Country President Switzerland, Basel
Delegate scienceindustries, Zurich
Axel Meyer
Group General Counsel, Richemont International SA, Bellevue
Delegate of the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (FH), Bienne
Simon Michel
Member of the National Council, CEO, Ypsomed, Burgdorf
Delegate of Swiss Medtech, Bern
Adrian Nösberger
CEO, Schroder & Co Bank AG, Zurich
Delegate of the Swiss Banking Swiss Bankers Association, Basel
Antimo Perretta
Chairman of the Board of Directors, AXA Versicherungen AG / AXA Leben AG Schweiz, Winterthur
Delegate of the Swiss Insurance Association (SIA), Zurich
Brenda Ponsignon
Head of Corporate and Public Affairs, British American Tobacco Switzerland SA, Lausanne
Delegate of Swiss Cigarette, Berne
Tomas Prenosil
CEO and Delegate of the Board of Directors, Confiserie Sprüngli AG, Zurich
President, HANDELSVERBAND.swiss, Bern
Frédéric Rochat
Managing Partner, Lombard Odier Group, Geneva
Delegate of the Swiss Banking Swiss Bankers Association, Basel
Peter Ronchetti
GM Switzerland and CEE Public Sector Amazon Web Services AWS, Zurich
Delegate of Amazon Web Services AWS, Zurich
Markus Ronner
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, UBS Group AG, Zurich
Delegate of the Swiss Bankers Association, Basel
Gilles Emmanuel Rufenacht
CEO, Gruppo Hirslanden, Zurich
Delegate of ospita - Die Schweizer Gesundheitsunternehmen, Bern
Urs Schellenberg
CEO and owner, E. Schellenberg Textile printing, Fehraltorf
Delegate of Swiss Textiles, Zurich
Dr. Gerd Scheller
CEO, Siemens Schweiz AG, Zurich
Delegate of Swissmem, Zurich
Dr. Martin Schmid
Member of the Council of States / Lawyer, KUNZ SCHMID Rechtsanwälte und Notare AG
President, Verband der Schweizerischen Gasindustrie, Zug
Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter
Member of the National Council
President, Handelskammer beider Basel (HKBB), Basel
scienceindustries
Vacant
Pascal Sprenger
Des. CEO, KPMG AG Schweiz, Zurich
Delegate of KPMG AG, Zurich
Roman Stein
CEO Schweiz, Swiss Life AG, Zurich
Vice President, Swiss Insurance Association (SVV), Zurich
Michael Steinmann
Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company, Inc. Switzerland, Zurich
Nora Teuwsen
Chairwoman of the Executive Board, ABB Schweiz AG, Baden
Delegate of Swissmem, Zurich
François Thoenen
Director External Affairs, Member of the Managing Board, Philip Morris International Management SA, Lausanne
Andreas Tischhauser
Managing Director, Tisca Tischhauser AG, Bühler
Delegate of Swiss Textiles, Zurich
Raphael Tobler
Founder and Managing Director, eduwo.ch, Winterthur
President, Swiss Startup Association, Winterthur
Alexander Troller
General Counsel, Rolex SA, Ginevra
Delegate of the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (FH), Bienne
Franziska A. Tschudi Sauber
President of the Board of Directors, Weidmann Holding AG, Zurich
Martin von Moos
President, HotellerieSuisse, Bern
Kaspar E.A. Wenger
Chairman of the Board, Holcim (Schweiz) AG, Zurich
Marianne Wildi
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Hypothekarbank Lenzburg, Lenzburg
President, Aargauer Industrie- und Handelskammer (AIHK), Aarau
Guest
The Director of the Swiss Employers' Association is invited to the meetings as a permanent guest.
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