Personal data

Date of birth: August 29, 1957, Zurich, Switzerland
Nationality: Swiss citizen

Educational

St. Gall University (HSG), Studies at the Department of Economics, degree in economics (lic.oec.), doctoral dissertation and award of PhD. (Dr.oec.)

Employment Background

2004	Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Georg Fischer Corporation, Member of Executive Committee
1997 – 2004	CFO of stock exchange listed Agie Charmilles Group (GF Machine Tools)
1996 – 1997	CFO of Piping Systems Group of the Georg Fischer Corporation
1993 – 1996	Manager of fibre-cement division of the Nueva Group
1991 – 1993	President of Industrias Plycem, Venezuela (Nueva Group)
1987 – 1991	Head of Controlling of Schweizerische Eternit Group (today Nueva Group
1985 – 1987	CFO of a small entrepreneurial group in the sectors IT and real estate