Board
The board represents the broader membership interests taking into consideration the importance of individual industries and regions. Members are elected for a three-year term by the general assembly. The board consists of personalities who hold leadership positions in a member association or an affiliated company.
Board
President
Christoph Mäder President, economiesuisse, Zurich Vice-president
Philippe Hebeisen Chairman of the Board of Directors, Vaudoise Assurances, Lausanne Delegate Swiss Insurance Association SIA, Zurich Martin Hirzel President, Swissmem, Zurich
Dr. Matthias Leuenberger Country president Novartis Suisse, Novartis International AG, Basel President scienceindustries, Zurich
Marcel Rohner Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors Union Bancaire Privée UBP Chairman of the Board of the Swiss Bankers Association
Treasurer Dr. Thierry Kenel Member of the Group Management, Swatch Group, Bienne Delegate Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH, Bienne
Other members Leif Agnéus President swissstaffing, Dubendorf
Daniel Bloch Prof. Dr. Andreas Bohrer
Cédric Bossert Group General Counsel, Richemont International SA, Bellevue Delegate Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH, Bienne Philomena Colatrella
Dr. Peter Derendinger Chairman of the Board of Directors, Credit Suisse (Switzerland) AG, Zurich Delegate SwissBanking Swiss Bankers Association, Basel Marcel Dobler Member of the National Council President, ICTswitzerland, St. Gallen
Dr. Rolf Dörig President of the board of directors, Swiss Life Holding, Zurich President, Swiss Insurance Association SIA, Zurich
Caroline Forster Co-CEO, Forster Rohner Group, St. Gallen Delegate Swiss Textiles, Zurich Prof. Reto Francioni
David P. Frick Member of the Group Management Board, Nestlé S.A., Nestlé SA, Vevey François Gabella Member of the board, LEM Holding S.A., Fribourg Vice president Swissmem, Zurich
Lukas Gähwiler Chairman UBS Switzerland SA, Zurich Delegate SwissBanking Swiss Bankers Association, Basel
Peter A. Gehler Vice Chairman, Siegfried AG Delegate scienceindustries, Zurich Dr. Philipp Gmür Group CEO, Helvetio Group, St. Gallen Delegate Swiss Insurance Association SIA, Zurich
Blaise Goetschin CEO, Banque Cantonale de Genève, Geneva Delegate SwissBanking Swiss Bankers Association, Basel
Dr. Matthias Halusa
Dr. Yannick Hausmann Group General Counsel, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd, Zurich Delegate Swiss Insurance Association, Zurich
Patrick Hess CEO, Schindler Aufzüge AG, Ebikon Delegate Swissmem, Zurich Stephan Howeg Chief of Staff & Communications Officer, The Adecco Group SA, Zurich Delegate The Adecco Group SA, Zurich
Carl Illi Partner, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of CWC Textil AG Chairman of Swiss Textiles
Robert Itschner CEO, ABB Schweiz AG, Baden Represantative Swissmem, Zurich Dr. Eva Jaisli CEO, PB Swiss Tools AG, Wasen Delegate Swissmem, Zurich
Antje Kanngiesser CEO Alpiq Holding AG, Olten
Dr. Christian Keller President and Chief Executive Officer, IBM Schweiz AG, Zurich Delegate IBM Schweiz AG, Zurich Theda König Horowicz General Counsel, Rolex SA, Geneva Delegate Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH, Bienne
Simon Kronenberg CEO, Holcim Switzerland and Italy, Zurich Delegate cemsuisse, Bern André Kudelski President and CEO, Kudelski Group, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne
Gian-Luca Lardi President, Schweizerischer Baumeisterverband, Zurich Dr. Karin Lenzlinger Diedenhofen President, Zurich Chamber of Commerce, Zurich
Dr. Daniel Liedtke CEO & Chairman of the Executive Committee, Hirslanden AG, Zurich Delegate Privatehospitals Switzerland
Ulrich Jakob Looser Partner, BLR & Partners AG, Zurich Delegate Accenture AG, Zurich Dr. Annette Luther Secretary to the Board of Directors, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Basel Delegate scienceindustries, Zurich
Magdalena Martullo Managing Director and Vice-President of the Board of Directors, Ems-Chemie Holding AG, Domat/Ems Member of the Federal Council / Delegate scienceindustries, Zurich Blaise Matthey General Direktor, Fédération des Entreprises Romandes Genève (FER), Genf
Didier Maus President, Maus Frères SA, Genf Roman Mazzotta
Isabelle Moret Member of the National Council President, fial, Bern Dr. Christian Mumenthaler CEO, Swiss Re, Zurich Delegate Swiss Insurance Association, Zurich
Adrian Nösberger Patrick Odier Executive Partner, Banque Lombard Odier Cie SA, Geneva Delegate SwissBanking Swiss Bankers Association, Basel
Andrea Ostinelli Managing Director External Partnerships & Head of Campus Switzerland, Johnson & Johnson AG, Zug
Stefan Pfister CEO, KPMG Switzerland, Zurich
Brenda Ponsignon Representative Swiss Cigarette, Berne
Tomas Prenosil CEO and Delegate of the Board of Directors, Confiserie Sprüngli AG, Zürich President HANDELSVERBAND.swiss, Bern Jean-Marc Probst President, Probst Maveg AG, Crissier President, Handel Schweiz, Basel
Emmanuel Raffner CEO, Lauener & Cie SA, Boudry Vice-President Chambre neuchâteloise du commerce et de l'industrie CNCI Matthias Rebellius
Michael Rechsteiner Chairman of the Board of Directors, Swisscom AG, Zurich Delegate Swisscom AG, Zurich Peter Ritter Managing Partner, Curia Treuhand AG, Chur President EXPERTsuisse, Zurich
Kurt Rohrbach President, Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bern
Andreas Ruch CEO and owner of Ruch Metallbau AG, Altdorf President, Industrie- und Handelskammer Zentralschweiz IHZ, Luzern Bernard Rüeger CEO Alpsens, Crissier Honorary President Chambre vaudoise du commerce et de l'industrie CVCI, Lausanne
Reto Savoia CEO, Deloitte Switzerland, Zurich Urs Schellenberg
Dr. Martin Schmid Member of the Council of States President, Verband der Schweizerischen Gasindustrie, Zug Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter Member of the National Council President, Handelskammer beider Basel HKBB, Basel
Andreas Staubli CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Zurich
François Thoenen Director Corporate Affairs, Member of the Managing Board, Philip Morris International Management SA, Lausanne Delegate Philip Morris International Management SA, Lausanne Dr. Suzanne Thoma CEO, BKW AG, Bern
Franziska A. Tschudi Sauber Managing Director and Delegate of the Board of Directors, Weidmann Holding AG, Rapperswil
Dr. Thomas Wellauer Chairman of the Board of Directors, SIX Management AG, Zurich Dr. Felix Wenger Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company, Inc. Switzerland, Zurich
Kaspar E.A. Wenger Chairman of the Board, Holcim (Schweiz) AG, Zurich Silvan Wildhaber CEO, Filtex AG, St. Gallen Delegate Swiss Textiles, Zurich
Marianne Wildi CEO Hypothekarbank Lenzburg AG, Lenzburg President, Aargauer Industrie- und Handelskammer AIHK, Aarau Andreas Züllig Host, Hotel Schweizerhof, Lenzerheide President, hotelleriesuisse, Bern