Personal data
	Year of birth	1950
	Nationality	Switzerland
	Education	Diploma and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
	Career
	since 2007	Sulzer Ltd, Winterthur, Switzerland Chairman
	2004 – 2007	Sulzer Ltd, Winterthur, Switzerland CEO
	2003 – 2004	SIG AG, Neuhausen, Switzerland CEO of SIG Beverages Int. AG
	2001 – 2003	EG Energy Group AG, Zug, Switzerland Owner
	1999 – 2001	Carlo Gavazzi Holding Ltd., Zug, Switzerland CEO and Chief Operating Officer
	1996 – 1998	ABB Power Generation Group, Zurich, Switzerland Business Area Manager and Executive Board Member
	1977 – 1996	ABB and previous BBC Various management positions

	Binding Interests
	Board Member Bobst SA, Switzerland
	Board Member Ems Chemie Holding AG (Chairman)
	Board Member SAG GmbH, Germany
	Member of the Swissmem Executive Committee
	Member of Avenir Suisse