Executive Committee

The Executive Committee consists of the CEO, the CFO, the Division Presidents, and the General Counsel. The former CEO Ton Büchner left the company as per October 31, 2011. Jürgen Brandt was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Sulzer as of November 1, 2011, on an ad interim basis. He took over this position in addition to his role as Chief Financial Officer. Klaus Stahlmann was appointed as new Chief Executive Officer of Sulzer as of February 22, 2012. Executive management powers are delegated by the Board of Directors to the CEO. The Division Presidents are charged by the CEO with defining and attaining business targets for their respective divisions in accordance with corporate goals. The appropriate powers have largely been delegated to the Division Presidents by the CEO. The organization regulation governs, among other things, the transfer of responsibilities from the Board of Directors to the CEO, and this regulation can be viewed at www.sulzer.com/regulations. The other members of the Executive Committee support the CEO in his corporate management tasks. There are no management contracts with third parties. The CVs of the members of the Executive Committee can be viewed by clicking on the following portraits.

CEO