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Board of Directors

Chairman

Alain Guttmann

1958, Swiss national.
MScE, University of Lausanne (HEC).
Since 2005 Managing partner of Alpavest SA, Switzerland.
2000-2004 Founder of SFF Financial Services, and manager of a private equity vehicle.
1996-2000 Ernst & Young Consulting: Executive Vice President Central Europe and CEO for Switzerland.
1986-1996 Director and partner of ICME management consulting Lausanne, Switzerland, and Paris, France.
1983-1986 Marketing brand manager for Jacobs Suchard.
Other Board Memberships in Switzerland: Alpavest SA, Vich; Biokema SA, Crissier; CIEL Électricité SA, Lausanne; JBF Finance SA, Buchillon; LBIS SA, Lausanne; Voxia Communication SA, Geneva; Wider SA, Clarens; Retripa SA, Crissier; Fondation Espoir, Bern

Vice Chairman

Domenico Iacaovelli

1976, Swiss national.
Information Technologist FA, specialist in application development, 2004, WISS in Kloten
Business Economist NDS HF, 2007, ZbW in St. Gallen
Since 2024 CEO and President, Bystronic, Switzerland
2022 - 2024 Vice-president, Groupe Andritz, Switzerland
2018 – 2022 General Director, Groupe Schuler, Switzerland
2011- 2018 General Director, Soutec AG, Switzerland
2006-2011 Different positions, Soutec AG, Switzerland
2000 Project Manager, Induma Automation, Switzerland
Other Board Memberships in Switzerland: Rey Technology AG, Sirnach

Jürgen Brandt

1956, Swiss and German national.
Bachelor of Science in Economic Engineering (Dipl. Wirtschafts-Ingenieur), Esslingen, Germany.
Since 2015 Owner of Brandt International Consulting GmbH, Switzerland.
2010-2014 CFO of Sulzer Ltd, Winterthur, Switzerland.
2007-2010 CFO and Member of the Management Board, Austrian Energy & Environment Group, Austria.
2006-2007 CFO of Von Roll Inova, Zurich, Switzerland.
2006 CFO of Power Group Europe, Foster Wheeler, Finland.
2005-2006 CFO of Sylvania Lighting International Ltd, Germany.
1999-2004 Senior Vice President Finance Power and Environment Division, Alstom Power, France and Belgium.
1997-1999 CFO of Alstom Boilers GmbH, Germany.
Other Board Memberships in Switzerland: Belimed Life Science AG, Sulgen.

Gian-Luca Bona

1957, Swiss national.
Prof. Dr. for Photonics ETH Zurich and EPF Lausanne.
Since 2009 Director Empa - Material Science & Technology, Switzerland.
2008-2009 Director Tape Storage Solutions, IBM Server and Technology Group, Tucson, USA.
2004-2008 Research Manager Science & Technology, Director Tape Storage Solutions, IBM San Jose and Tucson, USA.
1987-2004 Research Staff member and Research Manager Photonics, IBM Research Laboratory, Rüschlikon, Switzerland.
Other board Memberships in Switzerland: Integra Metering, Therwil; SATW Executive Board, Member; Technopark Zurich Foundation, Zurich; Swiss Innovation Park Foundation Zurich, Zurich; ETH Board, Bern; Swiss Innovation Park Ost AG, St. Gallen.
Bundesanstalt für Materialien (BAM), Berlin, Germany.

Montserrat Peidro-Insa

1972, Spanish national.
Graduated from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Telecommunications Engineering and attended the PDD Program for Managers Development, IESE Business School, Spain, as well as, the Structuring M&A Program, at the New York Institute of Finance.
Since 2023 Senior Vicepresident of Strategy EMEA, Pax8, Barcelona, Spain.
2020-2023 CEO and Administrator, ALSO Cloud Spain S.L.U, Part of ALSO Group AG, Barcelona, Spain.
2016-2020 Senior Vicepresident, Head of Digital Print Business Unit WW, Heidelberg Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, Germany.
2014-2016 Director, WW Current Business Management – HP Graphics Business Unit (GSB), Hewlett-Packard Española, Barcelona, Spain.
2011-2014 Manager, EMEA Commercial Business (Sales and Marketing) – HP Indigo, Hewlett-Packard Española, Barcelona, Spain.
2005-2011 EMEA Segment Manager for various segments in the Graphic Arts Division. – HP, Hewlett-Packard Española, Barcelona, Spain.
2000-2005 Future Products Mngr – EMEA Large Format Printing Group, Hewlett-Packard GmbH, Boeblingen, Germany.
1995-2000 R&D Engineer – Semiconductors Testing Division, Agilent GmbH, Boeblingen, Germany.

Marc Schuler

1968, Swiss national.
Graduated from the Neuchatel University in Economic and Social Sciences and attended the Business Program for Digital Business Transformation, IMD Lausanne, as well as, the MBA in Business/ Managerial Economics, in the Edinburgh Business School.
Since 2009 Managing Director, Dixi Polytool SA, Le Locle, Switzerland.
1998-2009 Sales and Marketing Director, Dixi Polytool SA, Le Locle, Switzerland.
1993-1998 Product Manager, Howmedica International, Ireland.
Other Board Memberships in Switzerland: President of the Association PME and Créateurs d’Entreprise; member of the Board of the Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe; Since 2024 - COO Dixi Group, Le Locle, Switzerland; member of the Swissmem Committee; memeber of the Board Microcity, Neuchâtel, Switzerland; memeber of the Board Dixi group, le lole, Switzerland.

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