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Board of Directors

Board of Directors





from left to right: Heinrich Spoerry, Anton Affentranger (Vice-Chairman), Johann Niklaus Schneider-Ammann (Chairman), Andreas Steiner, Peter Forstmoser


Johann Niklaus Schneider-Ammann
Dipl. Ing. ETH




Johann N. Schneider-Ammann became CEO of the Ammann Group in 1988 and has been Chairman of the Board of Directors and Managing Director of Ammann Group Holding AG in Langenthal since 1990. Alongside his professional activities, he is also a member of the Swiss National Council and President of Swissmem (Association of Swiss Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Industries). In addition, he sits on the Board of Directors of the Swatch Group in Biel and of a number of SMEs.
Anton Affentranger
lic. oec.




After holding a variety of positions within the nternational financial industry, Anton Affentranger
became Executive Vice President and Member of the Enlarged Group Executive Board of UBS in 1996, a function he occupied until 1998. From 1998 – 2000, he was Managing Partner and CEO of the private bank Lombard, Odier & Cie in Geneva. In 2001, Mr Affentranger became Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Executive Committee of the F. Hoffmann-
La Roche pharmaceutical group in Basel. Subsequently, Anton Affentranger has been active as an entrepreneur in various capacities: as founder and Chairman of Affentranger Associates AG, Chairman of Corporate Investment Management Affentranger Holding AG and of Dartfish AG. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Zschokke Holding AG and as a member
of the Board of Directors at Ammann Group. He is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Transmission Technology Holding AG and of the Board of Trustees of Fondation Casin.
Peter Forstmoser
Prof. Dr. iur., LL.M.




Peter Forstmoser has been professor of civil, commercial and capital market law at the University
of Zurich since 1974 and a partner at the Zurich law firm Niederer Kraft & Frey since 1975. In 2000, he took up office as Chairman of the Board of Directors at the global reinsurer Swiss Re. He also chairs the Board of Directors at Hesta AG and Hesta Tex AG, Zug. Mr Forstmoser is a member of the Board of Directors of Familie Ernst Basler AG and of the Müller Möhl Group and
Vice President of the Board of Trustees of the Gebert Rüf Stiftung, a scientific foundation.
Heinrich Spoerry
lic. oec., MBA




From 1987 – 1995, Heinrich Spoerry was a member of the Executive Board of Staefa Control Systems AG in his capacity as Head of Finance, Controlling and Information Technology. He held a seat on the Executive Board at Cerberus AG, a fire detection and security systems manufacturer in Männedorf, from 1996 – 1998. Mr Spoerry then became Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of the SFS Gruppe in Heerbrugg, a position he has occupied since 1998. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Industrieholding Cham AG, of Tegula AG in Zurich and of Bucher Industries AG.
Andreas Steiner
Dipl. Ing. ETH
Dr. sc. techn. ETH




Andreas Steiner was a member of the Management Committee of ABB Switzerland from 1993 to 1999. Since then he has been CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Belimo Holding AG, Hinwil. Mr Steiner is a member of the University of Zurich’s University Council, Chairman of the Economiesuisse research commission, and a member of the Board of Trustees at the Hasler
Foundation in Berne.


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