 | Pursuant to the Articles of Association, the Board of Directors of Mikron Holding AG consists of at least five and at most nine members, who are elected by the Annual General Meeting for a three-year term and who may be re-elected to successive terms.
Following his election to the Swiss Federal Council by the United Federal Assembly on 22 September 2010, Johann N. Schneider-Ammann steped down as the Chairman and a member of the Board of Directors of Mikron Holding AG on 26 October 2010. Heinrich Spoerry will be the new Chairman of the Board. Eduard Rikli will be the new Vice-Chairman of the Board.
At the Annual General Meeting of 7 April 2011 Mr. Peter Forstmoser was confirmed as a member of the Board of Directors for a further two-year term of office until he reaches the age limit of 70. As representative of the Ammann Group Holding Mr. Patrick Kilchmann was elected as a new member to the Board for a three-year term of office.
Irrespective of the term of office being served or the amount of time until the next election, members of the Board of Directors are subject to an age limit of 70 years of age.
Members of the Board of Directors
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Heinrich Spoerry |
CH |
Chairman |
1951 |
2001 |
2013 |
non-executive |
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Eduard Rikli |
CH |
Vice-Chairman |
1951 |
2010 |
2013 |
non-executive |
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Peter Forstmoser |
CH |
Member |
1943 |
1976 |
2013 |
non-executive |
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Andreas Steiner |
CH |
Member |
1945 |
2003 |
2012 |
non-executive |
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Patrick Kilchmann |
CH |
Member |
1958 |
2011 |
2014 |
non-executive |
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 | Heinrich Spoerry
lic. oec., MBA
From 1987 to 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 to 1998. Mr Spoerry then became Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of the SFS Group in Heerbrugg, a position he has occupied since 1998. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Tegula AG in Zurich and of Bucher Industries AG. Heinrich Spoerry has been a member of Mikron’s Board of Directors since 2001. On 26 October 2010 he was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors. |
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 | Eduard Rikli
Dipl. Ing. ETH
Dr. sc. techn. ETH
After many years in various managerial positions at the Sulzer Group, Eduard Rikli – as a member of the Executive Board – headed the Sulzer Services and Equipment division from 2000 to 2001 and the Sulzer Metco division from 2001 to 2003. He was CEO of Mikron from 2004 to 2009. On 27 April 2010, Eduard Rikli was appointed to the Board of Directors and on 26 October 2010 was elected Vice-Chairman. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Repower AG and Brütsch/Ruegger, and is also a member of the Board of Directors of a number of SMEs. Mr Rikli also sits on the Board of Trustees of the Zurich College of Technology, Technopark Zurich and Technorama. |
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 | Peter Forstmoser
Prof. Dr. iur., LL.M.
Peter Forstmoser was professor of civil, commercial and capital market law at the University of Zurich from 1974 to 2008 and has been a partner at the Zurich law firm Niederer Kraft & Frey since 1975. From 2000 to 2009 he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the global reinsurer Swiss Re. He also chairs the Board of Directors at Hesta AG, Zug. Mr Forstmoser is a member of the Board of Directors of PSP Swiss Property AG, Familie Ernst Basler AG, as well as of Remer Holding AG and of Niederer Kraft & Frey AG. |
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 | 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. From 1999 to 2007 he was 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, a member of the Foundation Council of the Swiss National Science Foundation, Chairman of the Economiesuisse research commission, a member of the Board of Trustees at the Hasler Foundation in Berne, a member of the Board of University Hospital Zurich and a member of the Board of Directors of Movis AG, Zurich. |
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 | Patrick Kilchmann
Dipl. phys. ETH, lic. oec. HSG
Patrick Kilchmann was Head of Personnel Development at Sandoz AG, Basel from 1986 to 1990. In the years 1990 to 1992 he became Sales engineer of Schindler AG, Ebikon and from 1992 to 2002 worked in various management positions, finally as Head of Business Development and member of the Group Managment of Sulzer AG, Winterthur. Since 2002 Patrick Kilchmann held several management positions, most recently Head of Group Services of the Ammann Group, Langenthal. |
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