Group Management

EDUCATION

• 2008 - 2015 IMD Lausanne, Switzerland; Executive Training
• 1993 Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Washington/Zurich, MBA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2017 - now: Chief Executive Officer
• 2013 - 2017: Regional Manager EMEA and Member of Group Management
• 2007 - 2012: Regional Manager North America, General Manager Sika USA and Member of Group Management
• 2003 - 2006: General Manager Sika Germany
• 1988 - 2002: Product Manager / Head of Sales Industry, Marketing Manager Industry, Business Unit Leader Industry
• 1982 - 1988: International Key Account Sales Manager Switzerland EMS Chemie AG, Switzerland
• 1980 - 1982: Project Manager Air Condition Plants, Luwa AG, Hong Kong, China
• 1976 - 1980: Production Manager, Hemair AG, Switzerland

FURTHER COMMITTMENTS

• 2017 - now: Member of Board of Directors, Swisspearl Group AG

EDUCATION

• 2009, 2013, 2015: IMD Lausanne, Switzerland, Executive Development Program 
• 2001: University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, USA, Management Coaching Certificate    
• 1983 - 1988: Villanova University, Pennsylvania, USA, BSc Chemistry

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2017 - now: Regional Manager Asia/Pacific and Member of Group Management
• 2016 - 2017: Head Target Market Concrete Asia/Pacific
• 2015 - 2017: General Manager Sika China, Area Manager Greater China, Sika China
• 2013 - 2015: Senior Vice President, Target Market Concrete & Waterproofing, Sika USA
• 2011 - 2015: General Manager Sika Greenstreak, USA
• 1998 - 2011: Management Positions in Target Market Concrete and in Business Unit Construction, Sika USA
• 1991 - 1998: Management Positions, Stonhard Inc., USA

EDUCATION

• 2007 - 2015: IMD Lausanne, Switzerland; Executive Training
• 1996: University of St. Gallen, lic. oec. HSG

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2018 - now: Regional Manager Americas and Member of Group Management
• 2013 - 2018: Regional Manager North America, General Manager Sika USA, and Member of Group Management
• 2007 - 2012: Head of Corporate Business Unit Distribution and Member of Group Management
• 2009 - 2012: General Manager Sika France / Area Manager France, North Africa, and Mauritius and Member of Group Management
• 2003 - 2006: Head of Business Unit Distribution
• 1999 - 2003: Corporate Market Field Manager Distribution
• 1996 - 1999: Project Manager Distribution, Sika Switzerland

EDUCATION

• 2013 - 2015: IMD Lausanne,  Switzerland, Executive Training 
• 2004 - 2007: University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Executive MBA 
• 1997 - 1998:  KS Kaderschulen, Zurich, Switzerland, Economic Engineer STV 
• 1984 - 1987:  Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland, Dipl. Ing. Chem. HTL 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2018 - now: Head Global Business and Industry and Member of Group Management
• 2017 - 2018: Head Industry and Automotive and Member of Group Management
• 2014 - 2017: Chief Technology Officer and Member of Group Management 
• 2011 - 2013: Head Global Automotive 
• 2008 - 2010: Senior Vice President of Industry and Automotive, Sika USA 
• 2005 - 2008: Senior Vice President Automotive North America, Sika USA 
• 2004 - 2005:  Automotive Manager Europe
• 2000 - 2003:  Automotive Manager Switzerland
• 1995 - 2000:  Business Development Manager
• 1992 - 1995:  R&D Head Automotive OEM Adhesives
• 1989 - 1992:  Research Chemist Industry Adhesives

EDUCATION

• 2013 - 2016: IMD Lausanne, Switzerland, Executive Trainings
• 1985 - 1995: University of Freiburg/Germany, Chemistry, Polymer Department, Ph.D.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2017 - now: Chief Technology Officer and Member of Group Management
• 2014 - 2017: Corporate Technology Head Thermoplastic Systems
• 2011 - 2014: Corporate Technology Head Roofing and Waterproofing
• 2004 - 2011: Vice President R&D / PTD Acoustics and Reinforcement, Sika USA
• 2003 - 2004: Director R&D, Sika USA
• 2001: Global Technology Manager, Exatec, USA
• 1996 - 2001: Management Positions, Weatherables, GE Plastics, USA

EDUCATION

• 2007 - 2019: IMD Lausanne, Switzerland, and INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France Executive Training
• 2000 - 2002: Executive MBA, London Business School, UK
• 1991 - 1996: Civil Engineering Dilpoma, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• since 2019: Head Construction and Member of Group Management    
• 2015 - 2019: Head of Corporate Human Resources
  
• 2010 - 2014: Corporate Target Market Manager Concrete
  
• 2006 - 2010: Manager Global Business Development Corporate Construction and Vice President New Market Development
  
• 1998 - 2006: Product Engineer, Director of Marketing, Sika USA
  
• 1997 - 1998: Testing Engineer, Sika Schweiz AG

EDUCATION

• 2013 - 2015: IMD Lausanne, Switzerland; Executive Training
• 2010: International Business School (ZfU), Zurich, Switzerland; Executive MBA
• 2002: AKAD Zurich, Switzerland; Economic Engineer STV/FH
• 1992: ETH Zurich, Switzerland; Master of Sciences (MSc), Materials Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2017 - now: Regional Manager EMEA and Member of Group Management
• 2015 - 2017: Area Manager Europe South / Head Target Market Refurbishment EMEA
• 2012 - 2015: General Manager Sika UK and Sika Ireland
• 1997 - 2012: Head Business Unit Contractors and Industry, Head Marketing Construction, Product Engineer Industrial Flooring, Deputy Manager Diagnostic Center, Sika Switzerland
• 1996 - 1997: Head Department Materials Testing and R&D, Wolfseher and Partner AG, Switzerland
• 1993 - 1995: Manager Department Materials Testing, EMS Chemie AG, Switzerland

EDUCATION

• 2013 - 2015: Executive Training, IMD Lausanne
• 2004: Advanced Management Program, INSEAD
• 1994: lic. oec. publ. Economics, University of Zurich

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2014 - now: CFO and Member of Group Management
• 2007 - 2014: Head Group Controlling and M&A
• 2005 - 2007: General Manager Construction Systems Germany/Austria/ Switzerland, BASF (Degussa) Construction Chemicals, Switzerland
• 2000 - 2005: CFO, Degussa Construction Chemicals Switzerland; Finance Director Business Line Flooring Europe; Manager Corporate Finance, Degussa Construction Chemicals, Switzerland
• 1997 - 2000: Manager M&A, Textron Industrial Products, United Kingdom/Switzerland
• 1995 - 1997: Market Development Manager, Textron Inc., USA/United Kingdom
• 1994 - 1995: Business Analyst, Nordostschweizer Kraftwerke (NOK), Switzerland