From left to right: Philipp Hänggi, Ronald Trächsel, Suzanne Thoma, Antje Kanngiesser, Roland Küpfer
Composition | Role | Since |
Dr. Suzanne Thoma | CEO, Member of the Group Executive Board since 2010 | 2013 |
Ronald Trächsel | CFO, Deputy to the CEO | 2014 |
Dr. Roland Küpfer | Head of Power Grid | 2017 |
Dr. Antje Kanngiesser | Head of Group Markets & Services | 2019 |
Dr. Philipp Hänggi | Head of Production | 2020 1 |
1 The Board of Directors elected Dr. Philipp Hänggi as a member of the Group Executive Board on 29 August 2019 with effect as of 1 January 2020. He succeeds Hermann Ineichen, who left BKW at the end of 2019.
Hermann Ineichen, Head of Production, left BKW at the end of the 2019 financial year.
Since 2013 CEO
2010 – 2013 Head of Networks
2007 – 2009 Head of the Automotive division of the WICOR Group in Rapperswil
2002 – 2007 CEO of Rolic Technologies Ltd
1990 – 2002 Various roles in a variety of countries for Ciba Spezialitätenchemie AG (now BASF AG)
Since 2013 Head of Production
2001 – 2013 Head of Energy Switzerland
Since 2014 CFO
2008 – 2014 CFO of the globally active Sika Group
2000 – 2008 CEO and CFO of the globally active Vitra
Since 2017 Head of Power Grid
2013 – 2017 CEO of technology company Multiple Dimensions
2009 – 2013 CEO of Cicor Group
2007 – 2009 Member of the Executive Board of ASCOM Security Communications, Internationalisation
2001 – 2009 Division Head, Schaffner Components, Member of Group Management
Since 2019 Member of the Group Executive Board of BKW AG
Since 2017 Head of Group Markets & Services division, BKW AG
2014 – 2017 Head of the Group Management division, member of the expanded Group Executive Board, BKW AG
2007 – 2014 Various functions, Energie Quest Suisse / Alpiq Group
2005 – 2007 Lawyer, Schnutenhaus & Koll, Berlin
2003 – 2005 Lawyer, Gassner, Groth, Siederer & Coll, Berlin Director, EnergieVerein e. V., Berlin
The members of the Group Executive Board may hold no more than six senior managerial and governing body mandates in for-profit companies outside of the BKW Group, no more than three of which may be stock-exchange listed companies, and no more than five mandates with other legal entities such as foundations and associations that are required to be entered in the commercial register. Before accepting such new mandates, the members of the Group Executive Board are obliged to obtain the permission of the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Exceptions and further information can be found in Art. 21 of the articles of incorporation at www.bkw.ch/statutes.
BKW has not delegated any management responsibilities to third parties outside the Group.