Corporate governance

Board of directors*

Members of the board of directors are elected to serve until the 2018 annual general meeting.

Dr Pierin Vincenz (b. 1956)

Swiss citizen; Dr. oec. HSG

Chairman of the board of directors

Member of the board since 2016

Professional career

Previous

  • Swiss Trust Company, St. Gallen (1979–82)
  • Swiss Bank Corporation (SBC), general management of Global Treasury in Zurich, afterwards vice director of Swiss Bank Corporation O’Connor Services L.P. in Chicago (1986–90)
  • Vice president and treasurer of Hunter Douglas (1991–96)
  • Member of the executive board and CFO of Raiffeisen Group (1996–99)
  • Chairman of the executive board of Raiffeisen Bank Schweiz (1999–2015)

Current

  • Chairman of the boards of directors of Vincenz Management AG and Plozza Vini SA.
  • Member of the board of directors of Bergbahnen Brigels-Waltensburg-Andiast AG
  • Other mandates for charitable foundations and institutions

Peter Eugster (b. 1958)

Swiss citizen; EMBA, HWV degree in business and economics

Vice-chairman of the board of directors, member of the audit committee of the board of directors

Member of the board since 2016

Professional career

Previous

  • Assistant in auditing and tax consulting at Füllemann & Dr. Rauber AG (1982–84)
  • Accounting manager at Johnson Wax AG (1984–87)
  • Controller at Sullana AG (1987–89)
  • Finance & HR director at Sullana AG (1989–97)
  • Finance director at P.J. Carroll & Co. Ltd., Dublin (1997–2000)
  • CFO at Ascom Systec AG (2000–04)

Current

  • CFO of Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (since 2004)

Other activities and functions

Positions on boards of major corporations, organisations and foundations

  • Chairman of the boards of directors of Certum Sicherheit AG, EKZ Renewables AG and Enpuls AG
  • Member of the board of directors of BSU Bank Genossenschaft
  • Trustee of PKE Vorsorgestiftung Energie

Dr Urs Rengel (b. 1962)

Swiss citizen; Dr. sc. techn., Dipl. El. Ing. ETHZ, Executive MBA
University of St. Gallen

Chairman of the personnel committee of the board of directors

Member of the board since 2016

Professional career

Previous

Brugg Kabel AG:

  • Project manager and research assistant (1990–95)
  • Head of test laboratories (1995–97)
  • Head of development and high voltage accessories profit centre (1997–2000)

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich:

  • Head of grid and member of the extended executive board (2000–01)
  • Head of energy distribution and member of the executive board (2001–03)

Current

  • CFO of Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (since 2004)

Other activities and functions

Positions on boards of major corporations, organisations and foundations

  • Chairman of electrosuisse – Association for Electrical Engineering, Power and Information Technologies
  • Member of the management board of the Association of Swiss Electricity Companies (VSE)
  • Member of the boards of directors of Kernkraftwerk Gösgen Däniken AG and Gruner AG

Dr Martin Schmid (b. 1969)

Swiss citizen; Dr. iur. HSG, lawyer

Member of the audit committee of the board of directors

Member of the board since 2008

Professional career

Previous

  • Assistant at the Institute for Financial Science and Financial Law/IFF,
    University of St. Gallen, part-time positions with PricewaterhouseCoopers and part-time independent lawyer (1997–2002)
  • Member of the cantonal executive council, head of the Department of Justice, Security and Health (2003–08)
  • Head of the Department of Finance and Municipalities (2008–11)

Current

  • Lawyer with Kunz Schmid, lawyers and notaries, Chur

Other activities and functions

Positions on boards of major corporations, organisations and foundations

  • Chairman of the boards of directors of Engadiner Kraftwerke AG, Elettricità Industriale SA, Calanda Kies und Beton Gruppe
  • Chairman of the Swiss Gas Industry Association (VSG) and Entwicklung Schweiz
  • Chairman of the board of trustees and board of directors of the Cantonal Hospital of Graubünden
  • Member of the boards of directors of Fontavis AG, UBS Clean Energy Infrastructure Switzerland AG, Swissgas AG and Siegfried AG

Permanent positions with important interest groups

  • Member of the executive committee of economiesuisse

Official functions and political offices

  • Member of the Swiss Council of States for Canton Graubünden

Claudio Lardi (b. 1955)

Swiss citizen; lic. iur., lawyer

Member of the personnel committee of the board of directors

Member of the board since 2011

Professional career

Previous

  • Member of the executive council of Canton Graubünden (1999–2010)

Current

  • Lawyer

Other activities and functions

Positions on boards of major corporations, organisations and foundations

  • Member of the board of directors of Oleodotto del Reno SA

Permanent positions with important interest groups

  • Member for Switzerland of the Consulta Culturale Italia Svizzera
  • Chairman of Caritas Graubünden
  • Chairman of the Board of Education of the Education Centre for Health and Social Affairs, Chur
  • Chairman of historic RhB

Roland Leuenberger (b. 1968)

Swiss citizen; lic. oec. publ.

Chairman of the audit committee of the board of directors

Member of the board since 2016

Professional career

Previous

  • Various management roles at UBS AG (1996–2003)
  • UBS AG, head of finance & controlling, Wealth Management International (2004–06)
  • CEO of Co-Investor AG (2007–08)

Current

  • Partner and member of the executive board of Fontavis AG (since 2011)
  • Partner and member of the executive board of EVU Partners AG (since 2010)

Other activities and functions

Positions on boards of major corporations, organisations and foundations

  • Chairman of the board of directors of EVU Partners AG
  • Vice-chairman of the board of directors of Fontavis AG
  • Member of the boards of directors of UBS Clean Energy Infrastructure Switzerland AG and Hydroelectra AG

Rolf W. Mathis (b. 1956)

Swiss citizen; dipl. Masch.-Ing. ETH, Wirtsch.-Ing. STV

Member of the personnel committee of the board of directors

Member of the board since 2003

Professional career

Previous

  • BBC (ABB), design engineer (1979–82)
  • Defence Services Group, project engineer and section head (1982–87)
  • Various positions at Von Roll Betec AG, latterly as head of business unit (1990–98)
  • Member of the executive board of Axpo Power AG and head of the hydroenergy division (1998–2015)

Current

  • Senior Manager at Axpo Power AG

Other activities and functions

Positions on boards of major corporations, organisations and foundations

  • Chairman of the boards of directors of Maggia Kraftwerke AG, Kraftwerke Sarganserland AG (KSL), Kraftwerke Linth-Limmern AG (KLL), Albula-Landwasser Kraftwerke AG, Misoxer Kraftwerke AG and Kraftwerke Mattmark AG
  • Member of the boards of directors of Blenio Kraftwerke AG, Grande Dixence SA and Force Motrice de Mauvoisin SA

*Details of mandates are correct as of 31 December 2017.