Corporate governance

Board of Directors*

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED TO SERVE UNTIL THE 2017 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 (1979–1982)
  • Swiss Bank Corporation (SBC-SBV), general management of Global Treasury in Zurich, afterwards vice director of Swiss Bank Corporation O´Conner Services L.P. in Chicago (1986–1990)
  • 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 Helvetia Holding AG, Aduno Holding AG, Leonteq Securities AG, Vincenz Management AG and Plozza Vini SA
  • Member of the board of directors of Bergbahnen Brigels-Waltensburg-Andiast AG
  • Further 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

  • Secretary-general of an international hotel and restaurant holding company (1986–96)
  • Lawyer (until 1998)
  • 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

  • President of the Milton Ray Hartmann Foundation
  • Member of the boards of directors of educa.ch and 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 / head of hydroenergy division (1998–2015)

CURRENT

  • Senior Manager, Axpo Power AG

OTHER ACTIVITIES AND FUNCTIONS

POSITIONS ON BOARDS OF MAJOR CORPORATIONS, ORGANISATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS

  • Chairman of the boards of directors of Kraftwerke Vorderrhein AG (KVR), 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

PERMANENT POSITIONS WITH IMPORTANT INTEREST GROUPS

  • Member of the executive boards of Schweizerischer Wasserwirtschaftsverband (Swiss Water Management Association) and VGB PowerTech

* Details of mandates are correct as of 31 December 2016.