Corporate Governance

Board of directors*

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED TO SERVE UNTIL THE 2020 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.

Dr Monika Krüsi (b. 1962)

Swiss and Italian citizen; PhD in business informatics, lic. oec. publ., University of Zurich

Chair of the board of directors

Member of the board since 2018

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Current

  • Partner at management consultant MKP Consulting AG (since 2003)

Previous

  • Partner at Venture Incubator Partners AG (2001 – 03)
  • Associate partner at McKinsey & Company responsible for clients in the industrial and transport sectors, focusing on growth, innovation and repositioning (1991 – 2001)

OTHER ACTIVITIES AND FUNCTIONS

Positions on boards of major corporations, organisations and foundations

  • Member of the board of directors of Burckhardt Compression AG, Energie 360°, RUAG Holding AG, Signal AG and Suhner AG
  • Member of the board of Technopark Luzern

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 (since September 2019 chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors)

Member of the Board of Directors since 2016

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Current

  • CFO of Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (since 2004)

Previous

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

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 boards of directors of BSU Bank Genossenschaft and enersuisse AG
  • 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 of Directors since 2016

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Current

  • CEO of Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (since 2004)

Previous

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich:

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

Brugg Kabel AG:

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

OTHER ACTIVITIES AND FUNCTIONS

Positions on boards of major corporations, organisations and foundations

  • Chairman of the board of directors of EKZ Eltop AG
  • Member of the boards of directors of Kernkraftwerk Gösgen Däniken AG and Gruner AG
  • Member of the management board of the Association of Swiss Electricity Companies (VSE)

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 of Directors since 2008

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Current

  • Lawyer with Kunz Schmid Rechtsanwälte und Notare AG, Chur

Previous

  • Head of the Department of Finance and Municipalities (2008 – 11)
  • Member of the cantonal executive council, head of the Department of Justice, Security and Health (2003 – 08)
  • 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)

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 and 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, Swissgas AG, Siegfried AG and Swiss Life Holding 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 of Directors since 2011

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Current

  • Lawyer

Previous

  • Member of the Executive Council of Canton Graubünden (1999 – 2010)

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

  • Chairman of Caritas Graubünden
  • Chairman of the Board of Education of the Education Centre for Health and Social Affairs, Chur

Roland Leuenberger (b. 1968)

Swiss citizen; degree in economics and business administration

Delegated by Board of Directors since September 2019
Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (June 2016 to August 2019)

Member of the Board of Directors since 2016

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Current

  • CEO and Head of Market ad interim of Repower AG since September 2019
  • Delegated by Board of Directors since September 2019

Previous

  • Founder partner and member of the executive board of EVU Partners AG (2010 – 19)
  • Founder partner and member of the executive board of Fontavis AG (2011 – 18)
  • CEO of Co-Investor AG (2007 – 08)
  • UBS AG Head of Finance & Controlling Wealth Management International (2004 – 06)
  • Various management roles at UBS AG (1996 – 2003)

Hansueli Sallenbach (b. 1966)

Swiss citizen; lic. iur., lawyer, M.B.L.-HSG

Member of the personnel committee of the board of directors

Member of the board since 2018

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Current

  • Head Legal, Compliance & Regulatory and secretary of the executive board of Axpo Holding AG (since 2007)

Previous

  • Head of legal at AEW Energie AG, head of the AEW services department (real estate, logistics and managing equity holdings), and deputy head of the AEW finance unit (2000 – 07)
  • Lawyer at a medium-sized law firm in Zurich (1997 – 2000)

OTHER ACTIVITIES AND FUNCTIONS

Positions on boards of major corporations, organisations and foundations

  • Member of the boards of directors of Centralschweizerische Kraftwerke AG (CKW), Axpo Services AG, Axpo AG and Etrans AG

* Details of mandates are correct as of 31 December 2019.