Executive Board

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Information on members of the Executive Board

The BKW Executive Board consists of five members who comprise the Heads of Corporate Steering, Management Services, Networks and Energy.

The following is a summary of information on members of the Executive Board:

Name Year Nationality Function
Kurt Rohrbach 1955 CH President, Head of Corporate Steering / CEO
Beat Grossenbacher 1960 CH Head of Finance and Services / CFO
Suzanne Thoma 1962 CH Head of Networks
Hermann Ineichen 1957 CH Head of Energy Switzerland
Samuel Leupold 1970 CH Head of Energy international and Trading

Kurt Rohrbach  joined BKW in 1980. In addition to his function at BKW, he is President of the Association of Swiss Electricity Enterprises (VSE) and a member of the Board of the Canton of Berne Trade and Industry Association. Up to the end of 2000 Kurt Rohrbach headed the Energy Division of BKW.

Beat Grossenbacher  joined BKW in December 2008 as Head of Finance and Services. Prior to this he had been working for the Swisscom Group since 1994, latterly as Deputy CFO and Head of Treasury, Mergers & Acquisitions and Insurance.

Dr. Suzanne Thoma  has worked at BKW since 2010. Before joining the company she was head of automotive supply business at the WICOR Group. Prior to that, she was CEO of high-tech company Rolic Technologies Ltd. She was also employed by Ciba Spezialitätenchemie AG in various capacities, working in various countries. She obtained a doctorate in chemical engineering at the ETH in Zurich. 
 

Hermann Ineichen  holds a degree in electrical engineering and an MSc in Energy Management. He joined BKW in 1996 and headed the Trade unit of BKW until the end of 2000.

Samuel Leupold  joined BKW in 2006. Prior to this he was responsible for global sales at the Grinding & Dispersion Business unit of Bühler AG, Uzwil, before which he worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company and in various functions at ABB Kraftwerke AG.

Information on members of the Extended Executive Board

The Board Committee has appointed the following senior management members to the Extended Executive Board. They directly represent the issues and business within their sphere of responsibility on the Executive Board and have the right of co-decision and of motion /application.

Name Year Nationality Function
Matthias Kaufmann 1957 CH General Secretary
Martin Pfisterer 1949 CH Head of Corporate and Brand Communications

Matthias Kaufmann  is an advocate. Before joining BKW in 1992, he was Assistant Head of the Swiss Federal Council's Service for Administrative Control.

Dr. Martin Pfisterer  joined BKW in 1987. Before this he worked as a Section Head at the Federal Office for Spatial Planning.

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