Board of Directors
Information on members of the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors consists exclusively of non-executive independent members. Neither now nor in the course of the past three financial years has any current member of the Board of Directors simultaneously been a member of the Executive Board of BKW or a BKW Group company.
| Name | Nationality | Board member since | In office until | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urs Gasche | CH | 2002 | 2015 | Chairman, Chairman of the Nomination and Compensation Committee |
| Antoinette Hunziker-Ebneter | CH | 2006 | 2015 | Vice Chairwoman, Chairwoman of the Audit Committee |
| Marc-Alain Affolter | CH | 2007 | 2015 | Member of the Board, Member of the Audit Committee |
| Georges Bindschedler | CH | 2007 | 2015 | Member |
| Ueli Dietiker | CH | 2011 | 2015 | Member of the Audit Committee |
| Barbara Egger-Jenzer | CH | 2002 | 2015 | Member*, Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee |
| Hartmut Geldmacher | D | 2009 | 2015 | Member |
| Eugen Marbach | CH | 2007 | 2015 | Member |
| Beatrice Simon-Jungi | CH | 2010 | 2015 | Member* |
| Philippe Virdis | CH | 2003 | 2015 | Member |
* Canton of Berne delegate
In accordance with Art. 21 of the Articles of Association and under the terms of Art. 762 of the Swiss Code of Obligations (SCO), the Canton of Berne is entitled to a maximum of two seats on the
Board of Directors. Currently, State Councillors Barbara Egger-Jenzer and Beatrice Simon-Jungi have seats on the Board of Directors as delegates of the Canton of Berne.
The following is a summary of the main tasks, Board mandates and representation offices held by the Board members.
- Urs Gasche is an independent lawyer based in Berne. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Vereinigte Schweizerische Rheinsalinen (United Swiss Salt Works) in Schweizerhalle. Urs Gasche was formerly a member of the Executive Council of the Canton of Berne.
- Antoinette Hunziker-Ebneter, lic. oec. HSG, CEO und Vizepräsidentin des Verwaltungsrats der Forma Futura Invest AG, Zürich. Zudem ist sie Mitglied des Verwaltungsrats der Gebäudeversicherung des Kantons Bern, der Van Goethem & Partner AG, Kreuzlingen, sowie der Sustainable Performance Group AG, Zürich. Von 2002 bis 2005 war Antoinette Hunziker-Ebneter bei der Bank Julius Bär, Zürich, als Leiterin des Geschäftsbereichs Trading & Sales sowie als Mitglied der Konzernleitung tätig und davor für die Schweizer Börse SWX Swiss Exchange, zuletzt als Vorsitzende der SWX-Gruppe, Zürich, und CEO der Virt-X in London.
- Marc-Alain Affolter, Engineer FH, is Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Affolter Holding Group, Malleray, which manufactures components for watches and machines. Until 1985 he worked for various companies as a development engineer.
- Georges Bindschedler, Doctor of Law and notary, is a professional director and independent businessman. He has board mandates with Merz und Benteli AG, Niederwangen/BE (Delegate), KUBO Tech AG, Effretikon (Chairman), Lüthi Holding AG, Burgdorf (Chairman), Solvalor Fund Management SA, Lausanne, Hyposwiss Private Bank Genève SA and ITAG Vermögensverwaltungs AG, Basel. He is also President of the Council of Berne University of Applied Sciences and of various charity foundations. Between 1985 and 2002 he was Delegate to the Board of Directors and CEO of von Graffenried Holding AG, Berne. Prior to this he worked for a firm of lawyers and a bank.
- Ueli Dietiker, Rupperswil AG, certified public accountant, Head of Group Finance and Controlling (Chief Financial Officer) and Deputy CEO of Swisscom Ltd. Formerly Head of Strategic Growth and Related Businesses at Swisscom Ltd, CEO of Cablecom Holding AG, and held various positions at Motor Columbus AG as well as ATAG Ernst & Young AG.
- Barbara Egger-Jenzer, Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee
- Hartmut Geldmacher, has been member of the Management Board and Labour Director at E.ON Energie AG in Munich.
- Eugen Marbach, lawyer, has worked as an independent lawyer in Berne since 1985. Since 1987 he has regularly lectured at the University of Berne, where he has held a professorship at the Institute for Economic Law since 1993. Since 2005 Eugen Marbach has also been co-publisher of a newssheet on intangible assets, information and competition law.
- Beatrice Simon-Jungi, Federally Certified Business Administrator, Member of the Cantonal Executive Council and Head of the Canton of Berne Department of Finance. Before being elected to the Cantonal Executive Council, Beatrice Simon-Jungi was a member of the Grand Council.
- Philippe Virdis, electrical engineer, has been General Director of Group E, Fribourg, since the beginning of 2006. He is also Chairman of the Board of Groupe E Connect SA, Cisel Informatique SA, Frigaz SA and SAIDEF SA as well as Vice Chairman of Forces Motrices Hongrin-Léman SA, Swiss Hydrogen Power SHP SA, Fribourg and Capital Risque Fribourg SA. In addition he is a member of the Board of Gommerkraftwerke AG, EWEMAG and Belenos Clean Power Holding AG and member of the Board of Electrosuisse, the Swiss Association for Electrical, Energy and Information Technology. Prior to serving as General Director of Groupe E, Philippe Vidris was General Director of EEF.Ensa SA.
