BoD members

Riet Cadonau

BoD Chair & CEO

Swiss citizen

Education

Master of Arts in economics and business administration from the University of Zurich (CH); Advanced Management Program at INSEAD (FR)

Career

dormakaba: since 2018 Chair of the BoD dormakaba Group¹⁾ (CH); since 2015 CEO and member of the EC dormakaba Group¹⁾ (CH); 2011–2015 CEO and member of the EC Kaba Group¹⁾ (CH);
Ascom: 2007–2011 CEO Ascom Group¹⁾ (CH); until 2007 Managing Director ACS Europe + Transport Revenue; 2001–2005 member of the Executive Board Ascom Group, from 2002 Deputy CEO and General Manager of the Transport Revenue Division, which was acquired by ACS at the end of 2005;
IBM: 1990–2001 various management positions at IBM Switzerland, lastly as a member of the Management Board and Director of IBM Global Services

External activities and interests

Since 2016 member of the BoD of Georg Fischer AG¹⁾ (CH) and since 2013 member of the BoD of Zehnder Group¹⁾ (CH); 2006–2011 member of the BoD of Kaba Group¹⁾ and Griesser Group (CH)

Hans Hess

LID & Vice-Chair
Chair Nomination Committee 
Member Audit and Compensation Committees

Swiss citizen

Education

Master’s Degree in Material Science and Engineering ETH Zurich (CH); Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Southern California (USA); Stanford Executive Program at Stanford University (USA)

Career

Since 2006 owner of Hanesco AG (CH); 2006–2019 Chairman of the BoD of Burckhardt Compression Holdings AG¹⁾ (CH); 2005–2019 Chairman of the BoD of Comet Holding AG¹⁾ (CH); 1996–2005 President and CEO Leica Geosystems AG¹⁾ (CH); 1993–1996 President Leica Optronics Group (CH); 1989–1993 Vice President Leica Microscopy Group (CH); 1983–1988 Head of Polyurethane Business Unit Huber + Suhner AG¹⁾ (CH); 1981–1983 Development Engineer Sulzer¹⁾ (CH)

External activities and interests

Chairman of the BoD Reichle & De-Massari Holding AG (CH); President of Swissmem (CH); Vice-President of economiesuisse (CH)

Jens Birgersson

Swedish citizen

Education

Harvard Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School, Boston (MA/USA), M. Sc. Engineering Physics, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm (SE); B. Sc. Economics, University of Stockholm (SE)

Career

Since 2015 President and CEO of Rockwool International¹⁾ (DK); 2008–2015 with ABB¹⁾ as Group Senior Vice President and Head of Business Unit Network Management (CH); 2005–2008 with Imerys¹⁾ as Executive Vice President and Head of Business Group Performance Minerals & Pigments (BE); 1992–2005 with ABB¹⁾ in different positions (CH, SE, ZA)

External activities and interests

Since 2018 member of the Advisory Board of NREP (DK); since 2017 Chairman of the BoD of Randers Reb (DK); since 2016 member of the Confederation of Danish Industry Council (DK); since 2015 member of the BoD of Flumroc (CH), an affiliate of Rockwool International¹⁾; 2012–2014 member of the BoD of Nanjing SAC Automation Co¹⁾ (CN)

Stephanie Brecht-Bergen

Member Nomination Committee

German citizen

Education

Dr. rer. pol., EBS University (DE); M. Sc. in General Management, EBS University (DE); MBA, Pepperdine University (CA/USA)

Career

Since 2017 Managing Director KARL München GmbH & Co. KG (DE); since 2014 Executive Board member Mankel Family Office GmbH (DE); 2010–2013 research assistant, EBS University (DE); since 2009 shareholder dormakaba Holding GmbH + Co. KGaA (DE)

External activities and interests

Since 2008 Management Board member of the foundation “Rudolf Mankel Stiftung” (DE)

Daniel Daeniker

Chair Audit Committee

Swiss citizen

Education

Dr. iur., University of Zurich (CH), Zurich bar; LL.M. at the Law School of the University of Chicago (IL/USA)

Career

Since 2019 Senior Partner at Homburger AG (CH), where he became Partner in 2000 and which he joined in 1991; lecturer in law at the University of Zurich (CH)

External activities and interests

Member of the Supervisory Board Rothschild & Co SCA¹⁾ (FR); member of the BoD of Hilti AG, Schaan (FL)

Rolf Dörig

Chair Compensation Committee
Member Nomination Committee

Swiss citizen

Education

Dr. iur., attorney-at-law (CH), Advanced Management Program Harvard Business School, Boston (MA/USA)

Career

2002–2008 CEO, 2008 Delegate and since 2009 Chairman of the BoD Swiss Life Holding AG¹⁾ (CH) and Adecco Group AG^*)1) (CH); 2000–2002 member of the Executive Board Credit Suisse¹⁾ (CH) and responsible for Swiss Corporate and Retail Banking; 1986–2002 various executive positions at Credit Suisse¹⁾ (CH)

External activities and interests

Chairman of the BoD Swiss Life Holding AG¹⁾ (CH) and Adecco Group AG^*)1) (CH); member of the Supervisory Board of Danzer Holding AG (AT); member of the Board of Emil Frey Holding AG (CH); Chairman Swiss Insurance Association (CH) and member of the Board Committee economiesuisse

*) resigned on 16 April 2020

Karina Dubs-Kuenzle

Swiss citizen

Education

Swiss federal certificate of higher vocational education and training in advertising (incl. International Advertising Association’s Advertising Diploma)

Career

Since 2009 partner FEHBA AG (CH); 1997–2016 partner at Dubs Konzepte AG (CH); advertising assistant at Wirz Werbeberatung AG (CH) and at Heiri Scherer Creative Direction (CH)

External activities and interests

Member of the BoD of FEHBA AG (CH)

Hans Gummert

Member Audit and
Compensation Committees

German citizen

Education

Universities of Tübingen and Bonn (DE); attorney-at-law, admitted to the bar in 1990

Career

Partner since 1991 and Managing Partner since 2008 of the law and tax consultancy firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek (DE/BE/CH)

External activities and interests

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of dormakaba Holding GmbH + Co. KGaA (DE); Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Familie Mankel Industriebeteiligungs GmbH + Co. KGaA (DE); Chairman of the Advisory Board Coroplast Fritz Müller GmbH & Co. KG (DE); member of the Supervisory Board of ara AG (DE); member of the Shareholders Committee Hoberg & Driesch Group (DE); member of the Advisory Board of Hoberg & Driesch Röhrenhandel GmbH & Co. KG (DE); member of the BoD Chiron-Werke SE (DE); member of the Supervisory Board of WIBU Wirtschaftsbund sozialer Einrichtungen eG (DE)

John Heppner

US citizen

Education

Bachelor of Science University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (WI/USA), MBA University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (WI/USA)

Career

2006–2013 President and CEO Fortune Brands Storage and Security (USA) with global responsibility for Master Lock Company LLC and Waterloo Industries; 2000–2006 Chief Operating Officer Master Lock Company LLC (USA); 1998–2000 Executive Vice President Sales + Marketing Master Lock Company LLC (USA); 1996–1998 Marketing + New Business Master Lock Company (USA); 1992–1996 Vice President Logistics and Corporate Controller Master Lock Company LLC (USA)

External activities and interests

Member of the National Association of Corporate Directors (USA); member of the Advisory Board of University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Business School (USA)

Christine Mankel

German citizen

Education

Diplomkauffrau, EBS University (DE)

Career

Since 2014 Management Board member of Mankel Family Office GmbH (DE); since 2009 shareholder of dormakaba Holding GmbH + Co. KGaA (DE); 2006–2009 audit assistant, BDO AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (DE)

External activities and interests

Since 2008 Management Board member of the foundation “Rudolf Mankel Stiftung” (DE)