Patrick Z’Brun (1962, CH)
On the board of directors since 2016, since 2021 chairman of the board
Education: Degree in Business Administration from the University of Bern
Professional background:
- 1991-1996: Managing Director Apparatebau Raron AG and A&R Medical Ltd.
- 1997-2005: Delegate of the board of directors Techron AG
- 2005-2007: Managing director Synthes Raron GmbH
- since 2008: Owner and executive chairman of the board of directors Domaines Chevaliers SA
Dr. Carole Ackermann (1970, CH)
Member of the board of directors since 2018, vice chair since 2021
Education: Dr oec. University of St. Gallen (HSG)
Professional background:
- 1999-2004: Director Saurer Group AG
- 2004-2007: Director Business Unit Medthin, Ionbond AG
- 2008-2016: CEO OphthaMetrics AG
- since 2007: CEO and co-founder DiamondScull AG
Balthasar Meier (1947, CH)
Member of the board of directors since 1999
Education: Commercial school, banking internship
Professional background:
- 1969-2009: Managing owner of Fogal AG
- 2002-2017: Partner at WMPartners Vermögensverwaltungs AG
- since 2014 founder and owner of Balthasar Meier AG
- since 2018 co-founder, vice chairman of the board of directors and head of fund sales at Keynote Funds AG
Christoph Ott (1955, CH)
Member of the board of directors since 2009
Education: Studied at the Basel School of Design, architect and qualified interior designer, member of the SIA and VSI.
Professional background:
- since 1983: owner of Christoph Ott AG Architecture and Interior Design
- since 1998: CEO of Swiss Concept AG visual communication, majority shareholder
Brigitte Hauser-Süess (1954, CH)
Member of the board of directors since 2018
Education: Commercial secondary school/specialist teacher diploma
Professional background:
- 1985-2000: subject teacher, Kollegium Spiritus Sanctus and Institute St. Ursula Brig
- 2000-2004: Press spokesperson/head of information, Federal Office for Refugees
- 2005-2008: Head of information, Federal Office for Migration
- 2008-2010: Head of communications, Federal Department of Justice and Police
- 2010-2016: Head of communication, Federal Department of Finance
- 2016-2018: Personal advisor to the head of department, Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
- 2019-present: Personal advisor to the head of department, Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
Paul-Marc Julen (1981, CH)
Member of the board of directors since 2021
Education: chef, ski instructor and qualified hotelier-restaurateur HF/SHL
Professional background:
- 2013 Founder Tradition Julen Zermatt AG, shareholder and executive board
- 2014 CEO and shareholder Hotel Alpenhof Zermatt
- 2018 President of the Board of Zermatt Tourism Association
- 2019 Member founding board cooperative ZERMATTERS
- 2019 Member of the board of directors of VR Valais Wallis Promotion
- 2020 Member of the board of directors of VR Matterhorn Group AG
Peter B. Arnold (1958, CH)
Member of the board of directors since 2021
Education: Lawyer and notary
Professional background:
- From 2000: Membership of the self-regulatory organisation of the Swiss Bar and Notaries Association SRO SAV/SNV.
- Since 2010: Founding member and partner of the law partnership ARNOLD LEGAL AG, Zug and Zurich