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Board of Directors

Bruno Richle

Chairman of the Board and Group CEO, dipl. El.-Ing. HTL 

Curriculum Vitae

Following his studies of electrical engineering with focus in computer science and communications engineering at the Hochschule Rapperswil, Bruno Richle was employed from 1985 to 1989 in the Bührle Group. During this time, from 1986 he was Head of the Department of Electronic Engineering with Oerlikon Aerospace in Montreal, Canada, and responsible for the electronic engineering of the guided missile system ADATS. From 1990 to 1996 he was a member of the executive management and Technical Director with Teleinform AG in Bubikon, at that time a leading Swiss company in telematics. In 1996 he was a founding member of CREALOGIX AG, which went public under his leadership in 2000. Additional supervisory board mandates: Yachtwerft Portier AG and Elektrizitätswerk Jona-Rapperswil. Foundation board mandates: Foundation FUTUR and Innovation Foundation of the Bank of Canton Schwyz and member of Hochschulrat Hochschule Rapperswil (HSR).

Dr. Richard Dratva

Vice Board Chairman and Group Chief Strategy Officer, lic. en sc. écon. HEC, Dr. oec. HSG

Curriculum Vitae

From 1987 to 1991 Richard Dratva was employed as an internal consultant with the Swiss Bank Corporation (today UBS AG). From 1992 to 1994 he was engaged as a research associate at the Institute of Information Management at the University of St. Gallen. From 1995 to 1996 he acted as a consultant with Teleinform AG, before becoming a founding member of CREALOGIX AG in 1996.

Jean-Claude Philipona

Member, lic. oec. publ.

Curriculum Vitae

Following professional engagement with the Federal Price Monitor (1977-1980) and a sojourn in the USA (1981), Jean-Claude Philipona was employed from 1982 to 1989 with PricewaterhouseCoopers as a management consultant in a leadership role with focus on strategy, organisation and controlling. He then transferred to Papierfabrik Biberist, where from 1989 to 1997 as divisional head of finance and administration in the executive management he was instrumental in the renewal and restructuring process instituted with the extension project Biber-Nova, among other areas. In 1997 Mr. Philipona entered Adval Tech Holding AG as CFO in view of the company’s IPO. From 2001 till 2011 he was Chief Executive Officer of the Adval Tech Group with full operative responsibility. 

Prof. em. Dr. Beat Schmid

Member, Prof. em. Dr.

Curriculum Vitae

The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich awarded Beat Schmid a Master of Science in theoretical physics, a doctoral degree in mathematics and a postdoctoral lecture qualification. Since 1987 he has been Professor for Information Management at the University of St. Gallen. From 1989 to 1997 he was Director of the Institute of Information Management. Since its founding in 1998 he has been Director of the Institute for Media and Communication Management at the University of St. Gallen. Beat Schmidt was named professor emeritus in summer 2008. Additional supervisory board mandates: Abraxas Informatik AG, St. Gallen. 

Dr. Christoph Schmid

Member, Dr. iur.

Curriculum Vitae

Christoph Schmid’s professional career began in the legal department of Ringier AG in Zurich. Following this he was employed as auditor and judicial clerk at the district court of Meilen and later as an attorney with Arnold & Porter in Washington D.C. In 1986 he joined Wenger & Vieli in Zurich as an attorney, and has been a partner of the firm since 1989. Christoph Schmid is a member of the Board of Directors of various Swiss companies among which are Robert Bosch Internationale Beteiligungen AG, Kessler & Co AG and EBS Service Company Limited (chairman).