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Hans Ziegler

born 1952, Swiss national

Hans Ziegler is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swisslog Holding AG. He earned a degree as a business economist (KSZ) and undertook postgraduate studies in business administration and information technology at TCU Dallas-Fort Worth, USA. After holding a number of positions, including CFO/Controller at Alcon Pharmaceuticals Cham/Fort Worth, USA, and CFO of Usego Trimerco Group as well as Globus Group, he founded a consulting company operating in Switzerland and abroad in 1996, specializing in corporate restructuring, turnaround management, and repositioning. Hans Ziegler is Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Charles Vögele Holding AG, member of the Board of Directors of OC Oerlikon Corporation AG and serves on the board of a number of other, non-listed Swiss and foreign companies.



 

Jürg Rückert

born 1945, Swiss national

Jürg Rückert is Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swisslog Holding AG and chairs its Audit & Risk Management Committee. He graduated in economics (lic. rer. pol.) from the University of Basel. Jürg Rückert is the owner of C.M.C. Consulting Management Coaching AG. He has held various management positions in the Swiss retail sector, including various functions at Denner, as COO of Waro and UHC (Bon appétit Group), and as CEO of USEGO. Jürg Rückert is inter alia Chairman of Zuckerfabriken Aarberg+Frauenfeld AG and Lagerhausgenossenschaft (LHG) Berne, Vice-Chairman of réservesuisse and a member of the Board of Directors of Distribution Suisse Holding SA, Valrhône SA, Lüchinger+Schmid AG, Groba AG, and Zellweger Management Consultants AG. In addition he is a member of the board of GS 1.



 

Heinz Bachmann

born 1942, Swiss national

Heinz Bachmann holds a degree in engineering from the Fachhochschule für Textilindustrie in Reutlingen, Germany. He acted as President and CEO of Saurer Textile Systems from 1990 to 2003 and subsequently became a member of the Board of Directors of Saurer Management AG. Previously he was a director and member of the Executive Committee of Rieter, Lauffenmühle-Gruppe, and Wellington Industries. Heinz Bachmann is a Visiting Professor and academic consultant at Donghua University in Shanghai, China. Heinz Bachmann is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Santex-Gruppe and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Burckhardt Compression AG as well as a member of the Board of Directors of Hunziker AG and Grob AG.



 

Johann Löttner

born 1949, Austrian national

Johann Löttner studied economic and social sciences at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria, and graduated with a degree in business studies. His long-standing activities in the intralogistics industry include various senior executive roles within the Siemens and Mannesmann Groups; from 2003 until 2005 he acted as head of the Logistics and Assembly Systems Division of Siemens AG. From 2006 until 2007, he was CEO of the Dematic Group. Johann Löttner is interim CFO of Schuberth GmbH, Magdeburg, and a member of several Supervisory and Advisory Boards.