Executive Board

Dr Hans Brändle

Chief Executive Officer, Swiss citizen

Education
Doctor of natural science in physics (Dr. sc. nat.), ETH Zurich, Switzerland, Executive MBA, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Executive Development Seminars, IMD Lausanne, Switzerland

Since 2017
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and member of the Executive Board of the Company

2015–2017
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Liechtensteinische Post, Schaan, Liechtenstein

2005–2014
Chief Executive Officer at Oerlikon Coating (today Oerlikon Surface Solutions), Balzers, Liechtenstein.

1998–2005
General Manager (Managing Director) at Oerlikon Balzers, Bingen, Germany

1995–1998
Global Head of Research and Development at Oerlikon Balzers, Liechtenstein

1992–1995
Project Manager, Research & Development at Oerlikon Balzers, Liechtenstein

1991–1992
Post-Doc / Visiting Scientist, IBM ­Almaden Research Center, San Jose/CA, USA

1986–1990
­Research Associate, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Other activities and vested interests

Former mandates:
Member of the Board of Directors, Supervisory Board and/or of the Executive Board of different subsidiaries of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd.; Member of the Board of Directors of Oxford PV Ltd. (associate company of Meyer Burger) since 2019. Chairman of the Board of Liechtensteinische Post AG (2015–2017). Member of the Board of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Liechtenstein, Vaduz, Liechtenstein (2013–2014). Elected Delegate and Member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Rhein-Hessen, Mainz, Germany (2003–2005).

Current mandates:
No mandates for Board memberships or consulting activities for important Swiss or foreign organisations. No significant official functions or political offices.