Executive Board

Dr Hans Brändle

Chief Executive Officer, Swiss citizen

Education
Doctor of natural scientist in physical chemistry (Dr. sc. Nat.), ETH Zurich, CH-Zurich. Executive MBA, University of St. Gallen, CH-St. Gallen. Executive Development Seminars, IMD Lausanne, CH-Lausanne

1976–1990
Research Associate, ETH Zurich, CH-Zurich

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

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

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

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

2005–2014
Chief Executive Officer at Oerlikon Coating (today Oerlikon Surface Solutions), LI-Balzers. 2006/2007 was the sector Solar part of Oerlikon Coating, before it has been separated into an independent division

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

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

Other activities and vested interests

Former mandates:
Chairman of the Board of Liechtensteinische Post AG (2015–2017). Member of the Board of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Liechtenstein, LI-Vaduz (2013–2014). Elected Delegate and Member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Rhein-Hessen, DE-Mainz (2003–2005).

Current mandates:
Founding Member and Member of the Board of Directors of G-ray Industries SA, CH-Hauterive (Start-up in the sector X-ray defectors and wafer to wafer direct bonding technology) since 2016, Member of the Advisory Board of G-ray Switzerland SA, CH-Hauterive. Non-remunerated mandate. No further mandates for Board memberships or consulting activities for important Swiss or foreign organisations. No significant official functions or political offices.