Executive Board
The Executive Board comprises the following five members:
Jens Alder
Executive Chairman, a.i.
Nationality:
Swiss
Function:
Executive Chairman a.i. since 2020
Education:
- MBA INSEAD Fontainebleau
- Msc Electrical Engineering ETH Zurich
Professional Background:
Since 2009, various mandates on the Board of Directors, including Swiss Steel Holding Ltd./Lucerne (Chairman), CA Inc./USA, Goldbach Group Ltd/Küsnacht (Chairman), Sanitas Krankenversicherungen/Zurich (Chairman), BG Ingénieurs Conseils/Lausanne (Chairman), Industrielle Werke Basel (Chairman), RTX Telecom/Denmark (Chairman), AG für die Neue Zürcher Zeitung/Zurich
2006 – 2008: CEO TDC A/S Denmark
1999 – 2006: CEO Swisscom
1998 – 1999: Swisscom
1993 – 1998: Alcatel
1991 – 1993: Motor-Columbus
1982 – 1991: Alcatel
Year of joining the Alpiq Group:
2015 (first elected to the Board of Directors)
Michael Wider
Head of Generation Switzerland, Deputy of the CEO
Nationality:
Swiss
Functions:
- Head of Generation Switzerland
- Deputy of the CEO
Education:
- Stanford Executive Program
- Master of Business Administration, University of Lausanne
- Master of Law, University of Fribourg
Professional Background:
2003 – 2009: COO and Head of Energy Generation, EOS Holding
1997 – 2003: CFO and Head of Management Services, Entreprises Electriques Fribourgeoises (EEF), Head of the merge EEF / ENSA
1987 – 1997: Lawyer and general secretary within Entreprises Electriques Fribourgeoises
Year of joining the Alpiq Group:
2009
Thomas Bucher
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Nationality:
Swiss
Function:
Head of Financial Services (CFO)
Education:
- Master of Arts in economic sciences, University of St. Gallen
- International Executive Program, INSEAD, Fontainebleau and Singapore
Professional Background:
2008 – 2014: Group CFO & Member of Executive Management Board, Gategroup AG
1992 – 2008: various functions within Ciba-Geigy Switzerland/South Africa und Ciba Speciality Chemicals
Year of joining the Alpiq Group:
2015
Matthias Zwicky
Head of Generation International
Nationality:
Swiss
Function:
Head of Generation International
Education:
- ETH Zurich, Diploma in Electrical Engineering, PhD
- Diploma in Economy
- Stanford Executive Program
Professional Background:
2001 – 2004: Schaffner Holding Ltd. Luterbach, Member of the Executive Board and Executive Vice President «Test Equipment»
1979 – 2000: Various functions within Aare-Tessin Ltd. for Electricity, IUB Ingenieur Unternehmung AG Bern, Schaffner Electronic, Institut de recherche d’Hydro Québec
Year of joining the Alpiq Group:
2005
Michel Kolly
Head of Digital & Commerce
Nationality:
Swiss
Function:
Head of Digital & Commerce
Education:
- EPFL Lausanne, M. Sc. in Energy Systems
- EIF Fribourg, Bachelor Degree in Electro Engineering
Professional Background:
1999 – 2006: Total (Elf), Geneva / London
- 2005 – 2006: Head of Power and Emissions Trading
- 2002 – 2004: Manager Trading Development and Power Trading
- 1999 – 2002: Trading Development Executive
1993 – 1999: Various functions within BKW AG, Bern
1992: Development Engineer, Von Roll Ltd, Bern
Year of joining the Alpiq Group:
2006