Benoît Revaz becomes new director of the SFOE

At its meeting today, the Federal Council appointed Benoît Revaz as the new Director of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE). The 44-year-old lawyer has been Senior Advisor to the company E-CUBE Strategy Consultants since 2014. He replaces Walter Steinmann, who is retiring, as of October 1, 2016. Among other things, the new director will oversee the transformation of Switzerland's future energy landscape.

Benoît Revaz holds a degree in law and an Executive Master of Science in Communications Management from the Università della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano. Between 2005 and 2012, he deepened his management skills with further training in Lausanne, London and the USA. Prior to his current position as Senior Advisor of E-CUBE Strategy Consultants, a consulting firm specialized in energy and environmental issues, he worked in various functions in the former Entreprises Electriques Fribourgeoises (today Groupe E). He was also a member of the general management of EOS Holding and Alpiq Holding SA.

In Benoît Revaz, the Federal Council has appointed a high-profile personality with strong leadership skills. In his previous functions, he acquired knowledge of the economic realities as well as the political processes and public administration in Switzerland. At the same time, he gained valuable international experience during his professional career.

One of the central tasks of the new director is to accompany the transformation of the Swiss energy landscape. The focus is on the Federal Council's Energy Strategy 2050, which envisages an increase in energy efficiency, a reduction in fossil energies and an expansion in renewable energies, as well as a gradual phase-out of nuclear power.

Benoît Revaz will replace the previous Director Walter Steinmann, who is retiring, on 1 October 2016. The Federal Council thanks him for his many years of successful leadership of the SFOE.