Christoph Mäder new President of economiesuisse
The board of economiesuisse has unanimously elected Christoph Mäder as the new president of the business umbrella organization. On October 1, Christoph Mäder will succeed Heinz Karrer, who will step down from the presidency at the end of September after seven years.
In addition to the new presidency, the economiesuisse general meeting elected seven new board members. And the business umbrella organization also welcomes a new member: IG Landesflughäfen.
Christoph Mäder, a president from "our own ranks
Christoph Mäder said he was determined to continue developing and strengthening economiesuisse together with its members. He will work to ensure that the association continues to focus on important economic policy dossiers and stands up for business with commitment - responsibly, fact-based and courageously. And further: "In business, politics and society, we want to be present and respected as a strong voice of business."
Christoph Mäder will take office on October 1, 2020. He succeeds Heinz Karrer, who will turn to new tasks after twelve years on the economiesuisse board - seven of them as president. Until the end of September, Heinz Karrer will continue to be fully committed to opposing the termination initiative.
Further changes in the Executive Board
At this year's General Meeting, seven individuals were newly elected to the Board of Directors:
- Thomas Bucher, Head of Financial Services (CFO), Member of the Executive Board Alpiq Holding AG
- Peter Derendinger, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd.
- Carl Illi, Owner CWC Textil AG, President Swiss Textiles
- Annette Luther, Secretary General Roche
- Christoph Mäder, Member of the Board of Directors Baloise Holding Ltd
- Emmanuel Raffner, Owner Industrie Lauener SA, Boudry
- Thomas Wellauer, Chairman of the Board of Directors SIX Group Ltd
Peter Derendinger is now also a member of the Board Committee of economiesuisse. As a representative of the Swiss Bankers Association, he replaces the previous board committee member Lukas Gähwiler, who will remain on the Board. Heinz Karrer (President, until September 30, 2020) and Rolf Dörig (Quaestor, another term of office) were confirmed in their offices.
New member of the association
Already in the fall of 2019, the board of economiesuisse accepted a new member into the umbrella organization. This is the IG Landesflughäfen BSL, GVA, ZRH. The three national airports EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, Genève Aéroport and Zurich Airport were already members of economiesuisse together with the regional airports via the Swiss International Airports Association (SIAA). Last year, the SIAA de facto dissolved itself and withdrew from economiesuisse membership. Because the three national airports want to continue to be involved in shaping the framework conditions for Switzerland's air transport infrastructures in the future, they have reorganized themselves as IG Landesflughäfen. economiesuisse welcomes the new member and looks forward to working together.
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