Bühler Group: Marco Gadola new board member

The Bühler Group held its Annual General Meeting on Friday, February 10, 2023. A new election to the Board of Directors was also on the agenda. Marco Gadola (59), a Swiss and French citizen, was elected. He can look back on a long professional career. Marco Gadola began his career in banking. He later worked for Novartis International Ltd. in Basel as an audit manager. Starting in 1992, he spent nine years with the Hilti Group in management positions in the areas of trading, sales and finance in Liechtenstein, the United States, Spain and Germany. After five years as CFO at the Hero Group, he joined the Straumann Group in Basel as CFO and VP Operations. In 2008, Marco Gadola was appointed CFO of the Panalpina Group in Basel. From 2013 to 2019, he was CEO of the Straumann Group, a listed Swiss company with revenues of over CHF 2 billion.

A wealth of experience

Marco Gadola is Chairman of the Board of Directors of DKSH, Chairman of the Board of Directors of WS Audiology and Medartis Holding AG, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of MCH Group AG and member of the Board of Directors of Straumann Group. Marco Gadola holds a Master in Business Administration and Economics from the University of Basel, Switzerland.

"With this appointment, the Bühler Board of Directors gains an accomplished and proven executive with nearly three decades of experience in various industries in the tools, medical and logistics sectors," says Calvin Grieder, Chairman of the Bühler Board of Directors.

Konrad Hummler resigns

At the same meeting, Konrad Hummler resigned as a member of the Board of Directors of Bühler and of the respective committees on which he served, having reached the statutory limit. Konrad Hummler had been a member of the Board of Directors since 2010. "We thank Konrad Hummler for his foresight and great contribution to our company and wish him all the best for his professional and personal future," says Calvin Grieder.

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