FRANKE HOLDING - Key Persons
Born 1983, Swiss citizen, member since 2018 - Alexander Pieper has been owner and managing director of the Swiss company Kraftwerk since April 2016. Kraftwerk operates internationally in the tool industry. Prior to that, he worked for over ten years in various management positions at the Franke Group in Switzerland, the USA, the Philippines and Germany, most recently as Managing Director of a subsidiary in the United Arab Emirates. Alexander Pieper has been a member of the Artemis Group Board of Directors since 2015 and has a background in industrial engineering.
Job Titles:
- President / CEO Franke Home Solutions
Born 1960, Italian, at Franke since 2019 - Before joining Franke, Borra was CEO EMEA of the Fontana Group. Prior to that, she spent ten years working for Whirlpool in roles including Vice President of the Global Food Preparation Category and as the General Manager of the Chinese branches. She also held various management positions working for Rhodia and General Electric. Barbara Borra is independent Director in the Board of Brembo and a Member of the Supervisory Board of Randstad. She graduated from the Polytechnic University of Turin in Italy with a degree in Chemical Engineering. She also holds an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.
Job Titles:
- Chief Human Resources Officer
Born in 1970, Swiss, at Franke since 2014 - Before joining Franke, Beat Sigrist worked at Sulzer as Head Corporate Human Resources and was a member of the Extended Executive Management Board. Beat Sigrist has many years of extensive HR experience, acquired in senior HR functions at various industrial and telecommunications companies, including Swisscom and Bosch. Beat Sigrist holds a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- President
- President of Franke Foodservice Systems Responsible for the EMEA
Born 1967, German-Swiss double citizen, at Franke since 2012 - Christian Mathesius joined Franke as President of Franke Foodservice Systems responsible for the EMEA area. Before that he held various management positions at Hilti, Boston Consulting Group and Siemens. Christian Mathesius holds a degree in mechanical engineering from RWTH Aachen University in Aachen, Germany, and an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.
Born 1969, Swiss citizen, member since 2015 and Chairman since 2019 - Christian Mäder joined the Artemis Group in May 2015 as CFO, where he is also responsible for the Artemis Asset Management Group as President/CEO. Prior to Artemis, he was CFO and member of the Group Executive Committee at Swisslog Group. Earlier, he has held management positions at companies such as KPMG and Colenco (Motor-Columbus Group). He is Chairman of Kraftwerk Europe AG, Vice Chairman of Feintool International Holding AG, a member of the Board of Directors of Adval Tech Holding AG and sits on various other boards. Christian Mäder is a Swiss certified expert in accounting and controlling.
Born 1956, German-Swiss double citizen, member since 2018 - Dr. Michael Reinhard retired after 12 years with Geberit, where he was responsible for the Group Divisions Sales, Products and Operations as a member of the Group Executive Board between 2005 and 2017. Prior to this, Dr. Michael Reinhard held various management positions at Schott Glas and McKinsey & Company, among others. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Swiss companies Reichle & De-Massari AG and Georg Utz Holding AG. Dr. Michael Reinhard studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany.
Born in 1970, Italian, at Franke since 2016 - In April 2016, Gianluca Mapelli joined Franke subsidiary Faber S.p.A in Fabriano, Italy, as Operations Director for Hoods. For 15 years prior to that, he had various management positions in Italy and China at Safilo, a leading eyewear manufacturer and one of the world's largest manufacturers of sunglasses and eyeglass frames, most recently as Plant Director. Before that, Gianluca Mapelli was in a managerial position at Otis Elevator in Italy. Gianluca Mapelli holds a master's degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy.
Job Titles:
- Corporate Communication Specialist
Born in 1959, Swiss, at Franke since 2005 - Before Jürg Fischer joined Franke, he had several management positions such as CFO at Habasit AG, Head of Finance and Admin at RAG Reichenberger AG, Group Controller at Siber Hegner and internal Auditor and Group Leader at Sandoz AG. Jürg Fischer holds a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Job Titles:
- President / CEO Franke Coffee Systems
Born in 1966, Italian, at Franke since 2019 - Marco Zancolò previously worked for Nespresso, where he started out as the B2B Commercial Director in Germany 16 years ago. He then took on various key positions in management at Nespresso, most recently as Head of Zone Europe. Before that, Marco Zancolò was a project manager at Boston Consulting Group and a member of the Board of Management at Feria Internationale Reisen GmbH. Marco Zancolò has a degree in engineering from the Technical University of Munich in Germany and an MBA from the IMD Business School in Lausanne in Switzerland.
Job Titles:
- Chief Information Officer
Born in 1964, German/American, at Franke since 2001 - Markus Bierl worked for Franke in US since 2001. During this time, he took on various managerial functions, most recently as CIO of Franke Foodservice Systems. Before Markus Bierl joined Franke, he worked in IT consulting and software development for international clients such as McDonald's, Mövenpick, EAO, and Franke. Markus Bierl holds a master's degree in Business Engineering IT/OR at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany.
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Director
- President / CEO of the Artemis Group
Born 1946, Swiss citizen, member since 2013 - Michael Pieper is President/CEO of the Artemis Group. He has owned Franke since 1989 and managed the Group until 2012. Prior to that, Michael Pieper worked for several years in the USA in various management positions in banking. He is a member of the Board of Directors of several Swiss companies such as Forbo, Arbonia, Autoneum, Adval Tech and Bergos. Michael Pieper holds a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Non - Executive Director
Born in 1965, Swiss citizen, member since 2018 - Patrick Naef is a consultant to organizations involved in the digitalization and coaching of IT executives. From 2006 to June 2018, he was CIO at Emirates Airline & Group in Dubai and, at the same time, a member of the board of directors of SITA, a global telecommunications and IT company owned by airlines. Patrick Naef was also CEO of mercator, a subsidiary of Emirates Group, from 2006 to 2014. Other professional positions include CIO at SIG and Swissair as well as senior positions at Zurich Insurance, HP and Bank Julius Baer. Patrick Naef sits on several boards of start-ups and on advisory boards of technology companies and venture capitalist firms in Silicon Valley. Patrick Naef holds a degree in Computer Science Engineering from ETH Zurich, Switzerland, and an Executive MBA from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Job Titles:
- President / CEO Franke Group
Born in 1964, Swiss, with Franke since 2018 - Before joining Franke, Patrik Wohlhauser was CEO at Wittur Holding GmbH, a global leading manufacturer and supplier of components for elevator construction. For the 15 years prior to that, he had various management roles at Evonik and Degussa respectively, including Head of the Business Units Construction Systems Europe and Exclusive Synthesis & Catalysts. In 2011, Patrik Wohlhauser was appointed to the Executive Board of Evonik Industries AG with responsibility fo the Consumer, Health & Nutrition segment. In 2014, as Chief Operating Officer (COO), he assumed responsibility for the entire chemical business. Prior to his time at the leading German global industrial group for specialty chemicals, he worked for Sandoz International AG and MBT Schweiz AG. Patrik Wohlhauser holds a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Freiburg, Switzerland.
Born, 1974, Finnish, Member since 2021 - Tanja Vainio has been Managing Director of ABB's Automotive Tier 1 Business Line in the Robotics and Discrete Automation business unit since 2020. Previously, she served as Country Managing Director for ABB in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and as Country Managing Director in Hungary. Tanja Vainio joined ABB back in 1998 and has held various regional and global management positions with increasing responsibility in R&D, operations, supply chain management, service and sales in Finland, Sweden, Switzerland and the US. From 2018 to 2021, Tanja Vainio was also a member of the Board of Directors at Impact Coatings AB in Sweden. She studied mechanical engineering at Tampere University of Technology in Finland and holds a degree in Civil Engineering/Supply Chain Management as well as an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Cambridge in the USA.