Governance

Change of Chair of the Board of Directors: new chair Andreas Rickenbacher, CEO Alexandre Pauchard, former chair Claude Nicollier© CSEM - Left to right: Andreas Rickenbacher, Chairperson; Alexandre Pauchard, CEO; Claude Nicollier, former Chairperson.

CSEM is governed by a carefully balanced combination of its Board of Directors, its Executive Board, and its Scientific Advisory Board. It draws on its extensive industry expertise and works closely with a strong network of partners to drive research and innovation in Switzerland.

Executive board

Alexandre Pauchard, CEO of CSEM

Alexandre PAUCHARD

CEO

Portrait Christophe Ballif, VP Sustainable Energy

Christophe BALLIF

VP Sustainable Energy

Portrait Jens Krauss, VP Medtech

Jens KRAUSS

VP Medtech

Portrait André Laville, CFO

André LAVILLE

CFO

Steve Lecomte, VP Instrumentation

Steve LECOMTE

VP Instrumentation

Véronique Leresche-Roy - VP Human Resources

Véronique LERESCHE-ROY

VP Human Resources

Portrait Michele Palmieri, VP Micro and Nano Systems

Michele PALMIERI

VP Micro and Nano Systems

Portrait Alain-Serge Porret, VP Integrated and Wireless Systems

Alain-Serge PORRET

VP Integrated and Wireless Systems

Portrait Bahaa Roustom, VP Marketing & Business Development

Bahaa ROUSTOM

VP Marketing & Business Development

Portrait Philippe Steiert, VP Industry 4.0 and Life Sciences

Philippe STEIERT

VP Industry 4.0 and Life Sciences

Board of directors

  • Andreas RICKENBACHER, Chairperson
  • Jacques BAUR, Foundation in favor of a Horological Research Laboratory – FLRH
  • Didier BOILLAT, Ville de Neuchâtel
  • Pierre-André BÜHLER, Foundation in favor of a Horological Research Laboratory – FLRH
  • Sylvain DOLLA, Swatch Group SA
  • Josette FRESARD, Viteos SA
  • Crystel GRAF, Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel
  • Rachel GRANGE, Swiss federal institute of technology Zürich – ETHZ
  • Olivier GREIM, Rolex SA
  • Georges N. HAYEK, Swatch Group SA
  • Stefan LAUNER, Sonova SA
  • Frédéric MAIER, Patek Philippe SA
  • Ursula OESTERLE, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne – EPFL
  • Alain RIBAUX, Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel
  • Olivier THEYTAZ, Richemont SA
  • Martin VETTERLI, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne – EPFL
  • Jean ZAMBOUNIS, BKW Energie SA

Scientific advisory board

The Board of Directors appoints the center’s Scientific Advisory Board. Consisting of industry and academic experts, the Scientific Advisory Board addresses its recommendations to CSEM’s executive management and to the board of directors.

  • Yves BELLOUARD, President of the Scientific Advisory Board, Professor and Head of the Galatea Laboratory, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne - EPFL
  • Jean-Luc BAZIN, Head of Technology Scouting & Networking, Swatch Group
  • Markus BENDLER, Head of R&D, Mettler-Toledo
  • Yasmine CALISESI ARZNER, Executive Director of the EPFL Energy Center, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne - EPFL
  • Jean-Michel CHARDON, Head of AI, CTO Office & Site Leader, Logitech SA
  • Jérôme FAIST, Professor and Head of the Quantum Optoelectronics Group, Swiss federal institute of technology Zürich - ETHZ
  • Patrick HOFER-NOSER, CEO, 3S Solar Plus
  • Stephan KELLER, Senior Director Turbo e-Bike Systems, Specialized
  • Franz Lärmer, Research Fellow and Executive VP (Robert Bosch GmbH), Bosch
  • Stefan Müller, CTO, member of the Executive Board, Maxon Motor
  • Ursula OESTERLE, Vice President for Innovation, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne - EPFL
  • Hanspeter ROMER, Head of Research and New Technology Robotics, Hamilton
  • Jess Gerrit SNEDEKER, Professor and Head of the Orthopaedic Biomechanics Lab, Swiss federal institute of technology Zürich - ETHZ
  • Karin SÖDERSTRÖM, Cleantech specialist, SFOE / OFEN
  • Tanja ZIMMERMANN, CEO, EMPA

Our partners

Our extensive network of partners across academia, research, and industry in Switzerland and further afield is a vital support to CSEM activities. Our skills and technologies are complemented by those of our partner research centers, federal institutes of technology, and universities. We also work closely with industry partners, with over 45% of our annual revenue generated through industrial cooperation.