Governance
© Guillaume Perret, 2024 - Andreas Rickenbacher, Chairperson & Alexandre Pauchard, CEO
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.
Alexandre PAUCHARD
CEO
Christophe BALLIF
VP Sustainable Energy
Sara GIRARDI
Chief Financial Officer
Jens KRAUSS
VP Medtech
Steve LECOMTE
VP Instrumentation
Véronique LERESCHE-ROY
VP Human Resources
Michele PALMIERI
VP Micro and Nano Systems
Alain-Serge PORRET
VP Integrated and Wireless Systems
Vincent REVOL
VP Industry 4.0 and Life Sciences
Bahaa ROUSTOM
VP Marketing & Business Development
Extended executive board
Andrea DUNBAR
Chief Technology Officer
Serge MORISOD
Chief Digital & Information Officer
Committee of the board of directors
Andreas RICKENBACHER
Chairperson
Jacques BAUR
Foundation in favor of a Horological Research Laboratory – FLRH
Sylvain DOLLA
Swatch Group SA
Alain RIBAUX
Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel
Board of directors
- Andreas RICKENBACHER, Chairperson
- Jacques BAUR, Foundation in favor of a Horological Research Laboratory – FLRH
- Pierre-André BÜHLER, Foundation in favor of a Horological Research Laboratory – FLRH
- Sylvain DOLLA, Swatch Group SA
- Anna FONTCUBERTA I MORRAL, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne – EPFL
- Josette FRESARD, Viteos SA
- Crystel GRAF, Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel
- Rachel GRANGE, Swiss federal institute of technology Zürich – ETHZ
- Olivier GREIM, Rolex SA
- Jonathan GRETILLAT, Ville de Neuchâtel
- Georges N. HAYEK, Swatch Group SA
- Yves Hertig, BKW Energie SA
- Stefan LAUNER, Sonova SA
- Frédéric MAIER, Patek Philippe SA
- Alain RIBAUX, Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel
- Olivier THEYTAZ, Richemont 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
- Nicola THIBAUDEAU, CEO, MPS Micro Precision Systems AG
- 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.