Board of Directors
Directors
Pursuant to the articles of association, the Board of Directors of Rieter Holding Ltd. consists of no less than five and no more than nine members. In the 2010 financial year one member of the board had executive duties.
Last updated: May 13, 2011
| Name | Nationality | Position | Year of birth | On the board since | Elected Until | Executive/ non-executive |
| Erwin Stoller*2 | CH | Executive Chairman | 1947 | 2008 | 2014 | executive since 2009 |
| This E. Schneider*2 | CH | Lead Director | 1952 | 2009 | 2012 | non-executive |
| Dr. Dieter Spälti*1 | CH | Member | 1961 | 2001 | 2013 | non-executive |
| Dr. Jakob Baer*1 | CH | Member | 1944 | 2006 | 2012 | non-executive |
| Michael Pieper | CH | Member | 1946 | 2009 | 2012 | non-executive |
| Hans-Peter Schwald*1.2 | CH | Member | 1959 | 2009 | 2012 | non-executive |
| Peter Spuhler | CH | Member | 1959 | 2009 | 2012 | non-executive |
*1 Members of the audit committee (Chairman: Dr. Jakob Baer)
*2 Members of the nominations and compensation committee (Chairman: This E. Schneider)
Erwin Stoller (1947)
CV (PDF/English/28.5 KB)
- Chairman, Board member and Chairman since 2008, Executive Chairman 2009, term of office expires in 2014.
- Swiss national.
- Dipl. Masch. Ing. ETH Zurich; with Rieter since 1978, member of the Group Executive Committee from 1992 to 2007, head of the Textile Systems Division from 1992 to 2002, head of the Automotive Systems Division from 2002 to 2007.
This. E. Schneider (1952)
- Vice Chairman, Board member and Vice Chairman since 2009, Lead Director since 2009, term of office expires in 2012.
- Swiss national.
- Lic. oec. HSG; President and Chief Executive Officer of the Forbo Group.
- Member of the Board of Directors of Galenica SA, Berne.
Dieter Spälti (1961)
- Board member since 2001, term of office expires in 2013.
- Swiss national.
- Dr. iur. University of Zurich; Partner, McKinsey, until 2001; Managing partner, Spectrum Value Management, Jona, since 2002.
- Board member, IHAG Holding, Zurich; Member of the Board of Directors of Holcim AG, Jona.
Jakob Baer (1944)
- Board member since 2006, term of office expires in 2012.
- Swiss national.
- Dr. iur. University of Bern; Lawyer; CEO of KPMG Switzerland until 2004; independent consultant since then.
- Member of the Board of Directors of Adecco S.A., Chéserex; Swiss Re, Zurich; Allreal Holding AG, Baar; Barry Callebaut AG (since December 7, 2010); Board member and Chairman of Stäubli Holding AG, Pfäffikon SZ.
Michael Pieper (1946)
- Board member since 2009, term of office expires in 2012.
- Swiss national.
- Lic.oec. HSG; owner and Chief Executive Officer of the Franke Artemis Group.
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of Artemis Holding AG, Hergiswil and its subsidiaries and of the subsidiaries of Franke worldwide. Member of the Board of Directors of: Berenberg Bank (Schweiz) AG, Zurich; Hero AG, Lenzburg; Forbo Holding AG, Baar; Adval Tech Holding AG, Niederwangen.
Hans-Peter Schwald (1959)
- Board member since 2009, term of office expires in 2012.
- Swiss national.
- lic.iur. HSG; Chairman and Managing partner in the legal practice of Staiger, Schwald & Partner AG, Zurich, Berne and Basel.
- Chairman of Autoneum Holding AG, Vice President of the Board of Directors, Stadler Rail AG, Bussnang; Vice President of the Board of Directors of Ruag Holding AG, Berne and Chairman of AVIA Association of Independent Importers of Petroleum Products, Member of the Board of Directors of other Swiss companies.
Peter Spuhler (1959)
- Board member since 2009, term of office expires in 2012.
- Swiss national.
- Owner of Stadler Rail AG, Bussnang.
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of: Stadler Rail AG, Bussnang; Stadler Bussnang AG, Bussnang; Aebi-Schmidt Holding AG, Burgdorf and of several other companies of Stadler Rail Group. Member of the Board of Directors of Walo Bertschinger Central AG, Zurich.
- Member of the National Council of the Swiss Parliament since 1999.
Cross-involvement
There are no reciprocal appointments to Boards of Directors.
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Group Secretary
Thomas Anwander, lic. iur., head of Group Legal Services, Group Secretary of Rieter Holding Ltd., has been Secretary to the Board of Directors since 1993; he is not a member of the Board of Directors.
CV (English/PDF/14 KB)
Election and term of office
Elections to the Board of Directors are staggered and directors are elected for a term of office of three years. They retire at the Annual General Meeting following their 70th birthday. Nominations for election to the Board of Directors are made with due regard for the balanced composition of this body, taking industrial and international management and specialist experience into account.