Investor Relations

Rieter maintains open and continuous communication with its shareholders, investors and other stakeholders.

The Board of Directors has a minimum of five and a maximum of nine members, paying attention to a balanced composition of the Board as well as professional experience and industry and international leadership. The Group Executive Committee consists of the CEO, the CFO and the Heads of the three Business Groups.

As a global company, Rieter observes the laws and regulations of all countries in which it operates. Business relationships are based on the principles of honesty and trust. This requires a set of commonly agreed ethical standards and codes of conduct, which are summarized in the Code of Conduct. Rieter maintains good corporate governance and an open information policy towards its stakeholders. Transparent reporting forms the basis for trust. In the Annual Report, the Group publishes its Corporate Governance Guideline and continuously updates this on the Rieter website.

Rieter is the world’s leading system supplier for processing natural and man-made fibers into short-staple and long-staple yarn, as well as for the production of filament yarns, man-made fibers and nonwovens. With its comprehensive technology portfolio, Rieter covers the entire textile value chain – from fiber to yarn, and from polymer melt to texturized filament, synthetic staple fibers and nonwoven. 

Headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland, the company designs and engineers complex spinning plants, machines, systems, and components that enable an efficient and economical production. Rieter’s leading technologies ensure minimal resource consumption, making a significant contribution to sustainability across the global textile value chain. 

Rieter has a history spanning more than 230 years, operates 17 production sites in nine countries, and employs around 4 220 people worldwide, approximately 15.4% of them in Switzerland. Rieter is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker symbol RIEN.