Group Management

Jan Jenisch

Chief Executive Officer

Year of birth: 1966
Nationality: German

Education

1998 - 2009IMD Lausanne, University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland
Top Management Seminars
1993University of Fribourg, Switzerland
lic.rer.pol., MBA

Professional Experience

2012 - nowChief Executive Officer
Sika AG, Baar, Switzerland
2007 - 2011Regional Manager Asia/Pacific and Member of Group Management
Sika AG, Baar, Switzerland
2004 - 2006Head of Industry Division and Member of the Group Management
Sika AG, Baar, Switzerland
1998 - 2004Head Automotive Europe
Sika AG, Baar, Switzerland
General Manager
Sika Tivoli GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
Managing Director
Sika Automotive Belgium SA
Director
Hayashi Sika Automotive Ltd., Japan
1996 - 1997Market Development Manager, Industry Division
Sika AG, Baar, Switzerland
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Jan Jenisch

Silvio Ponti

Deputy CEO, Building Systems & Industry

Year of birth: 1953
Nationality: Swiss

Education

2002Harvard Business School, Cambridge MA, USA; Advanced Management Program
1982Graduate School of Business Administration, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA, MBA.
1977Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland; Dipl.-Bau-Ing. ETH.

Professional Experience

2013 - nowDeputy CEO and
Head Building Systems & Industry and Member of Group Management
Sika AG, Baar, Switzerland
2002 - 2012Deputy CEO and
Regional Manager Europe
North and Member of Group Management
Sika AG, Baar, Switzerland
1989 - 2002

Head of Marketing
General Manager Sika Schweiz AG and Area Manager for Central Europe
Sika Schweiz AG, Zurich, Switzerland
1989: Member of the Executive Management of Sika Schweiz AG and Sika GmbH, Germany
Sika Schweiz AG, Zurich, Switzerland

1987 - 1988Head of Marketing for the Joint Venture "Hilti-Ciba-Geigy"
Hilti AG, Schaan, Fürstentum Liechtenstein
1984 - 1987General Manager
Sika B.V., Maarssen, the Nederlands
1982 - 1983Assistant to the Head of Export
Sika Schweiz AG, Zurich
1978 - 1980Project Leader
Ing. Büro Dr. Staudacher & Siegenthaler AG, Bern, Switzerland
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Silvio Ponti

Christoph Ganz

Region North America

Year of birth: 1969
Nationality: Swiss

Education

1996University of St. Gallen, lic. oec. HSG

Professional Experience

2013 - now Regional Manager North America and Member of Group Management
Sika AG, Baar, Switzerland
2013 - now General Manager Sika Corporation
Lyndhurst, USA
2009 - 2012General Manager Sika France SA, Paris
Area Manager France, North Africa, Mauritius
Sika AG, Baar, Switzerland
2007 - 2012Head of Corporate Business Unit Distribution and Member of Group Management
Sika AG, Baar, Switzerland
2003 - 2006Head of Business Unit Distribution
Sika Services AG, Zurich, Switzerland
1999 - 2003Corporate Market Field Manager Distribution
Sika AG, Baar, Switzerland
1996 - 1999Project Manager Distribution
Sika Schweiz AG, Zurich, Switzerland
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Christoph Ganz

Heinz Gisel

Region Asia/Pacific

Year of birth: 1965
Nationality: Swiss

Education

2006 - 2010                    
ZfU International Business School, Zurich, Switzerland
International Executive MBA Zurich/Boston
2007 IMD Lausanne, Switzerland
Top Management Seminars
2003 Eidg. Dipl. Verkaufsleiter

Professional Experience

2012 - now                          
Regional Manager Asia/Pacific and Member of Group Management
Sika AG, Baar, Switzerland
2009 - 2011General Manager
Area Manager Greater China
Sika China Ltd., Suzhou, China
2007 - 2009General Manager
Head of Business Unit Industry Region Asia/Pacific
Area Manager Southeast Asia
Sika Singapore Ltd.
2004 - 2006Head Appliances & Components
Head Transportation
Industry Division,
Sika Services AG, Zurich, Switzerland
1999 - 2004Industry Manager Switzerland/Austria
Sika Schweiz AG, Zurich,
Switzerland and Sika Österreich GmbH, Bludenz-Bings, Austria
Member of Executive Management of Sika Schweiz AG
Sika Schweiz AG, Zurich, Switzerland
1996 - 1998

Industry Sales Manager China and Hong Kong
Sika Hong Kong Ltd.

1995 - 1996

Area Sales Manager Industry
Sika Corporation, Lyndhurst, USA

1991 - 1994Area Sales Manager
Sika Schweiz AG, Zurich, Switzerland
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Heinz Gisel

Urs Mäder

Chief Technology Officer

Year of birth: 1955
Nationality: Swiss

Education

1987Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University Fribourg, Switzerland.
Dr. rer. nat.
1983University Fribourg, Switzerland. Dipl. Chem.
1979Zurich Unversity of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland. Dipl. Chem. Ing. HTL.

Professional Experience

2005 - nowChief Technology Officer and Member of Group Management
Sika AG, Baar, Switzerland
1989 - 2005Project Leader Admixture Development, Research and Development
Department Head of Construction Chemicals, Research & Development
Product Technology Director of Construction Chemicals and Mortars, Research and Development
Sika AG, Zurich, Switzerland
1987 - 1989Postdoctorate Research
Research School Chemistry;
Canberra, Australia

Further Commitments

 PresidentEuropean Federation of Concrete Admixture Producers (EFCA)
  
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Urs Mäder

Ernesto Schümperli

Concrete & Waterproofing

Year of birth: 1955
Nationality: Swiss

Education

2000Graduate School of Business Administration, Zurich, Switzerland; MBA
1983Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland; Dipl. Bau-Ing. ETH
1978Basle University of Applied Sciences, Muttenz, Switzerland; Dipl. Bau-Ing. HTL

Professional Experience

2013 - nowHead Concrete & Waterproofing and Member of Group Management
Sika AG, Baar, Switzerland
2007 - 2012Head Corporate Business Unit Concrete and Member of Group Management
Sika AG, Baar, Switzerland
1991 - 2006General Manager Sika Schweiz AG
Area Manager Central Europe
Head of Sika Tunneling & Mining
Head of Sales Switzerland
Head of Marketing Construction
Market Development Manager Concrete
1997: Member of Executive Management of Sika Schweiz AG
2002: Member of Extended Group Management of Sika AG
Sika Schweiz AG, Zurich, Switzerland
1987 - 1990Head of Marketing & Technique
Key Account Manager Latin America
Member of Executive Management of Sika Andina SA
Sika Andina SA, Bogotá, Colombia
1986 - 1987Project Manager Structural Engineering
Ing. Büro Wenaweser & Wolfensberger AG, Zurich, Switzerland
1983 - 1985Research Engineer Structural Design
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
1976 - 1979Research Engineer Hydraulic Structures
Basel University of Applied Sciences, Muttenz, Switzerland
1971 - 1975Project Manager Infrastructure
Ing. Büro Frey + Gnehm AG, Olten, Switzerland

Further Commitments

Presidentivz Industrie-Verband Zurich,
Zurich, Switzerland
(local organization of Swiss Employers Association)
Member of the BoardVSH (Versuchs-Stollen Hagerbach AG), Sargans, Switzerland
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Ernesto Schümperli

Paul Schuler

Region EMEA

Year of birth: 1955
Nationality: Swiss

Education

1993IMD Lausanne, Top Management Seminars.
1993Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Washington/Zurich, MBA.
1988Eidg. Dipl. Verkaufsleiter.
1988Eidg. Dipl. Betriebsfachmann.
1975Eidg. Dipl. Maschinenschlosser.

Professional Experience

2013 - now Regional Manager EMEA and Member of Group Management
Sika AG, Baar, Switzerland
2007 - 2012General Manager
Sika Corporation, Lyndhurst, USA
2007 - 2012Regional Manager North America and Member of Group Management
Sika AG, Baar, Switzerland
2003 - 2006General Manager Sika Deutschland GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
General Manager Sika Korrosionsschutz GmbH, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
General Manager Sika Trocal GmbH, Troisdorf, Germany
General Manager Sika Addiment GmbH, Leimen, Germany
Sika Holding GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
1988 - 2002Product Manager / Head of Sales Industry
Marketing Manager Industry
Business Unit Leader Industry
1993: Member of Executive Management of Sika Schweiz AG
1996: Member of Extended Group Management of Sika AG
Sika Schweiz AG, Zurich, Switzerland
1982 - 1988International Key Account
Sales Manager Switzerland
EMS Chemie AG, Domat/Ems, Switzerland
1980 - 1982Project Manager Air Condition Plants
Luwa AG, HongKong/China
1976 - 1980Production Manager
Hemair AG, Schindellegi, Switzerland
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Paul Schuler

Ronald Trächsel

Chief Financial Officer

Year of birth: 1959
Nationality: Swiss

Education

1986 -2005IMD Lausanne, Switzerland.
Top Management Seminars on a regular basis.
1986University of Berne, Switzerland. lic.rer.pol.

Professional Experience

2008 - nowCFO and Member of Group Management
Sika AG, Baar, Switzerland
1999 - 2007CFO
CEO and Head of Group Management
Executive Director
Vitra Group, Birsfelden, Switzerland
1992 - 1999Head Internal Audit
CFO Ringier Europe
Ringier Group, Zurich, Switzerland
1987 - 1992Internal Audit
Ciba-Geigy Group, Basel, Switzerland
1982 - 1987Accounting and tax counseling for small and medium-sized enterprises
Visura Treuhandgesellschaft, Solothurn, Switzerland
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Ronald Trächsel

José Luis Vázquez

Region Latin America

Year of birth: 1947
Nationality: Spanish

Education

2001, 2002IESE, Madrid, Spain; CRM, Corporate Finance
1988IESE, Madrid, Spain; MBA
1979ICADE, Madrid, Spain; MBA
1970Ingeniero de Caminos, Madrid, Spain; Construction Engineer, Ph.D.

Professional Experience

2009 - nowRegional Manager Latin America and Member of Group Management
Sika AG, Baar, Switzerland
2002 - 2008Regional Manager Europe South and Member of Group Management
Sika AG, Baar, Switzerland
1984 - 2002Head of Marketing
General Manager
1999: Area Manager Southern Europe
Sika SA, Madrid, Spain
1983 - 1984Manager National Sport Insurance Company
Sport Ministry - Cabinet of Ministers, Spain
1977 - 1983Vice President, Oil Business Division
Explosivos Rio Tinto, Madrid, Spain
1972 - 1976Director of numerous global projects in the area of road construction, harbour, factories.
Helma (Cadiz), Boskalis (Cadiz), Laing (Valencia/Bilbao), Caminos y Puertos (Barcelona)
1970 - 1972Concrete road construction R&D projects
Laboratoire Pont and Chaussees, Paris, France
Instituto Eduardo Torroja, Madrid, Spain

Other Titles

 Public Servant
1979Industry Ministry (Patent and Trademark Office)
1984All Ministries, TIC (Information and Telecommunication Technology Engineer)
José Luis Vázquez