Board of Directors

Deputy Chairman
Member of the compensation committee
Member of the nomination committee

Patricia Heidtman (1973)
Dual Swiss-US citizen

• Deputy Chairman since 2021
• Member of the compensation committee since 2019
• Member of the nomination committee since 2019
• Member of the board of directors since 2019

Professional background
Patricia Heidtman is working for SIKA since her studies and is a member of the SIKA management team since 2017. She currently heads the research & development team for thermoplastic systems in Sarnen, Switzerland. Prior to this, Patricia Heidtman spent around 14 years in the USA, most recently as head of innovation management for products, processes and developments for the automotive industry.

 
Educational background

• Master of Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
• Executive education, London Business School, Lucerne/Zurich, Switzerland
• Executive education, IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland

Representative for holders of registered A shares
Chairman of the compensation committee

David Dean (1959)
Swiss citizen

• Representative for holders of registered A shares since 2020
• Chairman of the compensation committee since 2019
• Member of the board of directors since 2019

Professional background

David Dean currently works as a professional board member. He was CEO of the Bossard Group from 2005 to 2019. From 1998 to 2004, he served as CFO of Bossard Group and has been with Bossard since 1992. Between 1990 and 1992, he was corporate controller and a member of the executive committee of an international logistics group. From 1980 to 1990, he worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers AG in various management functions in auditing and business consulting. In the course of his professional activities, David Dean gained experience in emerging markets, in particular in India, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan and South Korea.

 
Educational background

• Swiss certified management accountant/controller, AKAD Business, Zurich, Switzerland
• Swiss certified public accountant, Expertsuisse, Zurich, Switzerland
• Executive education. Harvard Business School, Boston, USA
• Executive education, IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland

Other activities and vested interests

• Member of the board of directors, Komax Holding AG, Dierikon, Switzerland
• Member of the board of directors, Burckhardt Compression Holding AG, Winterthur, Switzerland
• Member of the board of directors, Haag-Streit Holding AG, Köniz, Switzerland
• Member of the board of directors, Brugg Group AG, Brugg, Switzerland
• Member of the USA Chapter Board, Swiss American Chamber of Commerce, Zurich, Switzerland

Member of the nomination committee
Member of the ARCC

Petra Maria Ehmann (1985)
German citizen

• Member of the nomination committee since 2021
• Member of the audit, risk & compliance committee since 20213
• Member of the board of directors since 2021

Professional background
Petra Maria Ehmann has been working for Google since 2018 as global lead for product partnerships for the innovation technology Augmented Reality. From 2016 to 2018, she drove new business development for Google Advertising & Commerce in EMEA and prior to that for Google Maps und Google Finance for EMEA and APAC. From 2012, Petra Maria Ehmann worked as Head of Business Intelligence at the internet startup Kekanto in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Prior to that she worked as a Senior Business Analyst at A.T. Kearney. From 2008 to 2009 she gained her first work experience at Bosch in steel supply in Toluca, Mexico, and at Hilti in lean warehouse logistics in Shanghai, China.

 
Educational background

• Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
• Master of Science in management science and engineering, Stanford University, Palo Alto, USA

 
Other activities and vested interests

• Member of the board of trustees, Swiss Science Center Technorama, Winterthur, Switzerland
• Member of the board, We Shape Tech, Zurich, Switzerland

Member of the ARCC

Martin Kühn (1976)
Swiss citizen

• Member of the audit, risk & compliance committee since 2018
• Member of the board of directors since 2018

Professional background
Since 2010 Martin Kühn is working for the KIBAG Group in Zurich, since 2014 as CFO and member of the executive committee. He is responsible for finance, ICT, human resources, real estate, KIBAG Marina and the technical services of the construction and building materials company. From 2002 to 2010, he had been employed at PricewaterhouseCoopers AG national and international as an auditor and M&A consultant for industrial clients. Prior to that, he worked two years for UBS.

 
Educational background

• Business economist FH, University St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
• Swiss certified public accountant, Academy of Public Accountants, Zurich, Switzerland

Other activities and vested interests

• Member of the board of directors, Kannewischer Ingenieurbüro AG, Cham, Switzerland
• Member of the board of directors, Runwaysafe AB, Gothenburg, Sweden
• Member of the foundation board, pension fund KIBAG Group, Zurich, Switzerland
• Member of the foundation board, employee foundation KIBAG Group, Zurich, Switzerland
• Member of the audit commission, Bürgergemeinde Zug, Zug, Switzerland