Group CEO
Executive Committee
- Dr. Daniel Bossard
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Dr. Daniel Bossard (1970)
Swiss citizen
- Group CEO since 2019
Professional background
From 2009 to 2018, Dr. Daniel Bossard was CEO Northern and
Eastern Europe. From 2006 to 2008, he served as sales & marketing
manager of Bossard Group and was responsible for the
reorientation of Bossard’s sales strategy as well as the development
of international customer relations. From 2003 until 2006,
he was CEO of Bossard Denmark. Dr. Daniel Bossard joined
Bossard in 2000 as an e-business manager, after having worked
as a consultant for Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting).
Educational background
- Business administration degree and doctorate in technology management, University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Other activities and vested interests
- Member of the board of directors, Schweiter Technologies AG, Steinhausen, Switzerland
- Member of the board of directors, BURU Holding AG, Cham, Switzerland
- Stephan Zehnder
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CFO
Stephan Zehnder (1965)
Swiss citizen
- Group CFO since 2005
Professional background
Stephan Zehnder took over the function as group controller of
Bossard Group in 1998, remaining in this position until the end
of 2004. From 1996 to 1997, he was a controller in Bossard’s
corporate finance team. Prior to this, he was employed by
various international companies in functions concerned with
finance and controlling.
Educational background
- MBA in Finance, Graduate School of Business Administration and University of Wales, Zurich, Switzerland
- Dr. Frank Hilgers
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CEO Northern & Eastern Europe
Group CCO
Dr. Frank Hilgers (1966)
German citizen
- CEO Northern & Eastern Europe since 2019
- Group CCO since 2015
Professional background
Dr. Frank Hilgers has been CEO Northern and Eastern Europe since
May 2019. Since 2015, he has been responsible for the group-wide
management of branded products and high quality fastening
solutions (Chief Category Officer, CCO). He has also headed the
business units of KVT-Fastening since 2012. From 2009 to 2012, he
was a member of the KVT-Koenig management team responsible
for sales, product management and the fastening systems division.
During his employment at Continental between 2007 and 2009, he
was in charge of all national organizations of the spare parts business
and key account management in the Commercial & Special
Vehicle area. From 2004 to 2007, Dr. Frank Hilgers headed Group
Strategy and Corporate Development at Siemens VDO Automotive
and was instrumental in the turnaround and sale of this Siemens
segment. As senior manager for strategy, Dr. Frank Hilgers headed
major international projects at Accenture (formerly Andersen
Consulting) from 1997 until 2004, and was responsible for automotive
suppliers and the shareholder value initiative in the German
speaking countries.
Educational background
- Degree in chemistry and doctorate, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
- Executive MBA (Accenture Program), Kellogg School of Management Northwestern University, Evanston, USA
Other activities and vested interests
- Member of the advisory board, enersis suisse AG, Bern, Switzerland
- David Jones
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CEO America
David Jones (1970)
Citizen of the USA
- CEO America since 2021
Professional background
From 2013 until 2020, David Jones was responsible for the global
automotive business as part of the Sika Group. Prior to that, from
2010 to 2013, he managed the industry- and automotive business
in North America for Sika Corporation. From 2004 to 2010, David
Jones served as a Key Account Manager and later as the Vice
President of Engineering for Sika Corporation. While living in
Switzerland, from 2000 to 2004, he was the Director of Engineering
and Global Account Manager, supporting the integration of newly
acquired automotive based business for Sika AG. Between 1995
and 2000, David Jones held positions as Project Manager & Key
Account Manager for Sika Corporation and was a Release
Engineer for General Motors in 1994.
Educational background
- Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, USA
- MBA, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
- Executive education, IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Robert Ang
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CEO Asia
Robert Ang (1963)
Citizen of Singapore
- CEO Asia since 2009
Professional background
From 2005 until 2009, Robert Ang was responsible for Bossard
Greater China (China, Taiwan) and prior to that, the Southeast
Asia region. From 1997 until 1999, he was CEO of Bossard
Singapore. Robert Ang managed his own company from 1994
until it was acquired by Bossard in 1997. He spent the four years
prior as a product manager for Conner Peripherals and Optics
Storage Pte Ltd. in Singapore. Between 1986 and 1989 he worked
as a buyer at Printronix AG.
Educational background
- Diploma in business administration, Thames Business School, Singapore, Singapore
- Diploma in mechanical engineering, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore, Singapore
- MBA, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore, Singapore
- Rolf Ritter
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CEO Central and Southern Europe since 2023
Rolf Ritter (1969)
Dual Swiss-US citizen
- CEO Central and Southern Europe since 2023
Professional background
Rolf Ritter has been CEO Central and Southern Europe since January 2023. Prior to that, he was VP of M&A and Business Development (Chief Strategy Officer). In 2014, he founded his own consulting company in Miami, USA, and started investing in tech startups and providing strategic M&A advice to various companies. In addition, Rolf Ritter taught an EMBA in Information Technology at Florida International University. From 2009 to 2014, he was CEO of BDT Media Automation GmbH, Rottweil, Germany, a global technology leader in data archiving with production facilities in Germany, Mexico, China and Singapore. Rolf Ritter joined Bossard in 2004 as General Manager at Bossard France after having worked as project manager and consultant for Volkswagen, Accenture and SIG in Mexico, Brazil, Germany and Switzerland.
Educational background
- Business administration degree, HSG, St. Gallen, Switzerland
- Susan Salzbrenner
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Group VP People & Organization since 2023
Susan Salzbrenner (1982)
German citizen
- Group VP People & Organization since 2023
Professional background
Susan Salzbrenner has been Group VP People & Organization since January 2023 and Functional Manager People and Organizational Development at Bossard since June 2021. From 2017 to 2021, she was a partner at the Scandinavian consulting firm Implement Consulting Group, focusing on cultural transformation, leadership and organizational development, and new forms of business. Susan Salzbrenner was able to build on existing, multi-year consulting mandates for major corporations such as Philips. From 2012 to 2017, she gained sales as well as entrepreneurial experience in setting up and expanding her own consulting company “Fit across Cultures”. From 2009 to 2011, the trained organizational psychologist worked in human resources at the multinational logistics group A.P. Moeller Maersk.
Educational background
- Master of science in work and organizational psychology - Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany
- Master degree in social psychology - University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Post-graduate degree in intercultural business communication, Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany
Other Activities and Vested Interests
The executive committee members do not perform any
other activities outside the Bossard Group apart from
the mandates listed on pages 82 to 84. Furthermore,
they do not have any other significant vested interests.
Beat Grob and Dr. Daniel Bossard are members of the
Bossard families, which have 100 percent control over
Kolin Holding AG. Beat Grob is chair of the board of directors
of Kolin Holding AG. Individual members of the
executive committee carry out executive functions at
Bossard Holding AG subsidiaries.
Allowed number of mandates
According to article 44 of the articles of association, a
member of the executive committee may at the same
time, alongside the function for the company, take on a
maximum of five material mandates, with a maximum of
one chairmanship, which counts as two mandates. A
maximum of two out of these five mandates may be in
listed companies. If the mandates assumed relate to legal
entities that belong to the same group or are similarly
related in terms of management, these mandates are
considered a single mandate. There are no restrictions on
the number of mandates (i) for mandates assumed in legal
entities that are directly or indirectly controlled by
Bossard Holding AG or that directly or indirectly control
Bossard Holding AG, or (ii) if, in exercising the function for
the Bossard Group, a mandate in another, related legal
entity is exercised. The actual number of additional mandates
are listed on pages 82 to 84.
Management contracts
There are no management contracts between the Group
and companies or persons to whom management tasks
have been delegated.