Rudolf Hadorn
Chief Executive Officer
MBA University of St. Gallen
Swiss citizen, 1963
Professional background (main stages)
| 1989 - 2000 |
Various management and executive positions with GM in Europe |
| 2000 |
CEO Krone GmbH, Berlin, CFO Krone Gruppe |
| 2002 |
Ascom Group, Berne, CFO |
| 2004 - 2007 |
Ascom Group, Berne, CEO |
| Since 1.11.2007 |
Gurit, CEO |
Other important activity and vested interest
- Member of the Board of Directors of Looser Holding AG, Arbon
- Member of the Board of Directors of Spirella s.a., Embrach
- Advisory Board Member of Cross 1 Private Equity Firm
Markus Knuesli Amacker
Chief Financial Officer
Degree in Economics HEC Lausanne
Swiss and French citizen, 1962
Professional background (main stages)
| 1989 - 1993 |
Coopers & Lybrand, Genf, General Audit Supervisor |
| 1993 - 1997 |
Tetra Laval International, Pully, Controlling and Consolidation |
| 1997 - 2003 |
Nextrom Group, Morges, CFO |
| 2004 - 2007 |
Unicible SA, Prilly, CFO |
| Since 1.10.2007 |
Gurit, CFO |
Damian Bannister
Director Innovation, Products and Solutions
Bachelor of Science, PhD
British citizen, 1970
Professional background (main stages)
| 1996 |
Joined former SP, Technical Support |
| 2000 |
Wind Energy Sales Project Engineer |
| 2002 |
Technical Manager Wind Energy |
| 2004 |
Development and Processing Manager |
| 2005 |
Head of Technology at SP Systems |
| 2006 |
Gurit, Cheif Technology Officer |
| Since 2008 |
Director Innovation, Products and Solutions, Gurit |
Rudolf Gerber
General Manager Wind Energy
Bsc. Engineering
Swiss Citizen, 1958
Professional Background (main stages)
| 1986 - 1988 |
Varian AG, Zug, Area Sales Manager |
| 1988 - 1995 |
Schlatter Ltd., Harrogate/UK, Managing Director |
| 1995 - 2001 |
Alcan Airex AG, Sins, Divisional Manager |
| 2002 - 2008 |
Armstrong Metal Ceilings Group, St. Gallen, CEO |
| Since 2008 |
General Manager Wind Energy |
Graham Harvey
General Manager Marine
BSc Ship Science
British citizen, 1965
Professional background (main stages)
| 1991 - 2000 |
Engineering Consultancy Manager at SP Technologies |
| 2000 - 2004 |
Head of Technology at SP Systems |
| 2005 |
Managing Director SP Systems Europe |
| 2006 |
Business Manager Marine, Sports & Civil Engineering |
| Since 2008 |
General Manager Marine |
Kees Reijnen
General Manager Transportation
MSc in Physics
Dutch citizen, 1957
Professional background
| 1987 - 1991 |
Fluid Dynamics Corp. European Sales and Marketing |
| 1991 - 1995 |
Schenk Filterbau GmbH, Worldwide Sales and Marketing Director, Filtration systems |
| 1995 |
WPT GmbH, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Water recycling technology |
| 1998 -2006 |
Enka-Tecnica, Managing Director; Enka-Tecnica was acquired by Gurit in 2000 |
| 2006 |
Gurit, Business Manager Transportation |
| Since 2008 |
General Manager Transportation (until 2009 including Winter Sports and Civil Engineering) |
Binjiang 'Bing' Chen
General Manager Tooling
Ph.D. in Ceramics Science and Engineering
US citizen, 1961
Professional background (main stages)
| 1998 - 2004 |
Various management positions with Philips Electronics |
| 2004 - 2009 |
General Manager Metaldyne Automotive Components Suzhou/China |
| 2009 - 2011 |
General Manager, Rotary Lift Asia, Haimen/China |
| Since 2011 |
General Manager Tooling, Gurit |