Executive Committee
The Executive Committee – the Group’s most senior management below Board level – is responsible for the operational management of the COMET Group within the powers delegated to it. As of December 31, 2016, the COMET Group’s Executive Committee had the following eight members.
Ronald Fehlmann
(b. 1962, Swiss citizen) Chief Executive Officer With COMET since Jan. 1, 2011; Interim President of Industrial X-Ray Modules
Education
Dipl. Ing. master’s degree in engineering from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich; lic. oec. master’s degree in business administration from University of St. Gallen (HSG)
Professional experience
1995 to 2000: head of sales Asia/direct exports and head of business development, Sarnafil International AG, Switzerland; 2000 to 2005: senior vice president, head of business unit, Hilti AG, Liechtenstein; 2005 to 2010: CEO, Wetrok AG, Switzerland
Markus Portmann
(b. 1959, Swiss citizen) Chief Financial Officer With COMET since Aug. 23, 2004
Education
Betriebsökonom FH degree in business administration from Berne University of Applied Sciences (HWV); Controller SIB from Controller Academy, Zurich;
Professional experience
1992 to 1996: controller at SRG, Switzerland; previously: various management positions in finance; 1996 to 2001: CFO of Der Bund Verlag AG, Switzerland; 2001 to 2004: CFO of Enterprise Communication division at Ascom, Switzerland
Christoph Bärtschi
(b. 1962, Swiss citizen) Chief Human Resource Officer With COMET from Jan. 1 , 2014 to Dec. 31, 2016
Education
Lic. oec. master’s degree in business administration from University of Zurich; Master of Advanced Studies in Human Resource Management from Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Professional experience
1989 to 1996: various management positions in human resources at UBS AG and Luwa AG, Switzerland; 1996 to 1998: deputy group head of human resources, Von Roll Management AG, Switzerland; 1999 to 2013: head of HR (from 2000: head of HR and social services), Scintilla AG, a member of the Bosch group, Switzerland; additionally from 2005: head of Robert Bosch AG, Switzerland
Eric Dubuis
(b. 1964, Swiss citizen) Chief Information Officer With COMET since Oct. 17, 2005
Education
Lic. phil. nat. degree in applied mathematics from University of Berne; Dr. phil. nat. doctorate in computer science from University of Berne; Executive MBA from University of Rochester, NY
Professional experience
1998 to 2000: MTS and technical manager, Lucent Technologies, Bell Labs, NJ; previously: various positions in software development; 2000 to 2003: director, Xebeo Communications, Inc., NJ; 2003 to 2005: senior software engineer, Akadia AG, Switzerland
Charles Flükiger
(b. 1960, Swiss citizen) President of ebeam Technologies With COMET since Dec. 8, 1980
Education
Ingenieur FH in engineering from Berne University of Applied Sciences; Betriebswirtschaftsingenieur FH / NDS degree in engineering from Berne University of Applied Sciences; MBA from University of St. Gallen (HSG)
Professional experience
Until 1996: various leadership positions in production; 1996 to 2000: Head of Technology (production and R & D); since 1989: Member of Executive Committee; from 2002 to 2015: President of Industrial X-Ray segment; since 2016: President of ebeam Technologies segment
Michael Kammerer
(b. 1961, Swiss citizen) President of Plasma Control Technologies With COMET since Jan. 1, 2008
Education
Eidg. dipl. Einkäufer degree in procurement, SVME; MBA in strategy and procurement management from University of Birmingham, UK
Professional experience
1997 to 2000: head of purchasing & logistics, Von Roll Betec AG, Switzerland; 2000 to 2002: head of purchasing & logistics, Swisscom Solutions AG, Switzerland; 2002 to 2007: head of purchasing & supplier quality assurance, automotive, Saia-Burgess AG, Switzerland / Johnson Electric, Hong Kong
Thomas Polzer
(b. 1965, German citizen) Chief Operating Officer With COMET since Aug. 1, 2016
Education
Dipl. Ing. (BA) in mechanical engineering, Heidenheim, Germany; Executive MBA in corporate management from University of Augsburg, Germany
Professional experience
2002 to 2005: Managing Director, ASML Optics (USA); previously: various operational positions at Zeiss group; 2006 to 2008: EVP Service Centers, Carl Zeiss AG, Germany; 2009 to 2016: CEO, Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH, Germany
Detlef Steck
(b. 1965, Swiss and German citizen)
President of X-Ray Systems With COMET since Apr. 1, 2016
Education
Dr. sc. techn. doctorate in industrial engineering from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich; lic. oec. master's degree in business from University of St. Gallen (HSG)
Professional experience
1997 to 2015: at ABB Switzerland and ABB Management Services, including head of the business units MV Drives and Robotic Systems, Power Electronics division, Switzerland, Quality & Operational Excellence globally and Central Europe region for the Industrial Automation and Drives division
Activities and interests outside the Group
Section 27 of the Bylaws, which have been revised for compliance with the OAEC and approved by the Shareholder Meeting, specifies the allowable number of otherexternal positions on top management or supervisory bodies that may be held by members of the Executive Committee, as follows:
The members of the Executive Committee did not hold positions outside the COMET Group on management or supervisory bodies of significant Swiss or foreign private sector or public sector companies, institutions or foundations at December 31, 2016. Some members of the Executive Committee held board positions at subsidiaries of the COMET Group.
Related party transactions
There were no business transactions with parties related to members of the Executive Committee.
Interim management contracts
No interim management contracts existed in the COMET Group.
Detailed information on the compensation of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee under section 663c of the Swiss Code of Obligations is provided in the notes to the separate financial statements of COMET Holding AG on page 151 of this report.