Executive Management Team

Rudolf Hadorn
Chief Executive Officer
MBA University of St. Gallen
Swiss citizen, 1963


Professional background (main stages)

1989 - 2000 2000                 2002                 2004 - 2007  Since 1.11.2007	Various management and executive positions with GM in Europe CEO Krone GmbH, Berlin, CFO Krone Gruppe Ascom Group, Berne, CFO Ascom Group, Berne, CEO 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 1993 - 1997 1997 - 2003 2004 - 2007 Since 1.10.2007	Coopers & Lybrand, Genf, General Audit Supervisor Tetra Laval International, Pully, Controlling and Consolidation Nextrom Group, Morges, CFO Unicible SA, Prilly, CFO Gurit, CFO

Damian Bannister
Director Innovation, Products and Solutions
Bachelor of Science, PhD
British citizen, 1970 
       


Professional background (main stages)

1996 2000 2002 2004 2005 2006  Since 2008	Joined former SP, Technical Support Wind Energy Sales Project Engineer Technical Manager Wind Energy Development and Processing Manager Head of Technology at SP Systems Gurit, Chief Technology Officer Director Innovation, Products and Solutions, Gurit

Rudolf Gerber
General Manager Wind Energy
Bsc. Engineering
Swiss Citizen, 1958


Professional background (main stages)

1986 - 1988 1988 - 1995 1995 - 2001 2002 - 2008 Since 2008	Varian AG, Zug, Area Sales Manager Schlatter Ltd., Harrogate/UK, Managing Director Alcan Airex AG, Sins, Divisional Manager Armstrong Metal Ceilings Group, St. Gallen, CEO General Manager Wind Energy

Graham Harvey
General Manager Engineered Structures
BSc Ship Science
British citizen, 1965


Professional background (main stages)

1991 - 2000 2000 - 2004 2005 2006 2008 - 2011 Since 2011	Engineering Consultancy Manager at SP Technologies Head of Technology at SP Systems Managing Director SP Systems Europe Business Manager Marine, Sports & Civil Engineering General Manager Marine General Manager Engineered Structures

Kees Reijnen
General Manager Transportation
MSc in Physics
Dutch citizen, 1957


Professional background (main stages)

1987 - 1991 1991 - 1995 1995 1998 - 2006 2006 Since 2008

Fluid Dynamics Corp. European Sales and Marketing Schenk Filterbau GmbH, Worldwide Sales and Marketing Director, Filtration systems WPT GmbH, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Water recycling technology Enka-Tecnica, Managing Director; Enka-Tecnica was acquired by Gurit in 2000 Gurit, Business Manager Transportation Gurit, 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  2004 - 2009     2009 - 2011 Since 2011	Various management positions with Philips Electronics General Manager Metaldyne Automotive Components Suzhou/China General Manager, Rotary Lift Asia, Haimen/China General Manager Tooling, Gurit

Giorgio Vismara
General Manager Marine (effective 17 January 2012)
Degree in Economics, MBA
Italian Citizen, 1965


Professional background (main stages)

1989 - 1992 1993 - 1996    1996 - 2000 2000 - 2004 2004 - 2011 Since 2012	Star SpA, Marketing and Sales Coca-Cola Italia, Sales Red Bull Italia, General Manager Natuzzi Asia, General Manager Vismara Marine, General Manager General Manager Marine, Gurit