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The LEM Board of Directors consists of six members who are elected individually for one-year terms.

There are currently three standing committees within the Board of Directors: the Audit Committee, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and the Strategy Committee.

Andreas Hürlimann (1964)

Nationality
Swiss

Position
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Strategy Committee, Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee

Board member since
2011

Professional background
• Since 2011, Entrepreneur
• 2005 - 2010, Managing Director, Spencer Stuart, Zürich
• 1999 - 2005, Global Director of Industry Practices and Member of the Executive Board, Arthur D. Little Inc., Zürich, Lisbon, London and Paris
• 1990 - 1999, international business development, sales and management roles with Siemens Schweiz AG, ABB Power Generation AG and Oerlikon Aerospace Inc., Zürich, Baden, Montréal

Other notable activities
• Condis SA, Rossens, Member of the Board of Directors
• HMT Microelectronic AG, Biel/Bienne, Member of the Board of Directors
• Glatz AG, Frauenfeld, Member of the Board of Directors
• ElectricFeel AG, Zürich, Member of the Board of Directors
• Novo MOF AG, Villigen, Member of the Board of Directors
• themissinglink ag, Cham, Member of the Board of Directors
• Sustainable Real Estate Investments SICAV, Zürich, Chairman of the Board of Directors
• Steiner Investment Foundation, Zürich, Member of the Board of Trustees

Education    
• M. Sc. Electrical Engineering, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
• DAS Finance, University of Zürich, Switzerland

Ilan Cohen (1956)

Nationality
Israeli

Position
Member of the Board of Directors

Board member since
2010

Professional background
• Since 2019, Chairman and CEO of Caja Robotics
• 2009 - 2019, President, Servotronix Motion System Ltd.
• 2008 - 2009, General Manager, Kollmorgen Industrial & Commercial Engineered Solutions Ltd. (Danaher Group)
• 1997 - 2008, President and CEO, Kollmorgen Servotronix Ltd.
• 1987, Founder, Servotronix Ltd.
• 1983 - 1990, Associate professor, University of Tel Aviv, Israel 

Other notable activities
• Caja Robotics, Israel, Chairman of the Board of Directors
• MOTX LTD, Israel, Member of the Board of Directors
• New Era Partner Capital, Israel and U.S., Member of the Advisory Board
• Negba Houses for Children at Risk in Israel, Honorary President

Education
• Ph.D. Control System, Ecole Polytechnique de Bruxelles, Belgium
• MSEE, CALTECH Pasadena, USA
• M.Sc. and BSEE Electro-mechanical engineer, Ecole Polytechnique de Bruxelles, Belgium

François Gabella (1958)

Nationality
Swiss

Position
Member of the Board of Directors, Member of the Strategy Committee

Board member since
2018

Professional background
• 2010 - 2018, CEO, LEM Group
• 2006 - 2010, CEO, Tesa SA
• 2002 - 2006, SVP, Areva
• 1996 - 2002, Business Area Manager, ABB Power Transformers

Other notable activities
• Natron Energy, U.S.A., Chairman of the Board
• Sonceboz SA, Sonceboz, Member of the Board of Directors
• Sensirion AG, Stäfa, Member of the Board of Directors
• Optotune AG, Dietikon, Member of the Board of Directors
• Nextlens AG, Dietikon, Member of the Board of Directors
• Fischer Connectors SA, Saint-Prex, Member of the Board of Directors
• Vice President of Swissmem, Zürich   
• Switzerland Global Enterprise, Zürich, Vice President of the Advisory Board
• Economie Suisse, Member of the Board, Zürich

Education
• M. Sc. Microtechnics EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
• MBA IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland

Ulrich J. Looser (1957)

Nationality
Swiss

Position
Member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Nomination & Compensation Committee, Member of the Audit and Risk Committee

Board member since
2015

Professional background
• Since 2009, Berg Looser Rauber & Partner (BLR&Partners)
• 2001 - 2009, Accenture, various positions including Managing Director Austria/Switzerland/Germany Management Consulting and Chairman Accenture AG (Switzerland)
• 1987 - 2001, McKinsey & Company, industry, energy, pharma and public sector practices, partner election 1993

Other notable activities
• Kardex AG, Member of the Board of Directors
• u-blox AG, Member of the Board of Directors
• Bachofen Holding AG, Chairman of the Board of Directors
• University of Zürich, Member of the University Council
• Economiesuisse, Member of the Board
• University Hospital Balgrist, Member of the Board
• Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce
• Swiss National Science Foundation, Member of the Executive Committee of the Foundation Council (until 31 Dec 2020), Member of the Foundation Council (ongoing)

Education
• M.Sc. Physics, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
• M.A. HSG, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

Ueli Wampfler (1950)

Nationality
Swiss

Position
Member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Audit & Risk Committee

Board member since
2007

Professional background
• Since 2004, Founder and Senior Partner, Wampfler & Partner AG, Zürich
• 1998 - 2004, Director, STG Schweizerische Treuhandgesellschaft, Zürich
• 1974 - 1998, STG Coopers & Lybrand, Zürich (Partner since 1991)

Other notable activities
• Artofex Holding AG, Cham, Owner and Chairman of the Board of Directors
• Merbag Holding AG (Merbag Group), Cham, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
• Caspar Finanz AG (Traco Power Group), Baar, Member of the Board of Directors
• Rebew AG, Zürich, Member of the Board of Directors
• Voltano AG, Cham, Owner and Chairman of the Board of Directors

Education
• Lic. oec., University of Zürich, Switzerland
• Certified auditor

Werner C. Weber (1960)

Nationality
Swiss

Position
Member of the Board of Directors, Member of the Strategy Committee

Board member since
2017

Professional background
• Since 1998, weber schaub & partner ag, Partner
• Prior thereto in particular Freddy Burger Management Group in Zürich as Legal Counsel and General Secretary, and PricewaterhouseCoopers AG in Zürich as Legal and Tax Counsel

Other notable activities
• WEMACO Invest AG, Zug, Member of Board of Directors
• weber schaub & partner ag, Zürich, Member of the Board of Directors
• Arosa Bergbahnen AG, Arosa, Member of the Board of Directors
• Schilthornbahn AG, Lauterbrunnen, Member of the Board of Directors
• City Parkhaus Aktiengesellschaft, Zürich, Member of the Board of Directors 
• MedioSearch AG, Bern / SkySmile AG, Zürich, Member of the Board of Directors

Education
• Dr. iur. University of Zürich, Switzerland
• Admitted as an attorney-at-law in Zürich, Switzerland
• Mediator SBA, Zürich, Switwerland