Change in the Board of Directors of Bossard Holding AG
January 29, 2018 - Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LRMartin Kühn nominated to the Board of Directors – Helen Wetter-Bossard to step down
On April 9, 2018, the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Bossard Holding AG will vote on a change in the Board of Directors. After 16 years of dedicated work on the Board of Directors, Helen Wetter-Bossard decided not to serve another term. To succeed her, the Board of Directors nominated Martin Kühn, who has been with the KIBAG Group since 2010 and serving as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) since 2014.
In addition to his responsibilities as CFO and a member of the Executive Committee, Martin Kühn (1976) has several executive roles within KIBAG. He is also the senior manager in charge of ICT, human resources, real estate, KIBAG Marina, technical services, and the pension fund of the construction and building materials company. The privately controlled KIBAG Group includes gravel and concrete plants as well as various road and civil engineering companies. In addition, KIBAG has many years of experience with environmental and waste management solutions. The company has approximately 1,800 employees. Martin Kühn holds a degree in business economics and is a Swiss-certified auditor. He has many years of national and international experience. From 2002 to 2010 he was an auditor and M&A consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Outgoing board member Helen Wetter-Bossard was elected to the Board of Directors of Bossard Holding AG at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in 2002. As part of this governing board, she pursued a number of initiatives in the interests of the continuously evolving Bossard Group. Among her wide range of activities, she was particularly focused on the group-wide human resources policy. Since 2007, she has served on the Nomination and Compensation Committees. The Board of Directors would like to express its sincere gratitude to Helen Wetter-Bossard for her many years of service which has benefited the Bossard Group time and again.