The Innosuisse Board comprises seven specialist representatives from industry and academia. It is the strategic body of Innosuisse, which it manages in line with the Federal Council’s strategic objectives and with an eye on the future. The president is André Kudelski.
The composition of the Board ensures a close link between academia and industry. The Board members are also familiar with innovation management and know the mechanisms and challenges surrounding funding innovation as well as the political frameworks. The Board also has proven skills in strategic management, business administration and law and compliance.
The Federal Council elects the Board and the committee for a service period of four years.
President
André Kudelski
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kudelski SA, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne
Vice-president
Luciana Vaccaro
Headmistress of the Haute Ecole Spécialisée de Suisse Occidentale HES-SO, Delémont
As members
Edouard Bugnion
Professor at the EPFL, Datacenter Systems Laboratory, Lausanne
Thierry Calame
Dr. iur., Dipl. nat.sc. ETH, Attorney at Law, partner and co-head of Intellectual Property at Lenz & Staehelin, Zurich
Trudi Haemmerli
Managing Director TruStep Consulting GmbH, Basel
Head of the audit and compliance committee (ACC)
Marco Illy
Member of the audit and compliance committee (ACC)
Nicola Thibaudeau
CEO MPS Micro Precision System, Bienne
Member of the audit and compliance committee (ACC)
Vested interests
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Last modification 13.05.2020
