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  • New CEO Giuseppe Santagada at the Erne Group

    New CEO Giuseppe Santagada at the Erne Group

    A new chapter begins with the appointment of Giuseppe Santagada as Group CEO, who officially took up his role on 1 January 2024. Santagada, an experienced industrial engineer with an MBA from the University of St. Gallen and further studies at Harvard Business School, brings with him an impressive career ladder, most recently as Group COO and Delegate of the Board of Directors at Vebego, where he worked in Switzerland, Germany and Austria.

    As the new CEO, Santagada will play a key role in the further development of the company’s strategy. He plans to work closely with the fourth generation of the ERNE family, the Board of Directors and the Executive Board to strengthen the organisation along the value chain and align it even better with market requirements and customer needs.

    Daniel Erne, Chairman of the Board of Directors, commented favourably on the new appointment: “In Giuseppe Santagada, we have the ideal manager to ensure the continuity, success and strategic growth of our family business.” Santagada’s extensive experience and far-reaching network are seen as fundamental resources for the future development of the Group.

  • Fourth generation takes over at Ernst Schweizer

    Fourth generation takes over at Ernst Schweizer

    Ernst Schweizer AG has reached the next milestone in the succession from the third to the fourth generation. As announced by the family-owned company based in Hedingen, Hans Ruedi Schweizer handed over the chairmanship of the Board of Directors to Claude Siegenthaler on his 75th birthday on 6 June. The professor at Hosei University in Tokyo has been working as a strategy consultant for Ernst Schweizer since 2017 and has been a member of the Board of Directors for a year.

    Samuel Schweizer takes over the majority of shares from his parents Hans Ruedi Schweizer and Johanna Lütolf. He remains Chairman of the Executive Board and Delegate of the Board of Directors, as he has since 2019.

    He is proud “that the company remains in family hands, is solidly positioned and commercially successful,” Hans Ruedi Schweizer is quoted as saying. “With today’s changes, Ernst Schweizer AG will remain an independent family business in the long term and its further development is guaranteed.”

    Samuel Schweizer intends to continue with the current strategy. “As an energy turnaround maker and Swiss solar pioneer, we have long been active in reducing the CO2 footprint of the construction sector with innovative solutions in the field of renewable energies and energy efficiency.”

    Claude Siegenthaler sees great potential. “We want to grow, not least in Europe,” the new Chairman of the Board of Directors is quoted as saying. “And we want to create added value thanks to further innovations and the opportunities of digitalisation.”

    Founded in 1920, the company specialises in solutions for the building envelope, letterboxes and solar systems. With 526 employees, it achieves a turnover of 185 million Swiss francs.