Board of Directors

Daniel Hirschi, Swiss national, Biel
Born March 19, 1956

First elected 2010, elected until 2025

• Graduated as an engineer in Biel, Switzerland
• Attended AMP/SMP Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School
• Developed his professional career during 23 years in Saia Burgess, a Swiss industrial company in the electro mechanical and electronics field
• CEO of Saia Burgess from 2001 until 2006
• Bearer shareholders’ representative of Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG from 2010 until 2022
• Chairman of Carlo Gavazzi Holding since July 2022

Vittorio Rossi, Italian national, Borgo Ticino, Italy (2)
Born May 8, 1958

First elected 2022, elected until 2025

• Graduated in electrical engineering, Politecnico of Milan, Italy
• Held various management positions with the Siemens Group in Germany, Italy and USA from 1985 until 2002
• CEO of Siemens SpA, Milan, Italy, from 2002 until 2005
• CEO of Gewiss SpA, Bergamo, Italy, from 2005 until 2007
• CEO of Carlo Gavazzi Automation Components from June 2009 until July 2022

Federico Foglia, Swiss national, London (4)
Born April 28, 1969

First elected 2004, elected until 2025

• Graduated in economics and political sciences, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy
• Held positions with Merrill Lynch, London, England, from 1996 until 2000
• Managing Director of Banca del Ceresio, Lugano, Switzerland, from 2000 until 2014
• Executive Director, since 2014, and member of the Board of Belgrave Capital Management, London, England, since 2003
• Member of the Board of Ceresio SIM, Milan, Italy, since 2006
• Member of the Boards of Centro Stampa Ticino SA, Muzzano, Switzerland, since 2010, Società Editrice Corriere del Ticino SA, Muzzano, Switzerland, since 2011, and Corriere del Ticino Holding SA, Muzzano, Switzerland, since 2012
• Member of the Board of Global Selection SGR, Milan, Italy, since 2014
• Member of the Board of Simón I. Patiño Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland, since 2019

Stefano Premoli Trovati, Italian national, Zug (2, 3)
Born December 1, 1971

First elected 2008, elected until 2025

• Graduated in economics and corporate law, Cattolica University, Milan, Italy
• Postgraduate degree in tax law
• Managing Director of Barguzin Participation SA, Luxembourg, from 2009 until 2015
• Managing Director of Barguzin Participation AG, Zug, since 2022
• Member of the Board of Banca del Ceresio SA, Lugano, since 2023
• Held various other board memberships and positions as statutory auditor
• Vice-Chairman of Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG from 2013 until 2023

Yolanta de Cacqueray, Polish and French national, Zug (1, 4)
Born July 18, 1966

First elected 2022, elected until 2025

• Graduated as Master of Sciences and Engineering at Polytechnical School, Wroclaw, Poland, and as MBA at HEC Paris, France
• Developed her professional career during 15 years in Nestlé
• Deputy Zone Director for Europe, Nestlé Waters from 2000 until 2002
• Director International Finance at France Telecom from 2002 until 2005
• Deputy CFO and CFO at Firmenich, Losinger Marazzi, Beldona and other companies from 2005 until 2016
• CFO of Landis & Gyr Switzerland AG from 2016 until 2022
• Director Accounting, Reporting and Treasury at Smartenergy Group since 2022
• Bearer shareholders‘ representative of Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG since 2022 until the last ordinary general meeting in July 2023

Raoul Bussmann, Swiss national, Zug

• University of Zurich, Doctorate in jurisprudence
• Legal Counsel and member of the Corporate Legal Staff of Sulzer Brothers Limited, Winterthur, Switzerland, from 1981 until 1986
• General Counsel and head of the Corporate Legal Staff of Landis & Gyr AG, Zug, Switzerland, from 1986 until 1991
• Attorney at Law and Notary in Zug, Switzerland, since 1991 and partner at the law firm Stadlin Advokatur Notariat in Zug, Switzerland, from 1998 until 2016
• Partner at the law firm Kaiser Odermatt & Partner, Zug, Switzerland, since 2016
• Secretary to the Board of Directors of Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG since July 2009