Board Of Directors Of Jungfraubahn Holding AG Will Be Renewed As Planned
In an ad hoc announcement, Jungfraubahn Holding AG announced in accordance with Article 53 of the Listing Rules that there will be two personnel changes on the Board of Directors of Jungfraubahn Holding AG. These take place as part of ordinary succession planning. The Board of Directors proposes Catherine Mühlemann and Thomas Ruoff to succeed Thomas Bieger and Peter Baumann, who are stepping down from the Board of Directors. As already communicated on September 2, 2020, the Board of Directors Heinz Karrer is to take over the office of Chairman of the Board of Directors from Thomas Bieger.
With a view to the realization of the generation project V-Bahn, the composition of the Board of Directors of Jungfraubahn Holding AG has been kept stable over the past few years. For this reason, the previously existing maximum term of twelve years was suspended for this period. This term limit now applies again, which is why, in addition to the already known resignation of Chairman of the Board of Directors Thomas Bieger, Board of Directors Peter Baumann will also resign at the Annual General Meeting on May 16, 2022. The Board of Directors will propose Catherine Mühlemann and Thomas Ruoff to the Annual General Meeting to succeed Thomas Bieger and Peter Baumann, who are stepping down from the Board of Directors.
- Catherine Muehlemann. 55-year-old Catherine Mühlemann is a self-employed entrepreneur and a member of the board of directors of various companies. From 2006 to 2019 she sat on the Board of Directors of Swisscom AG. Mühlemann started her professional career in 1994 at Schweizer Fernsehen. In 2001 she was appointed CEO of MTV Central Europe, a company of VIACOM AG, one of the largest media and entertainment groups in the world. In 2005 she became CEO of VIVA Media AG. In 2008, Mühlemann left VIACOM and became a partner in Andmann Media Holding GmbH, an investment and consulting company for international media groups. She has also been Vice President of Switzerland Tourism since 2017. Mühlemann lives in Interlaken and is the mother of two children.
- Thomas Ruoff. 46-year-old Thomas Ruoff is a federally qualified plumber. He has been the owner and managing director of A. Ruoff AG in Grindelwald since 1998. He is the fourth generation to run the company, which was founded in 1898 as a sheet metal and installation business. Over time, the company was expanded to include heating installations, flat roof work and sewer cleaning. Ruoff has been a member of the board of the FDP Grindelwald since 2004, and he has been responsible for the building construction and planning department on the Grindelwald municipal council since 2016. From 2021 to 2023 he will also serve as Municipal Vice President of Grindelwald. Ruoff also works part-time as a flight instructor at Swissheli-copter. He lives in Grindelwald and is the father of two children.
