Management Structure

Board of Directors and Executive Board / Management

Board of Directors and Executive Board, i.e. the management of MCH Group Ltd. and the operating companies in which it has a direct and 100% or majority holding (March 2018).

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MCH Group Ltd.

  • Board of Directors
  • Dr. Ulrich Vischer, Chairman
  • Christoph Brutschin, Vice-Chairman
  • Marco Gadola
  • Werner Helfenstein
  • Dr. Eva Herzog
  • Dr. Balz Hösly
  • Dr. Karin Lenzlinger Diedenhofen
  • Dr. André Odermatt
  • Jean-Philippe Rochat
  • Thomas Weber
  • Andreas Widmer

Details of the members of the Board of Directors:
Annual Report / Board of Directors

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  • Executive Board
  • René Kamm, Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) 
  • Christophe Biollaz, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
  • Jean-Marc Devaud, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Live Marketing Solutions
  • Peter Holenstein, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Events Switzerland & Venues
  • Stephan Peyer, Chief Development Officer (CDO)

Details of the members of the Executive Board
Annual Report / Executive Board

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MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) Ltd.

  • Board of Directors
  • René Kamm, Chairman
  • Christophe Biollaz, Vice Chairman
  • Stephan Peyer
  • Management
  • René Kamm, Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
  • Christophe Biollaz, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
  • Peter Holenstein, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Events Switzerland & Venues 
  • Stephan Peyer, Chief Development Officer (CDO)

MCH Swiss Exhibition (Zurich) Ltd.

  • Board of Directors
  • René Kamm, Chairman
  • Christophe Biollaz, Vice Chairman
  • Stephan Peyer
  • Management
  • René Kamm, Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
  • Christophe Biollaz, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
  • Peter Holenstein, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Events Switzerland & Venues
  • Stephan Peyer, Chief Development Officer (CDO)

MCH Beaulieu Lausanne SA

  • Board of Directors
  • Jean-Philippe Rochat, Chairman
  • René Kamm, Vice Chairman
  • Christophe Biollaz
  • Yves Philippe Bloch
  • Peter Holenstein
  • Didier Peier
  • Management
  • Michel Loris-Melikoff, Managing Director

MCH Global AG

  • Board of Directors
  • René Kamm, Chairman
  • Jean-Marc Devaud, Delegate
  • Christophe Biollaz
  • Management
  • Ties Hendriks, Managing Director

Expomobilia AG

  • Board of Directors
  • René Kamm, Chairman
  • Jean-Marc Devaud, Delegate
  • Christophe Biollaz
  • Management
  • Florian Faber, Managing Director
  • Richard Hämmerli, Finance & Administration
  • Markus Halbeisen, Operations

MC2

  • Board of Directors
  • René Kamm, Chairman
  • Jean-Marc Devaud
  • Christophe Biollaz
  • Management
  • Gary Benson, CEO
  • David Kuznick, COO
  • Bill Medve, CFO
  • Rich McAdam, President

Rufener Events Ltd

  • Board of Directors
  • René Kamm, Chairman
  • Jean-Marc Devaud, Delegate
  • Christophe Biollaz
  • Hans-Jürg Rufener
  • Management
  • Kathrin Morlock, Managing Director a.i.
  • Marc Muggli, Head of Project Management

Winkler Livecom AG

  • Board of Directors
  • René Kamm, Chairman
  • Jean-Marc Devaud, Delegate
  • Christophe Biollaz
  • Management
  • Christian Künzli, Managing Director
  • Richard Hämmerli, Finance & Administration
  • Carsten Jantz, Operations
  • Stefan Mathys, Events & Exhibitions

Management Structure

Divisions, business units and services units of MCH Group (March 2018)

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Global Events

René Kamm

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  • Watches & Jewellery
    Sylvie Ritter
  • Art Basel Global
    Marc Spiegler
  • Grand Basel Global
    Marc Backé
  • Masterpiece Global
    Lucie Kitchener
  • Design & Regional Art Fairs
    Frank Lasry

Events Switzerland & Venues

Peter Holenstein

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  • Own Events Switzerland
    Didier Peier
  • Guest Events
    Peter Jörg (Basel)
    Vreni Aeberhard (Zurich)
    Michel Loris-Melikoff (Lausanne)
  • Congress Center Basel
    Jonas Scharf
  • Facility Management 
    Edgar Jenny (Basel, Zurich, Lausanne)

Live Marketing Solutions

Jean-Marc Devaud

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  • Global Business Development
    Marine Hamou
  • Strategy & Conception
    Ties Hendriks (MCH Global)

  • Marketing Consulting
    David Jäger (Reflection Marketing)
  • Event Management
    Kathrin Morlock (a.i.) (Rufener)
  • Multi Media
    Christian Künzli (Winkler Livecom)
  • Exhibition & Event Structures
    Gary Benson (MC2)
    Florian Faber (Expomobilia)

  • Finance & Administration LMS
    Richard Hämmerli

Corporate Development & Services

Stephan Peyer

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  • New Products / M&A
    Mike Vogt
  • Digital Business / Services
    Stephan Peyer
  • Corporate ICT
    Mike Meier
  • Corporate HR
    Andreas Gnepf

Corporate Finance

Christophe Biollaz

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  • Corporate Finance
    Dirk Leuenberger
  • Corporate Risk Management & M&A Support
    Olivier Balmat

Staff units

René Kamm

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  • Corporate Legal & Management Services
    Christoph Lanz
  • Corporate Communications
    Christian Jecker