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 2019).

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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
  • Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard, Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) a.i. 
  • Florian Faber, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Live Marketing Solutions
  • Peter Holenstein, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Events Switzerland & Venues
  • Beat Zwahlen, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

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

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MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) Ltd.

  • Board of Directors
  • Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard, Chairman
  • Beat Zwahlen, Vice Chairman
  • Peter Holenstein
  • Management
  • Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard, Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) a.i.
  • Peter Holenstein, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Events Switzerland & Venues 
  • Beat Zwahlen, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

MCH Swiss Exhibition (Zurich) Ltd.

  • Board of Directors
  • Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard, Chairman
  • Beat Zwahlen, Vice Chairman
  • Peter Holenstein
  • Management
  • Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard, Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) a.i.
  • Peter Holenstein, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Events Switzerland & Venues
  • Beat Zwahlen, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

MCH Beaulieu Lausanne SA

  • Board of Directors
  • Jean-Philippe Rochat, Chairman
  • Yves Philippe Bloch
  • Peter Holenstein
  • Management
  • Michel Loris-Melikoff, Managing Director

MCH Live Marketing Solutions AG

  • Board of Directors
  • Beat Zwahlen, Chairman
  • Florian Faber, Delegate
  • Management
  • Florian Faber, Delegate of the Board of Directors
  • David Jäger, Managing Director Reflection Marketing
  • Marine Hamou, Head Global Business Development
  • Richard Haemmerli, Head Global Support Functions
  • Kathrin Morlock, Managing Director MCH Global

MC2

  • Board of Directors
  • Gary Benson, Chairman
  • Florian Faber
  • Richard Haemmerli
  • Beat Zwahlen
  • Management
  • Richard McAdam, CEO
  • David Kuznick, COO
  • William Medve, CFO
  • Richard Rubio, President Northeast Division
  • Dennis Church, President Atlanta Division
  • Vince Marler, President Chicago Division
  • Martin Knott, President Las Vegas Division
  • Joan Pisoni, President St. Louis Division

Management Structure

Divisions, business units and services units of MCH Group (March 2019)

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Global Events

Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard a.i.

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  • Art Basel Global
    Marc Spiegler
  • Masterpiece Global
    Lucie Kitchener
  • Design & Regional Art Fairs
    Frank Lasry
  • Grand Basel
    Frank Lasry
  • Baselworld
    Michel Loris-Melikoff

Events Switzerland & Venues

Peter Holenstein

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  • Own Events Switzerland
    Walo Dalhäuser a.i.
    Mike Vogt (SmartSuisse)

  • Guest Events
    Peter Jörg (Basel)
    Vreni Aeberhard (Zurich)
  • Congress Center Basel
    Jonas Scharf
  • Facility Management 
    Edgar Jenny (Basel, Zurich)

Live Marketing Solutions

Florian Faber

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  • Global Business Development
    Marine Hamou
  • Marketing Consulting
    David Jäger (Reflection Marketing)
  • Full Service Angency
    Kathrin Morlock (MCH Global Schweiz)
    Ties Hendriks (MCH Global Dubai)

  • Exhibition & Event Structures
    Richard McAdam (MC2)
    Florian Faber a.i. (Expomobilia)

  • Global Support Functions LMS
    Richard Hämmerli

Corporate Services

Beat Zwahlen

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  • Corporate Finance
    Dirk Leuenberger
  • Ticketing / Cash
    Marc Grünenwald
  • Corporate Risk Management & M&A Support
    Olivier Balmat
  • Corporate ICT
    Mike Meier

Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard a.i.

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  • Digital Business / Services
    Mike Vogt a.i.
  • Corporate HR
    Andreas Gnepf
  • Group Legal Department
    Until 28.02.2019: Christoph Lanz
    As of 01.03.2019: Philipp Schlienger Cox

  • Corporate Communications
    Christian Jecker