Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Kudelski Group, a world leader in digital security. President of Innosuisse, the Swiss Innovation Agency. Also active on the Boards of Directors of several other companies and organizations, including Publicis Group, the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. Vice-Chairman of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce; Member of the Strategic Advisory Board of EPFL. He is a council member of the Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum, Japan. Previously, served on the Boards of Directors of Nestlé, Edipresse, HSBC Private Banking Holding, and Dassault Systèmes. Former Vice-Chairman, Geneva International Airport. MSc in Applied Physics from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.