ELEKTRON AG strengthens its management

Au (ZH), 05.02.2019. The Board of Directors of ELEKTRON AG has elected René Bürkler as the third member of the Executive Board. The 43-year-old Swiss national started as divisional head of the Payment Systems and Electronics business units. He has been in his new position as Chief Operating Officer since January 2019.

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René Bürkler (COO), Enrico Baumann (CEO), Andreas Puur (CFO)

Since January 1, 2019, ELEKTRON AG is now operating with three instead of two members of the Executive Board. René Bürkler has strengthened the management team consisting of Enrico Baumann, CEO, and Andreas Puur, CFO, since the beginning of the year. Bürkler started as divisional head of the Payment Systems and Electronics business units. The 43-year-old Swiss national has more than 20 years of experience in the mechanical, electrical and metal industries and spent more than 5 years at Angst+Pfister in various functions, most recently as Group Procurement Leader. Among other things, he was responsible for building up the supplier network and developing supplier relationships in Turkey and successfully implemented various process optimization projects. At ELEKTRON AG, he has proven in a short time that he is a committed and forward-looking division manager who can significantly develop the company further.

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The Board of Directors and the Executive Board welcome him to the Executive Board and look forward to working with him. "In René Bürkler, we have gained a personality with an outstanding track record for the Executive Board," Andreas Puur notes.

René Bürkler is Chief Operating Officer and continues to oversee the areas of payment systems and electronics. Enrico Baumann is convinced that "with the strengthened management team, ELEKTRON AG will be able to respond even more efficiently to future challenges."


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