Board of Directors

Marco Gadola

Non-executive member, independent
Swiss (born 1963)

Vice-chair of the Board since 2024
Chair of the Human Resources & Compensation Committee
Member of the Audit & Risk Committee
Board member since 2020

Other main activities:
Chairman of the Boards of DKSH Holding AG (listed) and Medartis Holding AG¹ (listed) and Board member of Bühler Group and AVAG as well as Operating Partner of Endeavour Vision Ltd. He also runs his own company focusing on cultural transformation support and executive coaching.

Career highlights:
During his tenure as CEO from 2013 to 2019, the Straumann Group doubled its revenue, more than doubled its profits and more than tripled its workforce. He rejoined Straumann in 2013 as CEO, having previously served as CFO and EVP Operations from 2006 to 2008. He spent the interim years at Panalpina, as CFO and Regional CEO Asia Pacific. Prior to his first term at Straumann, he spent five years at Hero, where he was CFO and responsible for IT and Operations. Previously, he spent nine years at Hilti in senior commercial, sales and finance positions. Earlier in his career, he worked for Sandoz International Ltd as an Audit Manager and Swiss Bank Corporation in Corporate Finance. Previously, he served as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Calida Group.

Qualifications:
Master´s degree from Basel University in business administration and economics and INSEAD in Paris in Executive Coaching and Change Management; various programs at the London School of Economics and IMD in Lausanne.

Key attributes to the Board:
Having served many years as CEO and formerly as CFO of Straumann, Marco Gadola has in-depth knowledge of the company, the industry and its competitors. Marco also brings a wealth of experience from other companies and industries and has worked in many different geographies around the world all of which is highly valuable.