Bertschi Group expands board of directors
The Bertschi Group has appointed China expert Kurt Haerri and Jörg Berner, the first member of the third generation, to its board of directors.
Haerri has been working for Schindler since 1987, currently as senior vice president. He represented the company in China, where he managed the business for new installations, among holding other responsibilities.
Berner gained a master’s degree from the University of St. Gall in 2013 and was employed as investment manager at Invision in Zug. Since 2016, he has worked for the Bertschi Group as a project manager for strategic projects. He helped establish the new company office in Houston for the acquired subsidiary Elite International Logistics.
At the annual general meeting, the incumbent non-family members of the board of directors, Alexander Krebs, Boy Litjens and Bruno Sidler, and family members Brigitta Berner and Hans-Jörg Bertschi were re-elected for a further two-year term of office. (mw)