Background
Pfenninger, Armin was born on November 5, 1950 in Zürich, Switzerland. Son of Fritz and Erna (Trachsel) Pfenninger.
Pfenninger, Armin was born on November 5, 1950 in Zürich, Switzerland. Son of Fritz and Erna (Trachsel) Pfenninger.
Diploma in Chemistry, Eidgenössische Technology School, Zürich, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, University Bern, Switzerland, 1978.
Post-doctoral fellow, U. Cambridge, England, 1978-1979; research chemist, University of Colorado Chemie Uetikon AG, Uetikon/ Zürich, 1979-1984; production manager, University of Colorado Chemie Uetikon AG, Uetikon/ Zürich, 1984-1987; head Research and Development, University of Colorado Chemie Uetikon AG, Uetikon/ Zürich, since 1987.
Member parliament Reformed Church, Zürich, 1983-1991. Vice president Reformed Church, Uetikon, 1990-1994, president, since 1994. Member American Chemical Society, Neue Schweizerische Chemische Gesellschaft, Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker.
Married Elisabeth Stöckli, June 7, 1974. Children: Lukas David, Matthias Samuel (deceased).