Education
Diploma Elec. Engineering, Eidgenössische Technology Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland, 1960; D in Technology Science, Eidgenössische Technology Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland, 1965; postgraduate, Harvard Business School, 1986.
Diploma Elec. Engineering, Eidgenössische Technology Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland, 1960; D in Technology Science, Eidgenössische Technology Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland, 1965; postgraduate, Harvard Business School, 1986.
Head department, British Broadcasting Corporation Brown Boveri, Power Sys. Comm. Department, Baden, Switzerland, 1967-1977;
member management Executive Committee, Cerberus AG, SVP Research & Technology, Männedorf, Switzerland, 1977-1983;
executive vice president, business area manager, British Broadcasting Corporation/ABB Information Technology, Baden, 1984-1988;
president, EMPA Swiss Federal laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, Duebendorf, Switzerland, since 1988;
professor information technical, Eidgenössische Technology Hochschule, Zurich, since 1988. Member board Zehnder Holding Ltd.
Member bureau International Union Testing and Research Labor for Materials and Structures, 1988.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Swiss National Research Council, International Neural Network Society, Rotary.