The power group Alpiq of a change to the operational head: group head of Jasmin Staiblin will be retiring by the end of the year from the company. It will be replaced by Chairman of the Board, Jens Alder, will operate from next year, both Offices.

Staiblin have decided after six years to leave the company by the end of 2018, say it in a message from Friday night. From next year, Jens Alder, is since 2015 Chairman of the Board will assume, in addition, as a delegate of the Board of Directors, the operational management of the Alpiq Sultanbet group.

“Jasmin Staiblin has done a Great. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I thank you warmly for their enormous commitment, the successful Turnaround of the Alpiq group and the exceptionally good cooperation”,-quotes the former Swisscom CEO of Alder in the message.

As a counter-weight to Alder will conduct the Vice Chairman of the Board Jean-Yves Pidoux as the new Lead Director of the Board of the newly-created Governance Committee. This Board of supervisors to avoid potential conflicts of interest in the dual role. The Board of Directors have adjusted the Governance processes.

The strategy of the group had, meanwhile, been confirmed, and it should be implemented “consistently”, it means more. For a professional animals Alpiq in the near future now, the rise in electricity prices on the wholesale markets, on the other, to build the growth areas of E-Mobility and digital power solutions.

New business Generation-International

in Addition, there is a new business area. The two business units of Thermal Power Generation and Renewable Energy Sources, which were reported in a phase of Transition directly to Jasmin Staiblin, would be re-grouped in the business area Generation, International, said in a statement. The business area is managed from 2019, by André Schnidrig, is a member of the Executive Board of Alpiq,. He will also continue to be the business unit of Renewable Energy Sources.

Alpiq is divided into the three business areas of Generation, Switzerland (Michael), Generation International (André Schnidrig) and Digital & Commerce (Markus Brokhof), as well as the function of the area of Financial Services (Thomas Bucher). (fal/sda)

Created: 07.12.2018, 18:12 PM