Group Executive Board
Peter Schildknecht is a member of the Board of Directors of Renergia Zentralschweiz AG, Root, a member of the Board of Directors of Kowema AG, Rotkreuz, a member of the Board and Vice Chairman of EURO-GRAPH (the European Association of Graphic Paper Producers), Brussels and Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Central Switzerland Chamber of Industry & Commerce (IHZ), Lucerne.
He has been CEO of CPH Group AG, Perlen since 2009, having joined the company in 2008. From 2001 to 2008 he was a member of the Group Executive Board of Sarna Kunststoff Holding AG, Sarnen, and led various group divisions, most latterly Sarnafil. From 1995 to 2001 he held various functions in the Von Roll Group, including CEO of Von Roll BETEC AG and serving as Head of Industrial Services and a member of the Executive Board at Von Roll Infratec Holding AG, Bern.
Gerold Brütsch has been CFO of CPH Group AG, Perlen since 2022, having joined the company in 2021. He served as Group CFO, Deputy CEO and Head of the Corporate Center of Starrag Group Holding AG, Rorschacherberg, from 2000 to 2021. Prior to this he was CFO in charge of finance, controlling, IT and administration at Müller Martini Bookbinding Systems, Felben-Wellhausen, from 1997 to 1999, and he served as an audit and consulting manager with KPMG in Zurich and San Francisco from 1990 to 1997.
Klemens Gottstein had previously been Head of Paper at CPH Group AG, Perlen since 2012. Between 1989 and 2011 he held various functions at the Myllykoski Group including HR Director, General Manager of the Dachau and Ettringen works and Director of Business Development for Coated Papers. Most latterly he served as Executive Vice President Operations and a member of the Executive Board of Myllykoski Europe, with responsibility for its six European plants and Human Resources Europe.