Group Executive Board
Florian Geiger, Dr. rer. pol., born in 1980 and a Swiss citizen, has been CEO of Perlen Industrieholding AG and Head of Perlen Papier AG since 2025.
Florian Geiger has many years of experience in the steel industry, most recently in various roles at Swiss Steel Group in Lucerne. As Chief Commercial Officer, he was responsible for quality and engineering steels and was a member of the Group Executive Board. Prior to that, he was CEO of Steeltec AG in Emmenbrücke. Until 2013, Florian Geiger worked as a management consultant in the field of efficiency improvement for international companies.
Florian Geiger is a member of the Executive Board of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Central Switzerland (IHZ) in Lucerne.
Jürg Müller, lic.oec. HSG, born in 1969 and a Swiss citizen, has been CFO of Perlen Industrieholding AG since 2025 and Head of Finance and Controlling at Perlen Papier AG since 2023.
Jürg Müller previously worked in controlling and finance at various Swiss industrial companies with an international focus.
Sandro Malzach, B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, certified truck mechanic, born in 1968 and a Swiss citizen, has been Head of Transformation and Site Development since 2025. Prior to this, Sandro Malzach was Head of Technology and Energy at Perlen Papier AG from 2020.
From 2017 to 2020, he was Vice President Global Service, heading up the worldwide service business for thermal waste treatment plants at Hitachi Zosen Inova in Zurich. Prior to that, from 1999 to 2017, he held various management positions in the energy and power plant sector for ABB, Alstom and General Electric, including Power Plant Manager in Taiwan, General Manager Alstom Power Singapore, Managing Director Alstom Power in Indonesia and Service Director ASEAN for General Electric.