Board of Directors

Rolf U. Sutter holds a bachelor degree from the Lausanne Hotel School and pursued a degree programme at Cornell University in Ithaca. From 1981 to 1989 he held various positions at Railway Buffet, Zurich and Moevenpick Holiday Inn, Moevenpick Hotel and Moevenpick/Marché Schweiz. From 1989 to 1997 he served as Managing Director/CEO of Moevenpick/Marché International. From 1993, he was also a member of the Executive Board of Moevenpick Holding AG. During this time, he worked in Germany for three years, established several companies in several countries, opened and developed various restaurants in North America, Asia (with registered offices in Hong Kong and Singapore), the Middle East and Europe. From 1997 to 1999, he was Managing Director of all gastronomy operations within the Moevenpick Group. After assuming the position as CEO of ORIOR in 1999, Rolf U. Sutter was elected Executive Board delegate to the Board of Directors in 2006. Rolf U. Sutter resigned as ORIOR's CEO on 30 April 2011. The Board of Directors elected Rolf U. Sutter as its Chairman at the constituting meeting of the Board after the annual general meeting on 6 April 2011.

Other activities and functions: Rolf U. Sutter is a member of the Board of Directors of foroom Liegenschaften AG, Willisau.

Rolf Friedli holds an MBS from the University of Chicago. He worked for Goldman Sachs in investment banking in New York and London from 1986 to 1987. From 1988 to 1994 Rolf Friedli held various positions in Clariden Bank’s asset management business. In 1994 he joined SBC Warburg and in 1995 SBC Equity Partners (predecessor company of Capvis Equity Partners AG). Rolf Friedli is a partner and the Chairman of the Board of Capvis Equity Partners AG. Capvis Equity Partners AG was the majority shareholder of ORIOR AG before ORIOR was listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

Other activities and functions: Rolf Friedli is a member of the Board of Directors of Stadler Rail AG, Bussnang; a member of the Board of Directors of Lista Holding AG, Erlen; Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Benninger AG, Uzwil and a member of the Global Advisory Board of the University of Chicago, Chicago.

Erland Brügger holds a Master in Economics from the University of St. Gallen (lic. oec. HSG). After earning his degree he joined a subsidiary of Unilever (Schweiz) AG in 1992, where he ultimately served as brand manager for Lipton Ice Tea. In 1996 he joined Wander AG as a sales manager and two years later was appointed sales director of Novartis Consumer Health Schweiz AG, a position he held until 2002. From 2002 to April 2011 he was Managing Director of Wander AG and a member of the International Board of Twinings – Ovomaltine Worldwide. Erland Brügger currently serves as CEO of the Rivella Group.

Other activities and functions: Erland Brügger is a member of the Board of Directors of Promarca, The Swiss Branded Goods Association, Bern and a member of the Supervisory Board of the PET Recycling Schweiz Association, Zurich.

Christoph Clavadetscher earned a degree in business studies and held various positions at Coop from 1992 to 2005. He was Head of the Coop Central Switzerland-Zurich sales region, Head of the Trading operations and a member of the management board with responsibility for the «Coop-City» department stores and building supply stores as well as Chairman of the Board of TopTip and Importparfuemerie AG. From 2005 to 2009 he served as managing director of Dohle Handelsgruppe, Siegburg (Germany). From 2009 to 2011 he served as CEO of Dolma Holding AG in Schlossrued (Switzerland). In February 2011 Christoph Clavadetscher assumed management responsibility for Moebel Hubacher ad interim. On 1 July 2011 he became CEO of Moebel Hubacher AG.

Other activities and functions: Christoph Clavadetscher is a member of the Board of Directors of PEG Papeteristen-Einkaufsgenossenschaft, Aarburg; a member of the Board of Directors of Mercato Shop AG, Herisau and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Burger Kaese AG, Ennetmoos.

Anton Scherrer earned a Master’s degree and a Doctorate in agricultural engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. From 1968 to 1991, he held various research, consulting and managerial positions in a variety of industrial and brewing companies in Switzerland and abroad, which included a seat on the Board of Directors of Huerlimann Holding AG. From 1991 on he held various executive positions for the Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund, with responsibility for 14 industrial enterprises and the entire logistics operation. In 2001 he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund and Chairman of the Retail Trade Committee of the Migros Genossenschaften, as well as Chairman of the Magazine zum Globus, Migros Bank and Hotelplan, an international travel agency. In 2005 Anton Scherrer assumed the position of Vice-Chairman and then from 2006 to 2011 served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swisscom AG in Bern.

Other activities and functions: Anton Scherrer is a member of the Innovation Promotion Agency (CTI), Bern within the Federal Department of Economic Affairs; a member of the Board of Trustees of the Agrovision Foundation, Muri and a member of the Capvis Industry Advisory Board of Capvis Equity Partners AG in Zurich.

Edgar Fluri earned a Doctorate in Economics from the University of Basel and is a Swiss Certified Public Accountant. From 1977 to 1998 he was with STG-Coopers & Lybrand, where he served as Deputy Chairman (1991–1996) and Chairman of the Management Committee (1997–1998) and held a seat on the Coopers & Lybrand International and European Boards. After the merger to PricewaterhouseCoopers, Edgar Fluri served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers Switzerland (1998–2008). He was also Head of Assurance and Business Advisory Services EMEA (1998–2001) and a member of the Global Board of PricewaterhouseCoopers (2002–2005). Edgar Fluri has also been a part-time lecturer in public accounting and auditing at the University of Basel since 1987 and was appointed titular professor in 1997.

Other activities and functions: Edgar Fluri is a member of the Board of Directors of Nobel Biocare Holding AG, Zurich; a member of the Supervisory Board of Brenntag AG, Mülheim an der Ruhr (Germany); a member of the Board of Trustees of the Beyeler Foundations, Basel; a member of the Board of Directors of Beyeler Museum AG, Basel; a member of the Board of Directors of Galerie Beyeler AG, Basel and a member of the Commission of the Swiss Accounting and Reporting Recommendations (Swiss GAAP AAR/FER).