The Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of CPH Group AG is entrusted with the overall management of the company and the CPH Group. The Board has created two committees, "Finance, Auditing and Sustainability" and "Personnel & Compensation".
He has been a consultant to Weber Schaub & Partner AG, Tax and Legal Consultancy, Zurich, since 2025. Peter Schaub is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Scobag Privatbank AG, Basel; Chairman of the Board of Directors of Zindel Immo Holding AG, Chur; Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swiss Industrial Finance AG, Zurich; Chairman of the Board of Directors of Perlen Industrieholding AG, Perlen; Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of UBV Holding AG, Uetikon; and member of the Board of Directors of Rüegg Cheminée Holding AG, Zumikon. He is member of the Board of Directors of various other unlisted companies and trustee of several foundations.
From 1994 to 2024, he was a partner at Weber Schaub Partner AG, Tax and Legal Consulting, Zurich; from 1990 to 1993, tax commissioner at the Zurich Cantonal Tax Office; and from 1987 to 1988, trainee at law firm Schellenberg Wittmer, Zurich.
He is the majority shareholder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of SIHAG Swiss Industrial Holding AG, Uetikon (this company is in no way connected to Swiss Industrial Finance AG); Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Perlen Industrieholding AG, Perlen; and Chairman of the Advisory Board of Single Group GmbH, Hochdorf (DE).
From 2009 to 2015, he was CEO of Looser Holding AG, Arbon; from 2003 to 2007, CEO of SR Technics Switzerland; and from 1996 to 2003, member of the Executive Board of SR Technics Group, Zurich Airport.
Kaspar W. Kelterborn, lic. oec. HSG, born in 1964 and a Swiss national, has been Chair of the Finance, Auditing & Sustainability Committee since 2015.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of Burckhardt Compression Holding AG, Winterthur; member of the Board of Directors of EMS-CHEMIE AG, Domat/Ems; member of the Board of Directors of Karl Bubenhofer AG, Gossau (SG); member of the Board of Directors of Wipf Holding AG, Brugg; member of the Board of Directors of Perlen Industrieholding AG, Perlen; and owner of Kelterborn Advisory AG, Wangen (SZ).
Kaspar W. Kelterborn has been working as an independent management consultant since 2023; in 2022, he was CFO ad interim and member of the Executive Board of Dormakaba Group, Rümlang; from 2006 to 2021, Group CFO and member of the Executive Board of Conzzeta Group, Zurich; and from 2003 to 2005, Group CFO and member of the Executive Board of Unaxis Group (now OC-Oerlikon), Pfäffikon (SZ). From 1992 to 2002, he held senior positions in finance and controlling for Clariant Group, Muttenz, both domestically and abroad, including Venezuela, Spain, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.
Claudine Mollenkopf, Dr rer. nat., born in 1966, is a German and French national. She has been Chief Operating Officer Advanced Technologies at Evonik Industries AG since 2025 and is member of the Executive Board of Evonik Industries AG, Essen, and member of the Executive Board of Evonik Operations GmbH, Essen. Claudine Mollenkopf has more than 30 years of experience in the chemical industry.
From 2022 to 2025, she was Division Head Specialty Additives at Evonik Industries AG, Essen; from 2019 to 2022, Senior Vice President and General Manager Silicas at Evonik Operations GmbH, Essen; from 2011 to 2019, member of the Executive Committee of Orion Engineered Carbons S.A., Luxembourg; and from 2018 to 2019, President of Orion Engineered Carbons France SAS, Berre L’Etang. From 1996 to 2010, she held various senior positions at Evonik Group, most recently as General Manager of the Business Line Rubber/MRG Industries.
Manuel Werder, lic. iur., LL.M. attorney-at-law, born in 1974 and Swiss national, has been Partner since 2015 and Head of Finance, Risk and Compliance at law firm Niederer Kraft Frey AG, Zurich, since 2024. He is member of the Board of Directors of UBV Holding AG, Uetikon; member of the Board of Directors of Perlen Industrieholding AG, Perlen; and member of the Board of Directors of various other unlisted companies and trustee of several foundations.
From 2010 to 2015, he was Senior Associate at Niederer Kraft Frey AG, Zurich; from 2007 to 2008, Secondment at Allende & Brea Abogados, Buenos Aires; from 2004 to 2007, Associate at Niederer Kraft Frey AG, Zurich; and from 2002 to 2004, Foreign Associate at Fox Horan & Camerini LLP, New York.
Christian Wipf, lic. oec. HSG, born in 1957 and Swiss national, is Chairman and Delegate of the Board of Directors at Wipf Holding AG, Brugg, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of various subsidiaries of Wipf Group.
From 1997 to 2020, he was CEO of Wipf Group, Brugg; from 2001 to 2007, CEO of Wipf AG, Volketswil; and from 1991 to 1997, member of the Executive Board of Seetal Schaller AG, Brugg. From 1982 to 1991, he held various management positions at Philips AG, Zurich, and Philips Electronics Ltd, Montreal.