Group Executive Management

Group Executive Management is responsible for the operational management of the CPH Group and its three business divisions.

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Alois Waldburg-Zeil, Dr iur., born in 1963 and Austrian national, joined CPH Group in 2010 as Head of Zeochem and has been CEO/Chairman of the Group Executive Board in tandem since 2025. He is member of the Board of Directors of Canexis Pharma AG, Schlattingen.

From 1997 to 2009, he held various management positions at the Süd-Chemie Group, which is now part of Clariant. His roles included Head of the Office of the Executive Board and Public Relations, Sales Manager EMEA, Global Financial Manager of the Süd-Chemie Performance Packaging Division, Paris (FR), Managing Director of Süd-Chemie Great Britain, Manchester (GB), and Managing Director of Süd-Chemie Zeolites GmbH, Bitterfeld (DE); from 1993 to 1997, he worked in Auditing services at KPMG.

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Gerold Brütsch, B.Sc. in business administration, Swiss certified auditor, US Certified Public Accountant, born in 1966 and Swiss national, has been CFO of CPH Group since 2022.

From 2024 to 2025, Gerold Brütsch was also CFO of Perlen Industrieholding AG, Perlen. From 2000 to 2021, he was Group CFO, Head of Corporate Center and Deputy CEO of Starrag Group Holding AG, Rorschacherberg; from 1997 to 1999, he was in charge of finance, controlling, IT and administration at Muller Martini Buchbindesysteme AG, Felben-Wellhausen; and from 1990 to 1997, he was account manager and auditor at KPMG in Zurich and San Francisco.

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Marc Haller, business economist FH, EMBA, born in 1970 and Swiss national, joined CPH Group in 2022 as Head of Perlen Packaging.

From 2007 to 2020, he held various management positions at the Sulzer Group and was a member of the Sulzer Management Group. From 2016 to 2020, he was member of divisional management for Applicator Systems and CEO of Sulzer Mixpac AG, Haag; from 2014 to 2016, he was Senior Vice President Strategy and Business Development at Sulzer Chemtech AG, Winterthur; from 2007 to 2013, he was Global Head Sales and Marketing at Sulzer Mixpac AG, Haag; and from 2000 to 2007, he was Head Sales and Marketing at Plaston AG, Widnau.