Leadership Team

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Nicolas Durville has been CEO of Zühlke Switzerland since 2018 and joined Zühlke in 2004. He supports and accompanies customers in product innovation, company transformation with agile leadership approaches, as well as in the development of digital and secure solutions. Nicolas Durville has an MSc in Electrical Engineering from ETH Zurich and completed his management training at IMD and INSEAD.

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Nicolas Durville has been CEO of Zühlke Switzerland since 2018 and joined Zühlke in 2004. He supports and accompanies customers in product innovation, company transformation with agile leadership approaches, as well as in the development of digital and secure solutions. Nicolas Durville has an MSc in Electrical Engineering from ETH Zurich and completed his management training at IMD and INSEAD.

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Alex Bögli is Partner and Member of the Executive Board at Zühlke Switzerland. With his passion for innovative products and services he takes responsibility for the technology expertise.

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Christian Karrer has more than 20 years of experience in finance & controlling, which he gained working for companies in various industries. He started at Zühlke Engineering in 2018 as Head of Finance & Controlling and has been CFO Zühlke Switzerland since January 2021.  

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Dr. Thomas Memmel has many years of experience in leading interdisciplinary teams and transforming corporate culture and environment. He has been with Zühlke since 2009, partner and member of the Executive Board Switzerland since 2014 and member of the Executive Board Germany since 2022. He is passionate about service and product innovation, business development, and creating new customer experiences. Thomas Memmel is currently responsible for the Financial Services and Enterprise Customers division.

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Stefan Sarbach has been with Zühlke for 14 years in various positions, including site manager in Bern and director of business development in Singapore. Today, he is responsible for Zühlke Switzerland's activities in the Health and Industry markets. In addition, he leads the sales team in the role of Head Sales Excellence and is a member of the Executive Board in Switzerland.

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Annina Scheidegger has been with Zühlke since 2016 and started her new role as Head of HR at Zühlke Switzerland as of 1 January 2022. After graduating in law, she worked in various HR functions at Accenture and KPMG. As Head of HR, Annina Scheidegger is responsible for all People & Culture topics at Zühlke Switzerland and is part of the global HR Leadership Team of the Zühlke Group.

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Ernst Ellmer is a Partner in the Zühlke Group and CEO of Zühlke Germany. He is enthusiastic about combining an agile mindset with technology to deliver innovation to businesses and to society.

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Michael Doelle is a partner and a Member of the Executive Board of Zühlke Germany. His responsibilities are project delivery and expanding the service portfolio in new areas where technology drives innovation.

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Stefan Grasmann is a partner in the Zühlke Group and leads the Competence Center for Zühlke Germany. He supports the local startup ecosystem and has a special interest in Blockchain technologies.

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As one of the first employees at Zühlke Germany, Jürgen Pronebner has helped to shape the Zühlke journey. Currently he acts as MD for Business Development and Business Innovation Consulting. He is a Member of the Zühlke Ventures Advisory Board and a long-time Partner in the Zühlke Group. 

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Dr. Thomas Memmel has many years of experience in leading interdisciplinary teams and transforming corporate culture and environment. He has been with Zühlke since 2009, partner and member of the Executive Board Switzerland since 2014 and member of the Executive Board Germany since 2022. He is passionate about service and product innovation, business development, and creating new customer experiences. Thomas Memmel is currently responsible for the Financial Services and Enterprise Customers division.

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Wolfgang Emmerich is a Partner and co-founder of the Zühlke Group. He serves on the Group Executive Committee and is responsible for delivering the growth of Zühlke’s market share in the UK market.

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Neil Moorcroft is a partner and a member of the Executive Board of Zuhlke UK. He is responsible for the successful delivery of all customer engagements and for the ongoing expansion of our offering portfolio. With over 25 years of experience in IT consulting, Neil’s passion is helping organisations create digital innovations with advanced technology.

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Meik Reimer joined the Zühlke Group in 2010 as a Project Manager for Zühlke Germany. As Managing Director of the UK Competence Centre, Meik is responsible for the development and growth of Zühlke UK’s capabilities. He also serves on its Executive Committee.

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Nikolaus Kawka has been CEO of Zühlke Engineering in Austria since 2011. His entire career has been concerned with successfully integrating new technologies into the business environment. He has also been a partner in the Zühlke Group since 2018.

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Tim Cianchi has worked for Zühlke since 2005 and has been a partner since 2015. He has been in the IT industry his whole career, working internationally for a number of startups, software houses and consultancies. He is currently responsible for the Solution Centre in Zühlke Austria

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Barbara Hotwagner joined Zühlke in 2019 as Head of Competence Unit, responsible for growing high performance software delivery teams. Before that, she worked at Microsoft, Oracle and SAS, and has over 20 years of in-depth knowledge of the IT industry. As a member of the Technology Steering Group of the Green Energy Lab, she is highly committed to a sustainable future.

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Helmut Taumberger is committed to digital transformation – and has many years of experience and the innovative skills to support this commitment. The qualified engineer has been working in the IT sector since 2003 and has put his comprehensive expertise at the service of a range of international companies. He loves creating practical strategies and aims to ignite people’s interest in technological change. He has been with Zühlke since 2022, where he is responsible for go-to-market strategies in Austria as Managing Director and steers the strategic direction and development of business relationships and partnerships.

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Jonas Trindler is a Partner in the Zühlke Group and leads international expansion with a key focus on the APAC markets. His passion lies in championing innovative, agile ways of working to enable client success and digital innovation.

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A member of the Executive Board at Zühlke Asia, Luca is responsible for client solution delivery and the growth of Zühlke's service portfolio in the region. Working in tech consulting for over 13 years across Asia and Europe, Luca brings extensive experience in innovative tech for diverse industries.

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A member of the Executive Board at Zühlke Asia, Keya drives regional capability planning and development based on talent strategy, technology strategy and market demand. With over 16 years of experience in tech, she enjoys building diverse high-performing teams and fostering an engaged workforce to deliver quality client outcomes.

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William leads client account teams for the region and is a member of the Executive Board at Zühlke Asia. He has over 20 years of experience across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. William has held various leadership roles in the FinTech and Communications industries, working with diverse organisations to solve complex challenges.

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Fabienne leads the regional People function and is a member of the Executive Board at Zühlke Asia. With over 20 years of experience working with fast-growing companies across Asia and Europe, she strives to define and implement modern People structures and initiatives to drive an engaged workforce.

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Diana Elenkova leads the Zühlke Bulgaria company. She is Managing Director and is responsible for building and growing the team to partner with customers in all Zühlke locations.  

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Nebojsa Ristin is Head Competence Unit and since April 2021 at Zühlke. He is MSs in Organizations Sciences - Software Engineering. His main area of expertise includes people management, team building and leadership, and, in technical area, cloud and mobile applications. 

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Isidora Usendic joined Zühlke Serbia in 2019 as Head of Services. She has international experience and an MBA degree. As a member of the local Executive Board, she looks after personnel matters, legal and compliance, as well as internal and external communications.

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Dr. Martin Rutishauser is a Partner and co-founder of the Zühlke Group. He serves on the Group Board of Directors and is responsible for the development of Zühlke Ventures, the organization within the Zühlke group which finances and coaches early-stage Technology Startups.

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Dr. Patrick Griss is an Executive Partner of Zühlke Ventures, the investment arm of the Zühlke Group, and a board member of several disruptive companies. Using his experience as an operator in the HealthTech sector, he wears his Investor hat to identify top teams, business ideas and technologies, and lead them to success.

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Stephan Wehrli is Investment Principal at Zühlke Ventures and a Partner in the Zühlke Group. Before he joined Zühlke Ventures, he worked for Zühlke Engineering as Business Unit Leader and Business Solution Manager, mainly for enterprise customers in the area of custom software development projects. Furthermore, he was responsible for the development of the Zühlke-offering “Rent a Startup” in Switzerland.

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Dr. Kal Mentak is a serial entrepreneur and inventor. He has founded and led several successful medical device companies.  He is the inventor of the enVista® and Eternity® Natural® IOLs sold by B&L and Santen Ltd.  Dr. Mentak is the co-founder of the Catalyst Technology Innovation Group, a medical project generator in the San Francisco Bay Area.