



Leadership Team
The Zühlke Group is owned by partners and is managed by a group management and local management teams.
The Group is supervised by the Board of Directors.
Leadership Team
Board of Directors Zühlke Group


Bijan Khezri
Member of Board of Directors

Oliver Gassmann
Vice Chairman & Partner
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Martin Rutishauser
Member of the Board & Partner
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Nicolas Durville
CEO Switzerland & Partner
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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.

Ernst Ellmer
CEO Germany & Partner

Wolfgang Emmerich
CEO UK & Partner

Elena Jasvoin
Group CFO
Executive Board Zühlke Switzerland

Nicolas Durville
CEO Switzerland & Partner
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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.

Alex Bögli
Managing Director Technology & Partner
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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.

Thomas Memmel
Senior Managing Director Markets D/CH & Partner
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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.

Daniel Rapp
Head of Delivery Excellence & Partner
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As Business Solution Manager, Daniel Rapp is responsible for engagement management and thus supports various clients from the preparation of an offer to project management and project completion.

Stefan Sarbach
Managing Director Markets & Partner
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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.

Annina Scheidegger
Head of People & Culture
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Annina Scheidegger has been with Zühlke since 2016 and started her role as Head of People & Culture at Zühlke Switzerland as of 1 January 2022. Since January 2023 she is also responsible for the People & Culture team in Germany. After graduating in law, she worked in various HR functions at Accenture and KPMG. As Head of People & Culture, Annina Scheidegger is responsible for all People & Culture topics at Zühlke Switzerland and Germany and is part of the global HR Leadership Team of the Zühlke Group.
Executive Board Zühlke Germany

Ernst Ellmer
CEO Germany & Partner
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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.

Michael Doelle
Managing Director Markets & Partner
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Dr. Michael Doelle is enabling interdisciplinary teams to deliver client value where technology drives innovation. He joined Zühlke in 2014, was named partner in 2018, and is a member of the Executive Board Germany since 2019. Michael is currently responsible for Industrial, Consumer, Health, and Cross Market divisions as well as the Digital Consulting, Sales, and Delivery practices. Before joining Zühlke Michael received a PhD in MEMS technology and worked in the Semiconductor industry.

Stefan Grasmann
Managing Director Technology & Partner
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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.

Thomas Memmel
Senior Managing Director Markets D/CH & Partner
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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.

Nina Przybyla
Head of Finance & Controlling & Partner
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Nina Przybyla is Head of Finance & Controlling in Germany, member of the German leadership and partner of the Zühlke Group.
She has been with Zühlke since 2005 and has built up the finance department from the very beginning. For several years, she has been passionately committed to the topic of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion .

Annina Scheidegger
Head of People & Culture
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Annina Scheidegger has been with Zühlke since 2016 and started her role as Head of People & Culture at Zühlke Switzerland as of 1 January 2022. Since January 2023 she is also responsible for the People & Culture team in Germany. After graduating in law, she worked in various HR functions at Accenture and KPMG. As Head of People & Culture, Annina Scheidegger is responsible for all People & Culture topics at Zühlke Switzerland and Germany and is part of the global HR Leadership Team of the Zühlke Group.
Executive Board Zühlke United Kingdom

Wolfgang Emmerich
CEO UK & Partner
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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.

Neil Moorcroft
Managing Director Technology & Partner
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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.

Meik Reimer
Managing Director 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.
Executive Board Zühlke Austria

Nikolaus Kawka
CEO Austria and Partner
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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.

Barbara Hotwagner
Managing Director Technology
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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.

Doris Steindl
Head of People & Culture
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Doris Steindl joined Zühlke in 2019 as HR Business Partner (later Head of People & Culture) and was able to actively shape the employee experience from the very beginning. Her international experience in the service sector, coupled with her broad knowledge of project and innovation management, help her to keep an eye on both the big picture and the details. The diversity of topics in the area of People and Culture, the interaction of generations and cultures, the international exchange in the Zühlke Group, as well as the implementation of P&C projects inspire her and her team to give their best every day.

Helmut Taumberger
Managing Director Market Units
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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.
Executive Board Zühlke Asia (Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam)

Jonas Trindler
CEO Asia & Partner
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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.

Luca Cacchiani
Head of Delivery Excellence
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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.

Keya Desai
Managing Director Technology
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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.

Fabienne Enderlin
Head of People & Culture
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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.
Executive Board Global Delivery Center (Bulgaria, Serbia, Portugal)

Diana Elenkova
Country Lead Bulgaria
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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.

Nebojsa Ristin
Country Lead Serbia
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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.

Isidora Usendic
Head of People & Culture
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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.
Zühlke Ventures

Patrick Griss
CEO
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Dr. Patrick Griss is CEO 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.

Stephan Wehrli
Investment Principal & Partner
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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.

Martin Rutishauser
Member of the Board & Partner
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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 leads the Investment Committee of Zühlke Ventures, the organization within the Zühlke group which finances and coaches early-stage Technology Startups.

Khalid Mentak
Ventures Partner from Silicon Valley
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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.