Executive Board
Composition of the Executive Board
The CEO and the other members of the EB are appointed and dismissed by the BoD. The BoD is supported by the NCC, which prepares all relevant decisions of the BoD in relation to the nomination of the CEO and the other members of the EB and submits proposals and recommendations to the BoD.
As at 31 December 2022, the EB was composed as follows:
The following table provides an overview of SoftwareOne’s EB:
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External mandates |
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Nationality |
Born |
Function |
Appointment |
Education |
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non-listed |
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Dieter Schlosser |
German |
1966 |
Chief Executive Officer |
2019 |
Business management |
0 |
0 |
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Rodolfo J. Savitzky |
Mexican, Swiss |
1962 |
Chief Financial Officer |
2022 |
Engineering, finance and economics, MBA |
0 |
1 |
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Alex Alexandrov |
American |
1979 |
Chief Operating Officer, M&A and Strategy |
2017 |
Economics, finance, MBA |
0 |
1 |
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Neil Lomax |
British |
1979 |
President of Sales |
2019 |
Business administration |
0 |
0 |
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Bernd Schlotter |
American |
1964 |
President of Services |
2021 |
Mechanical Engineering, MBA |
0 |
0 |
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Julia Braun |
Austrian |
1973 |
Chief Human Resources Officer |
2022 |
Human Resources, MBA |
0 |
0 |
Management changes
The EB was expanded to six members with the addition of Rodolfo Savitzky, replacing Hans Grüter, and Julia Braun.
Rodolfo J. Savitzky who has extensive experience from his various finance leadership positions, joined the company in January 2022. Rodolfo will take responsibility for driving forward the growth and transformation strategy, building on his broad international finance, M&A as well as operational and IT expertise.
Julia Braun joined the company in November 2022 to oversee the areas of human resources, leadership development, talent acquisition and management as well as diversity, equality and inclusion. With more than 20 years’ experience across all aspects of human resources in global, people-centric organisations, Julia will drive the company’s people strategy to ensure that it continues to attract, develop, and retain high-performing and diverse talent to fuel the growth journey.
Alex Alexandrov, who held the positions of COO, Head of M&A and Strategy, and most recently was responsible for the LATAM region, decided to leave the company at the end of 2022.
Compensation of the Executive Board
The shareholders’ meeting shall approve annually and separately the proposals of the BoD in relation to the maximum aggregate compensation of the EB for the next business year (see art. 19 of the AoI). More details on compensation and post-employment benefits of the EB can be found in the Compensation Report.
The members of the EB may only be granted loans and credits up to a maximum amount of CHF 1,000,000 at market-based conditions and in compliance with the applicable rules of abstention.
Responsibilities
The BoD has delegated the operational management of the company entirely to the CEO within the limits permitted by law and subject to the powers and duties remaining with the BoD pursuant to the OrgR.
Within the operational management delegated to the CEO pursuant to OrgR, the CEO is responsible for SoftwareOne’s daily business operations and represents the company in these matters, all in accordance with the law, the AoI, the OrgR as well as the strategies, policies and guidelines set by the BoD. The CEO is responsible for the implementation of BoD resolutions and the supervision of all management levels at the company. The CEO acts as the head of the EB.
Within the EB, the CEO is the primary point of contact for the Chairperson and the other members of the BoD. The CEO represents and coordinates the positions of the EB vis-à-vis the BoD. In case of matters requiring approval by the BoD as a matter of law, the AoI or the OrgR, the CEO submits corresponding proposals to the BoD. The CEO provides information to the other members of the EB concerning the resolutions and suggestions of the BoD. The CEO ensures that resolutions are implemented and that suggestions are considered. The CEO represents the group, both internally and externally.
Statutory provisions regarding external mandates
According to Art. 21 of the AoI, no member of the EB may hold more than one mandate in a listed company and more than three mandates in non-listed companies. For a description of how SoftwareOne defines mandates and for transitional provisions of newly appointed EB members, please refer to the section Availability and statutory provisions regarding external mandates above.
Any mandate of a member of the EB in a legal entity outside of SoftwareOne shall be subject to prior approval by the BoD, or the NCC, where delegated.
All members of the EB remained within the statutory maximum number of outside mandates in listed and non-listed companies and organisations.
Management contracts
As at 31 December 2022, the company has not entered into any management contracts with third parties.
Composition of the EB
The NCC is mindful of and working towards the representation requirements applicable to the EB starting on or after 1 January 2023, requiring that there is at least 20% representation of each gender on the EB.