Beat Grossenbacher becomes Chief Financial Officer of SRG SSR

The Board of Directors elected Grossenbacher at the request of Roger de Weck, according to a statement. The new SRG chief financial officer has broad and long-standing professional experience, including at group level. Having worked for BKW, Swisscom and the former Telecom PTT, he is very familiar with the public service environment. With a degree in economics and training in finance, he meets the professional requirements of his new position.

After his studies, Beat Grossenbacher worked as a consultant at Allgemeine Treuhand in Berne and as a controller at the Swiss Reinsurance Company (Swiss Re) in Zurich. He then joined Ascom Telematic as Division Controller. He continued his career at Telecom PTT as assistant to the CFO. This was followed by ten years at Swisscom - first as project manager and then as "Head of Treasury". During his time at Swisscom, Grossenbacher played a key role in the preparations for the founding of Swisscom AG. He was also Chairman of the Investment Commission of the Swisscom pension fund and Deputy CFO of the Swisscom Group. In 2008, he moved to BKW Energie AG, where he is currently CFO and Head of Finance and Services.

Beat Grossenbacher lives near Bern, is married and has three grown-up children. He succeeds Daniel Jorio, who is retiring. As Director of Finance and Controlling, Grossenbacher will also become a member of the SRG Executive Board. The timing of the move to SRG will take place in agreement with BKW Energie by 1 July 2014 at the latest. Daniel Jorio will remain in office until Beat Grossenbacher takes up his position.

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