Mobility’s board of directors and executive board
The Board of Directors of the Mobility Cooperative
Markus Mahler
Education
Master of Advances Studies in Coaching, FHNW
Marketing Management fed. dipl.
Current mandates
Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors Mahler & Co. AG - mahlerundco.ch
Chairman of the Board of Directors Freitag lab AG - freitag.ch
Member of the Board of Directors Competec Group - brack.ch
Member of the Board of Directors Bank Leerau- bankleerau.ch
Member of the Board of Directors and Co-Founder Preventica AG - preventica.ch
Shareholder KLAPP GmbH - klapp.pro
Career
2012 – 2018
CEO BRACK.CH SA
2015 – 2018
CEO Alltron SA
2009 – 2012
Head of Corporate Development Competec Holding AG
2003 – 2007
CEO Eichberg Bio SA
2001 – 2003
Founder and CEO Bio Plus AG
1994 – 2000
Head of Marketing and Sales Eichberg AG
1988 – 1994
Real Estate Management Realit Treuhand
Rolf Georg Schmid
Education
University of St. Gallen, Master of Economics (lic. oec. HSG)
Current mandates
Chairman of the Board of Directors iNovitas AG
Member of the Board of Directors of Fenix Outdoor International AG
Member of the Board of Directors, Mobiliar Insurance Career
In his main occupation as a professional board of directors member, Rolf Schmid serves on other boards of directors in addition to the above mandates.
Career
Since 2017
Managing Director and owner, RS Mandate AG (Board-, Advisory- &Management Mandates)
1996 - 2016
CEO Mammut Sports Group and member of the Group Executive Board conzetta AG
1991 - 1995
Managing Director and Delegate of the Board of Directors, Corona Holidays
1989 - 1990
Deputy Director, CFC Management Consulting AG. Oversight of miscellaneous mandates, including restructuring a Swiss tour operator
1987 - 1989
Regional Marketing and Sales Manager, Tissot, Biel/Bienne. Responsibility for the German, Austrian, Spanish and Portuguese markets. Latterly MD of Tissot Spain and based in Madrid.
Arnd Bätzner
Education
PhD Candidate, thesis in progress on the urban impact of short- to middle-range elevated transportation infrastructure. Analysis of networked skybridges, urban aerial lifts and people movers in dense urban spaces in Asia and Latin America. Supervised by University of St.Gallen (Institute for Systemic Management and Public Governance), Co-Supervision by ETH Zurich (Urban Think-Tank Chair).
PhD studies in strategic management, University of St.Gallen
Physicist, MSc, ETH Zurich, specialization in particle physics, secondary subject: design and operations of public transportation systems
Pianist, Certificate of Studies in Music, Federation of Geneva Schools of Music, class of François Creux
Key Current Mandates
Member, Standing Committees for Urban Rail Transit Systems (AP065) and Paratransit (AP060), Transportation Research Board of the U.S. National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, Washington, D.C. (USA)
Co-Chair, Strategic Advisory Board on Research, Technology and Innovation, Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
Vice Chair, Trolleybus Committee, International Association of Public Transport UITP, Brussels (B)
Member, Shared Mobility Committee, International Association of Public Transport UITP, Brussels (B)
Member, Working Group on Societal Implications of Autonomous Vehicles, French Ministries for Transport and for Ecological and Integrative Transition, Paris (F)
Member of the Board of Directors, Crearene AG, Frauenfeld TG (CH)
Career
since 2011
Consulting and Government Advisory with focus on mobilities and spatial development:
- Management and strategic development of integrated, multi-modal transit systems
- Regulation and policy guidelines for digitally enabled mobility business models
- Integration of new mobility modes with mass transit: shared, on-demand, elevated/cable and informal transport
- Data-driven last-mile connectivity integrating passenger and cargo logistics, walkability and accessibility
- Urban design and land use requirements for an autonomous vehicle age based on holistic socioeconomic analysis
- use of data in autonomous driving
- Urban Bus Electrification Benchmarking
Recent project leads including clients Swiss Federal Office for Roads ASTRA (Switzerland), United Nations Development Program UNDP (Cambodia), Ministry for Mobility and Public Works MMTP (Luxembourg), CetraRuddy Architecture (New York City, USA), NJ Transit Corp. (New Jersey, USA), Real Estate Developers (Germany)
Member of the working groups establishing the norm DIN SPEC 91340 on new smart urban mobility and SAE J3163 on digital and connected mobility
Teaching: Invited lecturer, organization of research field trips, co-supervision of bachelor and master students on projects in the field of urban form and new mobility (Europe, Asia, Americas)
2007-2011
Independent Business Consultant, Focus on Strategy Development for Small and Medium Enterprises
2004-2006
Trainee, Swiss International Air Lines, Corporate Strategy and Marketing
2003-2004
Project Manager International Relations, ETH Zurich
2002-2003
Coordinator and Co-Founder of National Student Association AES-VSH
2000-2002
Delegate on the Strategic Management and Controlling Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology (ETH Board)
2000-2001
Trainee, Credit Suisse First Boston, Economic Research and Debt Capital Markets
1998-2002
President and Chairman, ETH Zurich Students' Union
Carol Chisholm
Education
MA Mathematical Tripos, University of Cambridge
Current mandate
Founding member CITRAP-NE
Member of the board "Les Verts du Littoral Neuchâtelois"
Career
Since 2017
Member of the Board and Chief Financial Officer Coopsol
Since 1990
Managing director/owner Chisholm Informatique SĂ rl
1984 - 1990
Project Manager Automated Language Processing Systems SA
1980 - 1983
Trainee Metal Box Limited
Rebecca Karbaumer
Education
Master of Arts in urban and regional development, University of Bremen, 2008-2012
Bachelor of Science in environement sciences, University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA, 2004-2006
Associate’s Degree, Maple Woods Community College, USA, 2003-2004
Current mandates
Development of a national car sharing strategy Luxembourg
Career
2013
Sustainable Mobility Officer, Bremen
2012 - 2013
Annual Assistant Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt
2008 – 2012
Project Management market research TheConsumerView GmbH (freelance)
2006 – 2007
Assistant regional environmental planning, USA
2006 – 2007
Research and teaching assistant University of Missouri-Kansas City
The Executive Committee of the Mobility Cooperative
Roland Lötscher
Education
Master in Business Administration (MBA)
Bachelor in Business Administration
Training as a business assistant
Career
since January 2019
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mobility Cooperative
2015 - 2017
Chief Marketing Officer, Zain Bahrain
2009 - 2015
Director Marketing Schweiz and Vice President Mobile Propositions UK, Orange Group
2003 - 2008
Director Strategy & Planning, Product Management, Sales, UPC
2001 - 2003
Director Business Development, Telefonica
1995 - 2000
International Business Development, Swisscom
Luisa D’Amato
Education
Business Economist FH (University of Applied Sciences)
Commercial training (BMS)
Career
since February 2018
Chief Operations Officer (COO), Mobility Cooperative
2009 - 2016
Director Operations, IMS Health Technology Solutions Switzerland & Austria
2008 - 2009
Customer Service Manager, Cegedim Switzerland & Austria
2006 - 2008
Database Manager, Cegedim Switzerland & Austria
2004 - 2006
Senior Key Account Manager / Project Manager, Cegedim Switzerland & Austria
1994 - 2003
Various roles (banking / credit card) Credit Suisse, Jelmoli Bonuscard (Visa)
Lars Kläger
Education
Executive MBA
Bachelor of BA
Commercial High School
Career
since January 2020
Head of Commerce (CCO), Mobility Cooperative
2018 - 2019
Chief Digital Officer, Twerenbold Reisen Gruppe
2014 - 2018
Head Audience & User Experience, Swisscom Directories
2013 - 2014
Chief Marketing & Product Officer, Venturtech
2009 - 2011
Head of E-Commerce, Swisscom
2006 - 2008
Director of Web, UPC Europe
2000 - 2006
Head of Content & Internet Services, Cablecom
1997 - 1999
several functions, Tamedia
Siegfried Wanner
Education
MAS in Corporate Finance
FH Human Resources Manager ZGP
Business economist
Businessman
Career
since June 2009
Head of Finance & Services (CFO), Mobility Cooperative
2001 - 2009
KKL Luzern Management AG, Director Finance & Human Resources
1999 - 2001
Franke KĂĽchentechnik AG, Director Management and Services
1993 - 1999
Kenwood Schumpf AG, Director Finance & Human Resources
1990 - 1993
Schild AG, Controller
1980 - 1987
Banker
Peter Affentranger
Education
CAS, systematic and solution-oriented coaching
Human Resources Manager NDS FH
FA diploma in HR management
Commercial training
Career
since 2003
Head of Human Resources, Mobility Cooperative
2000 - 2003
ZĂĽrich Versicherung, HR dept. and head of salaries and HR administration for corporate development and IT
1999 - 2000
Allianz Gruppe Switzerland, head of HR individual and group life dept.
1991 - 1999
Swisscom Lucerne, HR manager Network Services Lucerne, head of commercial training
Alex Greuter
Education
Certification SAFe 4.0
Graduate Engineer Computer Science HTL
Career
since November 2021
Head of Technology (CTO), Mobility Cooperative
2008 – 2021
Chief Information Officer, Agility Management AG
1994 – 2008
Vice President of IT Governance and Cyber Security, Panalpina Management AG