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Listed below are the vested interests and secondary occupations of our CEO as well as the members of Empa's Directorate.
Prof. Dr. Tanja Zimmermann (Director)
| Designation | Legal form | Body | Function |
| “Forum Holz”, Swiss Federal office for the environment (Bafu) | Public Authority | Management Board | Member |
| FMF-Freiburg Materials Research Center | Public Institution | Advisory Board | Member |
| Stockholm University Center for Circular and Sustainable Systems | Public Institution | Advisory Board | Senior Advisor |
| RhySearch Forschungs- und Innovationszentrum Rheintal, Buchs | Public Institution | Board of Directors | Member |
| Innovationspark OST | Public Institution | Advisory Board | Member |
Dr. Peter Richner (Deputy Director)
| Designation | Legal form | Body | Function |
| Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) | Public Authority | Advisory Board | Head of |
| Lucerne University of Applied Science, Department of Engineering and Architecture (HSLU) | Public University of Applied Sciences | Advisory Board | Member |
| Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects (sia) | Association | Professional Council "Energy" | Vice President |
| European Network of Building Research Institutes (ENBRI) | Association | Directorate | Member of the Directorate |
| Integrated Planning LLC (intep) | LLC | Supervisory Board | Member |
| Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft (BIG) | | Sustainability Advisory Board | Member |
| Energy Cluster Switzerland | Association | Advisory Board | Vice President |
| International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM) | Association | | Honorary Member (2022) |
| Geberit | Stock Company | Sustainability Advisory Board | Member |
Dr. Brigitte Buchmann
| Designation | Legal form | Body | Function |
| Federal Commssion for Air Hygiene (FCAH) | | Extra-parliamentary committee of experts | Member |
| Global Atmosphere Watch Schweiz (GAW CH) / Global Climate Observing System Schweiz (GCOS CH) | | Steering Committee | Member |
| Federal Energy Research Commission (CORE) | | Advisory Body of the Federal Council | Member |
| World Resources Forum Association (WRFA) | Non-profit Association | Executive Board | Member |
| European Space Agency (ESA), Data Operation Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (DOSTAG) | Multinational Organization | Technical Advisory Group | Swiss ESA Delegate |
| Journal Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (AMT), Copernicus Publications, Open-Access-Verlag | | Editoral Board | Associate Editor |
| Swiss Chemical Society (SCS), Division of Fundamental Research (DFR) | Association | Board | Member |
| Swiss Academy Engineering Sciences | Association | | Member |
Dr. Pierangelo Gröning
| Designation | Legal form | Body | Function |
| Swiss User Group Surfaces and Interfaces (SAOG) | | | Board Member |
| AM-TTC Alliance | Association | | President |
| Inspire | Foundation | Foundation Board | Member |
| Robert Mathys Foundation (RMS) | Foundation | Foundation Board | Member |
| Swiss m4m Center AG | Stock Company | Board of Directors | Member (Private Person) |
Dr. Lorenz Herrmann
| Designation | Legal form | Body | Function |
| High Tech Zentrum Aargau | Stock Company | Advisory Board Werkstoff- und Nanotechnologien | Member |
| Swiss m4m Center AG | Stock Company | Board of Directors | Empa Representation |
| SwissCluster AG | Stock Company | Board of Directors | Empa Representation |
| Swiss Academy of Engineering Science (SATW) | Association | Coordination Committee Advanced Manufacturing Research Network | Member |
| Swiss Micro- and Nanotechnology Network (SWISS MNT) | Association | Board | Member |
Dr. Urs Leemann
| Designation | Legal form | Body | Function |
| Raiffeisenbank Limmat | Cooperative | | Chairman of the Board |
| Cleantech Hub Dietikon | Association | Board | Member |
