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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 | President |
Lucerne University of Applied Science, Department of Engineering and Architecture (HSLU) | University | Advisory Board | Member |
Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects (sia) | Association | Professional Council "Energy" | Vice President |
European Network of Building Research Institutes (ENBRI) | Association | Board | Member |
Integrated Planning LLC (intep) | LLC | Supervisory Board | Member |
Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft (BIG) | | Sustainability Advisory Board | Member |
Energy Cluster Switzerland | Association | Advisory Board | Member |
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. 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 | Member |
SwissCluster AG | Stock Company | Board of Directors | Member |
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 |
Raiffeisen Bank Council | | | Member |
Cleantech Hub Dietikon | Association | Board | Member |