The Board of Directors
Josef Felder
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Josef Felder has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2017 and Chairman since 2023. A Swiss citizen born in 1961, he was the CEO of Flughafen Zürich AG and Flughafen-Immobilien-Gesellschaft (FIG) between 1998 and 2008. Since 2009, Josef Felder has been a member of the board of directors at various companies, including Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors at AMAG Group.
Vincent Albers
Member of the Board of Directors
Vincent Albers has been a member of the Board of Directors since May 2015, delegated by the Canton of Zurich. A Swiss citizen born in 1956, he has been a partner of the family-run company Albers & Co. AG for over 20 years and is responsible for the real estate portfolio of the Albers Group.
Guglielmo Brentel
Member of the Board of Directors
Guglielmo Brentel has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2014. A Swiss citizen born in 1955, he works in advisory services for the hotel and tourism sector, including as founder and owner of H&G Hotel Gast AG.
Beatrix Frey-Eigenmann
Member of the Board of Directors
Beatrix Frey-Eigenmann has been a member of the Board of Directors since May 2023, delegated by the Canton of Zurich. A Swiss citizen born in 1966, she is a partner and member of the Executive Board of Federas Beratung AG. She is also a member of various boards of directors and boards of trustees, including Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Spital Männedorf and President of the Board of Trustees of the Hohenegg Stiftung, which operates the Hohenegg private clinic.
Stephan Gemkow
Member of the Board of Directors
Stephan Gemkow has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2017. A German citizen born in 1960, from 2006 until 2012 he was a member of the Executive Board of the Lufthansa Group and from 2012 until 2019 he was Chairman of the Board of Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH. He currently sits on various supervisory boards, including those of Airbus and Amadeus.
Corine Mauch
Member of the Board of Directors
Corine Mauch has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2011. A Swiss citizen born in 1960, she has been the Mayor of Zurich since 2009.
Claudia Pletscher
Member of the Board of Directors
Claudia Pletscher was elected as a member of the Board of Directors in 2023 and is also the Vice-Chairwoman. A Swiss citizen and born in 1974, she is the founder of fineminds and from 2014 until 2021 worked as Head of Development and Innovation at Swiss Post. Previously, Claudia Pletscher held a number of management positions at IBM. She is currently a member of the board of directors and an advisor of various companies, including the Metall Zug Group.
Carmen Walker Späh
Member of the Board of Directors
Carmen Walker Späh has been a member of the Board of Directors since July 2015, delegated by the Canton of Zurich. A Swiss citizen born in 1958, she is the Government Councillor and Head of Zurich's Department of Economic Affairs for the Canton of Zurich.
Britta Müller-Ganz
General Secretary
Britta Müller-Ganz has been General Secretary since 1 February 2021, and reports directly to the Board of Directors in this role. A Swiss citizen born in 1965, she supports the Board of Directors and its Committees in matter of Corporate Governance, organises the General Meeting of Shareholders and maintains the share register. As a company lawyer with admission to the bar, she has worked in Legal Services at Flughafen Zürich AG since 2004.