Climartis Team

Treffen Sie die verschiedenen Köpfe von Climartis, die sich für eine grünere und intelligentere Zukunft einsetzen.

Diverse minds, united vision

At Climartis, it's the people who make the difference. Our experienced team of former managers, startup founders, auditors and technology experts forms a lean holding company, supported by partnerships with companies such as Business Transactions AG, UFE-Consulting and Zluri

CEO and CEO of Climartis AG, is also on the boards of Zattoo, Lend.ch and Bexio.
From 2000 to 2011, he worked at Ringier AG in various positions, including CIO and CFO. From 2012, he was an independent consultant and member of various boards of directors.
From 2017 to 2022, he led the Technology & Ventures division at the TX Group. He has completed management training at various institutions, including ZFU, St. Gallen Business School, London Business School and the University of Cape Town in South Africa.

Samuel Hügli
CEO & CEO

In his role as COO, Philippe Schmidig will assume operational responsibility for the development of the portfolio and central systems. He has a degree as a technology entrepreneur from the University of St. Gallen School of Entrepreneurship (ES-HSG). Schmidig is an experienced managing director who worked in various companies and industries.

Philippe Schmidig
COO

Paul Michael Lawrence is the CTO and responsible for the Climartis Cloud tech stack. He has more than 15 years of experience leading international software development teams in e-commerce, entertainment, FinTech and blockchain. We are confident that Climartis, with its experience and deep connections with the tech industry, will pave the way for the use of technology in this sector.

Paul Michael Lawrence
CTO

As CFO, Daniel Schweizer orchestrates the finances of Climartis Holding. After studying at the University of St. Gallen (HSG), he completed further education as a Dipl. Certified accountant. Daniel Schweizer has a total of almost 20 years of experience advising medium-sized companies.

Daniel Schweizer
CFO

As CHRO, Michèle Hegglin is responsible for the HR department of Climartis AG and Climartis Services and builds and supervises the recruiting and development of the Climartis Academy for all subsidiaries. Details about Climartis Academy and Climartis Recruiting will follow soon on this page.

Michele Hegglin
CHRO - Personnel Management

As CDO, Marco Di Bernardo is responsible for the digital transformation of Climartis AG, Climartis Services AG and all subsidiaries. His experience as CTO and CPO for products such as 20 Minuten or Blick allows him to establish completely new user journeys and digital marketing strategies for us too, e.g. for new B2C products from Lehmann 2000 AG in Zofingen.

Marco Di Bernardo
CDO - Chief Digital Officer

CEO and CEO of Climartis AG, is also on the boards of Zattoo, Lend.ch and Bexio.
From 2000 to 2011, he worked at Ringier AG in various positions, including CIO and CFO. From 2012, he was an independent consultant and member of various boards of directors.
From 2017 to 2022, he led the Technology & Ventures division at the TX Group. He has completed management training at various institutions, including ZFU, St. Gallen Business School, London Business School and the University of Cape Town in South Africa.

Samuel Hügli
CEO & CEO

In his role as COO, Philippe Schmidig will assume operational responsibility for the development of the portfolio and central systems. He has a degree as a technology entrepreneur from the University of St. Gallen School of Entrepreneurship (ES-HSG). Schmidig is an experienced managing director who worked in various companies and industries.

Phillipe Schmindig
COO

Paul Michael Lawrence is the CTO and responsible for the Climartis Cloud tech stack. He has more than 15 years of experience leading international software development teams in e-commerce, entertainment, FinTech and blockchain. We are confident that Climartis, with its experience and deep connections with the tech industry, will pave the way for the use of technology in this sector.

Paul Michael Lawrence
CTO

As CFO, Daniel Schweizer orchestrates the finances of Climartis Holding. After studying at the University of St. Gallen (HSG), he completed further education as a Dipl. Certified accountant. Daniel Schweizer has a total of almost 20 years of experience advising medium-sized companies.

Daniel Schweizer
CFO

As CHRO, Michèle Hegglin is responsible for the HR department of Climartis AG and Climartis Services and builds and supervises the recruiting and development of the Climartis Academy for all subsidiaries. Details about Climartis Academy and Climartis Recruiting will follow soon on this page.

Michele Hegglin
CHRO - Personnel Management

As CDO, Marco Di Bernardo is responsible for the digital transformation of Climartis AG, Climartis Services AG and all subsidiaries. His experience as CTO and CPO for products such as 20 Minuten or Blick allows him to establish completely new user journeys and digital marketing strategies for us too, e.g. for new B2C products from Lehmann 2000 AG in Zofingen.

Marco Di Bernardo
CDO - Chief Digital Officer

Board of Directors & Advisory

On a strategic level, Climartis is assisted by a highly experienced Board of Directors and Advisory Board that has extensive experience in building and developing companies.

Samuel Hügli
CEO & CEO
Ex. Ringier & TX Group
Board member
Dominik Schärer
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Founder & Chairman PK-Advisory,
Ex-CEO and Chief Executive Officer Merril Lynch Switzerland
Daniel Terzoni
Advisor
With extensive experience from previous roles at Ex-Ringier Print Adligenswil, Ex-Ringier Print, and Ex-Ringier AG, the focus lies on supporting finance projects and strategic management. Currently, providing finance support at Climartis AG and serving as a board member at Lehmann 2000.
Urs Felber
Advisor
M&A/Succession Advice, Ex-a&f Systems AG Founder & Chairman, Succession Solution A&F 2018, at Climarits: Advice on Succession Projects
Andreas Schneider
Advisor
Lacework, Field CISO, Ex-Tamedia CISO, CISO 20 minutes, Tamedia, TX Markets & GB, at Climartis: CISO advice
Fabian Rudin
Advisor
Founder & Chairman Business Transaction AG, at Climartis: M&A advice
Matthias Aebi
Advisor
Technology Strategy, Ex-Internet Access Chairman, Ex-Sunrise CTO, Founder dizmo, bei Climarits: Beratung Home-Automation Software-Entwicklung
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