1962, Schindellegi

Position

Member of the Board of Directors, independent member since 2024

Committees

Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee
Member of the Sustainability Committee

Education

Business Management Studies in Münster, Kingston upon Hull and Vienna University of Economics and Business. Awarded doctoral degree. 

Professional activity

Detlef Trefzger served as CEO of the global logistics company Kühne+Nagel from 2013 to 2022. Prior to that, he worked at DB Schenker for 15 years, where he held various senior roles including member of the executive board and head of global contract logistics and supply chain management. At the start of his career, he worked at Siemens in plant engineering and as a strategy consultant at the management consultancy Roland Berger.

Mandates outside Swiss Prime Site

Stock exchange-listed companies: Member of the Board of Directors of Accelleron Industries AG, Baden; Member of the Board of Directors of EasyJet PLC, UK

Unlisted companies: Member of the Board of Directors of PSA International, Singapore; Operating Advisor of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, UK; Founder and Chairman of Larix Equity AG, Schindellegi; Non-Executive Director and Member of the Board of Directors at Swissport International AG, Switzerland and Luxembourg

Key skills

Leadership, Strategy, ESG, Operation, M&A, Risk Management, R&D, Digitalisation, IT/Cyber Security