Board of Directors

Michael Hauser (1961, Swiss and German) has been a member of the Board of Directors of Starrag Group Holding AG since 2018 and Chairman since April 2020.

Since 2011 he has been CEO of Tornos SA, based in Moutier, Switzerland and is also a member of the Board of Directors of Schlatter Industries AG, based in Schlieren, Schwitzerland. From 2008 to 2010, he was a member of the Executive Board of Georg Fischer AG and headed its division GF Agie Charmilles. From 2000 to 2008, he was a member of the Executive Board of the AgieCharmilles Group where he was responsible for the Milling Division. From 1996 to 2000 he headed the Milling Divison of the Mikron Technology Group based in Biel, Switzerland. He serves also at the European Committee for Cooperation of the Machine Tool Industries CECIMO as Delegate (2005 – today), as Board Member (2012-2017) and Chairman (2009-2010). He is a member of the Board of Directors of SWISSMEM, where he heads the Machine tools and manufacturing technology division.

Michael Hauser holds a degree in business administration from the University of Mannheim. He has never held an executive management position with Starrag Group and he does not have any significant business relationships with the Group.

Walter Fust (1941, Swiss) has been a member of the Board of Directors of Starrag Group Holding AG since 1988 and its Vice-Chairman since April 2020 (Chairman from 1992 until 2015 and from 2019 until 2020).
 
From 1997 to 2009 he was a member of the Board of Directors of Jelmoli Holding AG (Chairman until 2007), in which he held a majority shareholding from 1996 to 2003. He was the founder of Dipl. Ing. Fust AG, which was listed on the stock market in 1987 and subsequently acquired by Jelmoli Holding AG in 1994, which later sold Dipl. Ing. Fust AG to Coop in 2007. Walter Fust has been a member of the Board of Directors of Tornos Holding AG in Moutier, Switzerland since 2014.

Walter Fust holds a degree in engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ). He has never held an executive position in Starrag Group and he does not have any significant business relationships with the Group.

Christian Androschin (1967, Austrian) has been a member of the Board of Directors of Starrag Group Holding AG since 23.04.2022. 

Since 2005, he has been managing partner of Androschin & Part-ner Management Consulting GmbH (a consultancy focusing on mechanical and plant engineering as well as automation technology) based in Appenzell, Switzerland and is active in various advisory board of mechanical engineering companies. From 1989 to 2004 (except for 1992 – 1994), he was most recently a partner at Roland Berger, where he was involved in the global management of the Competence Center, which also focused on mechanical and plant engineering. From 1992 to 1994 he worked as a sales manager at that time (Deckel) Maho AG. Christian Androschin is a proven expert in the machine tool industry. In the last 30 years, he has carried out more than 100 projects for about 50 companies in the global machine tool (supply) industry – mainly with a strong focus on strategic and organizational issues and a global context (e.g. regarding China).

Christian Androschin holds a degree in economics from the Uni-versity of St. Gall (lic. oec. HSG). He has never held an executive management position with Starrag Group and he does not have any significant business relationships with the Group.

Bernhard Iseli (1960, Swiss) has been a member of the Board of Directors of Starrag Group Holding AG since 23.04.2022. 

Since 2021 he has been Co-Founder and Managing Partner of scenarioC GmbH for innovation management and since 2008 he is also a member of the Board of Directors of Krämer AG, Bassersdorf. Previously, he, within GF Machining Solutions AG, was Managing Director Technical Unit Liechti from 2019 to 2021 and before that Managing Director of the "Technical Milling"  business unit for over 10 years. In its role, he led the global milling machine business, including the estabilshment and management of the Chinese development and production site in Changzhou. He previously developed his in-depth business experience in various management positions in companies such as Tecan (Pharma), Mathys AG (Medical) and Fritz Studer AG (Grinding Machines). 

Bernhard Iseli completed his studies as a mechanical engineer (HTL) at the Engineering School, Berne and his postgraduate studies as a production engineer SIB/ISZ in Zurich. He has never held an executive management position with Starrag Group and he does not have any significant business relationships with the Group.