Roger Baumann

CEO @ Reichle & De-Massari

About

CEO of internationally operating SMEs (privately owned / family businesses) with full P&L responsibility (CHF xxx million) in technology and life sciences. Comprehensive international leadership experience with pronounced strengths in developing and executing business strategies, translating innovation into commercial success, driving operational excellence, and shaping organizations for accelerated growth and higher productivity. Purpose-driven, inspiring, and integrative leader with a passion to actively shape the future, mobilize people, drive transformation, and achieve superior results. Chairman of the Board of a consultancy. Qualifications: Executive management ‒ P&L responsibility ‒ Business and growth strategies ‒ Strategy execution ‒ Business development ‒ M&A and PMI ‒ Organization development ‒ Process optimization ‒ Internationalization ‒ Stakeholder management ‒ Turnaround management ‒ Crisis management ‒ Innovation management ‒ Digital transformation ‒ Sales management ‒ Channel management ‒ Executive selling ‒ Medical technology ‒ Lab automation ‒ Life sciences ‒ Building automation ‒ Smart infrastructure ‒ Mechatronics and robotics ‒ ICT security ‒ ISO 9001, 14001, 27001, 13485 ‒ Sustainability ‒ Leadership ‒ Cultural transformation

Country

Switzerland

City

Unterägeri

Industry

Management Consulting

Skill

Business Growth Strategies, Transformative Leadership, Innovation & Technology, Executive Management, Profit & Loss Management, CEO, Business Development & Sales, Operational Excellence, Stakeholder Management, Turn Around Management, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Board of Directors, Management Consulting, Medical Technology, Medical Devices, Life Sciences, Executive Selling, Contracting, Integrated Marketing, Distribution Channel Management

Experience

CEO

Reichle & De-Massari

2025-4 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

Wetzikon, Zurich, Switzerland

R&M is a Swiss technology company with a strong global presence, known for its high-performance connectivity solutions for data and communication networks in growth markets such as 5G, data centers and smart buildings. CHF xxx m revenue, 1500+ employees.

Chairman of the Board of Directors

STAUFEN.INOVA AG

2015-4 - 2025-2 · 9 yrs 11 mos

Zurich, Switzerland

The Staufen Group is one of the leading consulting firms for Operational Excellence, Supply Chain Management, and Lean Management. Staufen and Staufen.Inova are today part of Accenture and offer a unique combination of consulting services for operational excellence and digital transformation.

CEO

BUCHI Laboratory Equipment

2017-8 - 2024-9 · 7 yrs 2 mos

Flawil, Switzerland

Full P&L responsibility, CHF xxx m revenue, 800+ employees. Total +40% organic growth in timeframe 2017-2023, despite challenges related to the Corona pandemic and the strengthening of the Swiss franc. Global footprint with 20 own sales subsidiaries and 3 production sites.

Managing Director Hearing Instruments Wholesale Germany and Austria

Sonova Group

2016-4 - 2017-7 · 1 yr 4 mos

Fellbach / Stuttgart, Germany

Full P&L responsibility for Sonova´s Hearing Instruments wholesale businesses in Germany and Austria, EUR xxx m revenue, 200+ employees. Successfully managed the very controversial and conflict-prone entry of Sonova into the German retail market.

Managing Director Phonak (Germany) GmbH

Sonova Group

2014-1 - 2016-3 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Fellbach / Stuttgart, Germany

Full P&L responsibility for Phonak (Germany) GmbH and Phonak Holding (Germany) GmbH. EUR xx m revenue and 150+ employees. B2B2C business model.

CEO

Haag-Streit

2009-3 - 2013-12 · 4 yrs 10 mos

Köniz / Bern, Switzerland

Full P&L responsibility, CHF xx m revenue, 250+ employees. Consistent orientation and development of the company towards a high-tech medical device manufacturer. Organic revenue growth of +25% in five years, increasing EBIT by >40%.

Vice President, Head of Business Segment

Siemens

2008-2 - 2009-2 · 1 yr 1 mo

Zug, Switzerland

Consolidated profit-and-loss responsibility for global OEM business including key account management, product management and development (with development sites on three continents), application engineering and marketing. EUR 40m revenue.

Vice President, General Manager SBT Taiwan

Siemens

2005-9 - 2008-1 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Taipei, Taiwan

Full P&L responsibility for Siemens Building Technologies Taiwan, EUR 20m revenue, 100+ employees. Successful turn-around of loss-making contracting business by reducing the risk exposure, stringent contract and change order management, and an operational excellence program.

Head of Segment Marketing

Siemens

2001-3 - 2005-8 · 4 yrs 6 mos

Zug, Switzerland

Initiation and development of the new sales channel Value Adding Partners (system integrators) globally. Revenue growth with system integrators by more than 300% within four years (to EUR 65m in 2005) while maintaining profit margin. Establishment of the global partner programs Siemens Solution Partner and Siemens Approved Distribution Partner of Siemens BT.

Project Manager

Siemens

1998-6 - 2001-2 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Stäfa / Zug, Switzerland

Overall project responsibility for the development of a building automation system for system integrators. Planning and coordination of a development project aiming at the integration of several building automation systems.

Graduate Research Assistant

EPFL

1994-4 - 1998-4 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Lausanne, Switzerland

Scientific research towards the development of a force feedback system for a robot-based training environment for minimally invasive surgery.

Graduate Research Assistant

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

1992-8 - 1994-3 · 1 yr 8 mos

New York, USA

Development of an image processing based diagnostic system for the automatic investigation of deglutition disorders in cooperation with a small start-up company and the National Institutes of Health.