People: Schindler Holding AG (SCHP.S)

Prof. Dr. Pius Baschera has been Non-Executive Independent Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Schindler Holding Ltd. since 2017. He was Non-Executive Independent Member of the Board of Directors of Schindler Holding Ltd. from March 2005. He is Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Company. He joined Hilti AG as Head of Production Controlling, in 1979, transferring, in 1982, to Hilti Inc as Head of Corporate Development. In 1985, he became Head of Hilti (Switzerland) AG, followed by Hilti Germany GmbH and, in 1989, became responsible for Europe 1 market region. In 1990, as Chief Financial Officer, he was made Member of the Executive Board of Hilti AG and, from January 1994 until the end of 2006, has served as its Chairman. On January 1, 2007, he became Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hilti AG. He has acted as Member of the Board of Directors of Roche Holding AG, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Venture Incubator AG, Member of the Advisory Board of Vorwerk & Co., Member of the Advisory Board of Ardex and Professor of Business Administration at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. He studied at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland, where he obtained a degree in mechanical engineering and in management science.