Under the leadership of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Executive Committee has executive responsibility for managing the Group and its business. It is fully responsible for developing the Group's strategies and business areas and for implementing approved strategies.

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Daniel Liedtke

Dr Daniel Liedtke

Chief Executive Officer

Chairman of the Executive Committee
President of the Board

Education and career

  • Since January 2019
    Chief Executive Officer, Hirslanden Group
  • 2015 - 2018
    Chief Operating Officer, Hirslanden Group
  • 2008 - 2015
    Hospital Manager, Klinik Hirslanden Zurich
  • 2001 - 2008
    various functions at the Hirslanden Klinik St. Anna, Lucerne; latterly: deputy director

Education

  • Doctor of Business Administration (Charles Sturt University, Australia)
  • Master of Health Administration
  • Osteopath D.O. (GDK)
  • Physiotherapist (State Diploma)
  • Automotive electronics engineer (State Diploma)

Other activities and functions

  • Hirslanden Venture Capital PLC, Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • IMRAD PLC, Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • Medical Center Wankdorf PLC, Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • Herzchirurgie Hirslanden Bern PLC, Member of the Board of Directors
  • Bluespace Ventures PLC, Member of the Board of Directors
  • Foundation Quality of Life, Chairman of the Foundation board
  • Economiesuisse, Member of the Association Committee
  • digital health center bülach, Member of the Association Committee
  • Knechtcare (Knecht Holding PLC), Member of the Advisory Board
  • Sciana Health Leader Network, Fellow
  • Mediclinic International PLC, Member of the Group Executive Committee
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors of most Hirslanden companies

Further information

  • Born in: 1970
  • Family: Father of five children
Hirslanden AG
Corporate Office
Boulevard Lilienthal 2
CH-8152 Glattpark
Dominique Kuhlen

Dr Dominique Kuhlen

Chief Clinical Officer

Member of the Executive Committee

Education and career

  • March 2022 onwards 
    Chief Clinical Officer, Hirslanden Group
  • 2013-2022 
    Various positions at the EOC (Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale) in Lugano, ending as Deputy Senior Consultant and acting Manager of the Neurosurgical Hospital
  • 2010-2013 
    Senior surgeon at the Rechts der Isar University Hospital (the university hospital of the Technical University of Munich) in Munich
  • 2005-2009 
    Various positions at the Inselspital Bern, ending as Deputy Senior Surgeon at the Neurosurgical Hospital

Education

  • Degree in Human Medicine, University of Bern
  • Specialist in Neurosurgery FMH
  • Executive Master of Business Administration, HSG St.Gallen
  • Certificate of Advanced Studies in Systematic Healthcare Management from the University of St. Gallen
  • CAS MedLaw from the University of Zurich (without final thesis)
  • Currently: Bachelor in Law, FernUni Schweiz

Other activities and functions

  • Federal Commission for General Services and Principle, Member of the Extra-Parliamentary Commission
  • Swiss Neurosurgeons International (SNI), Member of the association committee
  • Swiss Medical Association (FMH), Member
  • Foederatio Medicorum Chirurgicorum Helvetica (FMCH), Member
  • Swiss Society of Spinal Surgery, Member
  • Swiss Federation of Clinical Neuro-Societies (SFCNS), Member
  • European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS), Member
  • Clinical lecturer at the Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI)

Further information

  • Born: 1976
  • Clinical Lecturer at the Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI)
Hirslanden AG
Corporate Office
Boulevard Lilienthal 2
CH-8152 Glattpark

Stéphan Studer

Chief Operating Officer

Member of the Executive Committee

Career

  • Since April 2022
    Chief Operating Officer, Hirslanden Group
  • from May 2019
    Chief Operating Officer West, Hirslanden Group
  • from 2018
    Regional Operating Officer West, Hirslanden Group
  • from 2015
    Hospital Manager of the Hirslanden Clinique La Colline
  • before
    Administrative Director of the Department of Musculoskeletal System and the Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV)

Education

  • Qualified physiotherapist
  • Master en Sciences Sociales, University of Lausanne
  • Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Geneva
  • Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS), Health Care Administration, University of St. Gallen

Other activities and functions

  • Medical Center Wankdorf PLC, Member of the Board of Directors
  • DomoHealth PLC, Member of the Board of Directors
  • Octorad PLC, Member of the Board of Directors
  • Heartbase Zürich PLC, Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Board of Directors of some Hirslanden companies

Further Information

  • Born in: 1975
  • Family: married, father of two children
Hirslanden AG
Corporate Office
Boulevard Lilienthal 2
CH-8152 Glattpark
Portraitbild CSO Niowi Näf

Dr Niowi Näf

Chief Strategy Officer

Member of the Executive Committee

Career

  • Since July 2022
    Chief Strategy Officer, Hirslanden Group
  • 2021-2022
    Head of Corporate Development & Innovation, Hirslanden Group
  • 2019-2020
    Expert Corporate Development & Innovation, Hirslanden Group
  • 2017-2019
    Various functions in the division Business Development of the Hirslanden Group, most recently as Expert Regional Business Development East, Hirslanden Group
  • 2015-2017
    Project Manager Corporate Development, Hirslanden Group
  • 2014-2015
    Junior Project Manager Medical Programs & Networks, Klinik Hirslanden

Education

  • PhD in Business Management, University of St. Gallen (HSG)
  • Master of Arts in Business Management, University of St. Gallen (HSG)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, University of St. Gallen (HSG)
  • General Certificate of Education at Kantonsschule Enge, Zurich

Other activities and functions

  • Hirslanden Institute for Medical Education (HIMED), President of the association committee
  • Helveticanna Group PLC, Member of the Advisory Board

Further information

  • Born: 1990
  • Family: married
Hirslanden AG
Corporate Office
Boulevard Lilienthal 2
CH-8152 Glattpark

Pierre-Antoine Binard

Chief Financial Officer

Member of the Executive Committee
Member of the Board

Career

  • Since 2018
    Chief Financial Officer, Hirslanden Group
  • 2010 – 2018
    Chief Financial Officer, Manor
  • 2008 – 2010
    Chief Financial Officer, Carrefour Malaysia and Singapore
  • 2000 – 2008
    Head of Controlling, Carrefour Switzerland
  • 1998 – 2000
    Head of Controlling, Fujitsu France
  • 1996 – 1998
    Commercial Controller, Heineken France

Education

  • Certified Accountant (DECF, France)
  • ISG Business School (France)

Other activities and functions

  • Hirslanden Venture Capital PLC, Member of the board of Directors
  • IMRAD PLC, Member of the board of Directors
  • Foundation Quality of Life, Member of the Foundation board
  • Pension Fund Hirslanden, Member of the Foundation board
  • Member of the Board of Directors of most and Chairman of the Board of Directors of some Hirslanden companies

Further Information

  • Born in: 1971
  • Family and marital status: married, two children
Hirslanden AG
Corporate Office
Boulevard Lilienthal 2
CH-8152 Glattpark

Markus R. Bechtiger

Chief Human Resources Officer

Member of the Executive Committee

Career

  • Since 2018
    Chief Human Resources Officer, Hirslanden Group
  • 2015 – 2018
    Head HR Switzerland and Member of the Swiss Country Executive Committee
  • 2014 – 2015
    Head HR Services Switzerland, Zurich Insurance Company
  • 2007 – 2014
    Various leading positions as HR Business Partner, UBS PLC
  • 2005 – 2007
    Head HR Shared Services Switzerland, UBS PLC
  • 2003 – 2005
    Head Service Delivery Unit HR & Education, UBS PLC 

Education

  • Executive Master in Human Resources Leadership, Rutgers University / SDA Bocconi
  • Diploma Executive Program, Swiss Finance Institute
  • Zurich School of Economics and Business Administration (formerly HWV)
  • Commercial Apprenticeship

Other activities and functions

  • Carenea PLC, Member of the board of Directors
  • Pension Fund Hirslanden, Chairman of the Foundation board
  • Welfare Foundation of the staff of Klinik Hirslanden, Chairman of the Foundation board
  • AHV Compensation Fund private hospitals, Member of the association committee
  • Family Compensation Fund private hospitals, Member of the association committee

Further Information

  • Born in: 1964
  • Family and marital status: married, two children
Hirslanden AG
Corporate Office
Boulevard Lilienthal 2
CH-8152 Glattpark

Charl Goosen

Chief Information Officer

Member of the Executive Committee

Career

  • Since April 2019
    Chief Information Officer, Hirslanden Group
    Since 2016 - 2019
  • Group General Manager: SAP Architect, Mediclinic Group Services
    Since 2004 – 2015
  • Associate Director in IT Risk Assurance, PricewaterhouseCoopers South Africa

Education

  • Master’s Degree in Computer Auditing with Honours from Stellenbosch University
  • Registered Chartered Accountant South Africa, CA(SA)
  • Registered Information Systems Auditor, CISA
  • Business Degree and Honours Degree in Accounting from the University of Johannesburg

Other activities and functions

Charl Goosen currently holds no mandates in other organisations.
 

Further Information

  • Born in 1970
  • Married with three children
Hirslanden AG
Corporate Office
Boulevard Lilienthal 2
CH-8152 Glattpark

Ralph Panoff

Transformation Officer

Education and career

  • Since October 2016
    Transformation Officer, Hirslanden Group
  • 2013 – 2016
    Managing Director, Panoff Consulting GmbH
  • 2007 – 2013
    Various roles at AMAG Automobil- und Motoren AG
    (Chief Information Officer, Managing Director AMAG Retail)
  • 1997 – 2007
    Various roles at The Information Management Group, a spinoff from the University of St. Gallen (Head of Business Unit, Head of Consulting Europe)

Education

  • SMP: St. Gallen Executive Management Program
  • INSEAD Executive Leadership & Strategic Management of Services
  • Diploma in General Management
  • Certified Airline Professional 

Other activities and functions

  • Panoff Consulting LLC, Managing Partner
  • Jester Advisory PLC, Member of the Advisory Board

Further information

  • Born in 1962
  • Married and the father of a daughter 
Hirslanden AG
Corporate Office
Boulevard Lilienthal 2
CH-8152 Glattpark

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