Management
Executive Committee
Marc Werner
CEO Galenica Group
- Member of the Executive Committee of the Galenica Group since 2020, born in 1967, Swiss citizen
- Career highlights: His journey started as Head of Sales at Sinomec AG (1990 – 1995) before he moved on to serve as Head of Product Management Photofinishing at the Federation of Migros Co-operatives (1995 – 1996). He became Head of Marketing and Sales and Member of the Executive Board at Minolta (Switzerland) AG (1997 – 2000) and then Head of Marketing & Sales at Bluewin AG (2000 – 2004). In 2005, Marc Werner joined then the Swisscom Group as head of Marketing & Sales. He moved into the role of Head of Private Customers (2013 – 2015) and Member of the Group Executive Board before serving as head of Sales & Services (2016 – 2019).
- Qualification: Federal certified marketing director and graduate of various Executive Education programmes at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, University of St. Gallen, London Business School, and Harvard Business School.
- Other main activities: Mandates by order of Galenica: Member of the Board of MediService AG, Well Gesundheit AG, Coop Vitality AG and AD Swiss Net AG.
Dr Thomas Szuran
Chief Products & Home Care; Deputy CEO
- Member of the Executive Committee of the Galenica Group since 2019, born in 1967, Swiss citizen;
- since January 2025 Deputy CEO of the Galenica Group
- Career highlights: After having graduated from ETH Zurich, Thomas Szuran acted in various roles at Abbott Laboratories between 1997 and 2002, including being Sales & Marketing Manager for the Eastern European & Mediterranean region. He later became Sales Director at Pfizer Switzerland (Zurich) (2002 – 2005) and Country Manager at Pfizer in Israel (2005 to 2007). He joined Biomed AG in Dübendorf in 2008 as Marketing Director and was CEO of Biomed AG from 2011 to 2018. In 2019, Thomas Szuran became Head Products & Brands Business sector at the Galenica Group.
- Qualification: Dr sc. nat. Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich
- Other main activities: Mandates by order of Galenica: Member of the Board of MediService AG, Emeda AG and Puravita AG. In addition, member of the Board of Trustees of the Galenica Pension Fund.
Lukas Ackermann
Chief IT & Digital Business
- Member of the Executive Committee of the Galenica Group since 2022, born in 1972, Swiss citizen
- Career highlights: Lukas Ackermann started off his career as Product Manager at Helsana Insurance Company Ltd and then became Deputy Head of Product Management (1999 – 2002). In 2002, he was appointed CEO of Medicall Ltd. Afterwards, he became Head of Health Care Market at Synesix Ltd (2008 – 2010). The two following years, Lukas Ackermann was Head of I-Lab at the University of St.Gallen, and from 2013 to 2020 he was General Manager / CEO of amétiq Ltd. Before Lukas Ackermann became Head of IT & Digital Services at Galenica Ltd at the Galenica Group in 2021, he was Managing Director of HCI Solutions Ltd.
- Qualification: Diploma in Natural Sciences from Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich and MAS MTEC from the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich.
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Julian Fiessinger
CFO Galenica Group
- Member of the Executive Committee of the Galenica Group since 1st January 2025, born in 1982, Swiss and German citizen
- Career highlights: Julian Fiessinger started his career at EY Switzerland in 2006 and worked as a Senior Manager in Audit and Financial Accounting Advisory Services until 2018. From 2018 to 2020, he was Head of Financial Reporting & Tax at Vifor Pharma Ltd. In 2021, he joined the Galenica Group as Head of Investor Relations & Corporate Finance.
- Qualification: German and French double degree of the European School of Business (Reutlingen/Reims), Swiss Certified Public Accountant, Advanced Management Program (IMD Lausanne).
- Other main activities: Mandates by order of Galenica: Member of the Board of MediService AG and Emeda AG. In addition, member of the Board of Trustees of the Galenica Pension Fund.
Arianne Hasler
Chief People & Culture
- Member of the Executive Committee of the Galenica Group since 2023, born in 1979, Swiss citizen
- Career highlights: After completing her studies in 2006, Arianne Hasler began her professional career as an HR specialist at UBS Ltd. She worked as a senior sales and segment manager for Swiss private customers at UBS Ltd. and Zürcher Kantonalbank and was responsible for various strategic sales projects (2007–2014). From 2014 to 2023, she worked at Raiffeisen Switzerland and was responsible for organisational and personal development and transformation. In 2023, she joined the Galenica Group as Chief People & Culture.
- Qualification: EMBA HSG in Business Engineering, University of St. Gallen, MAS Coaching and Organisational Consulting, ZHAW – School of Applied Psychology, Zurich, M.A. HSG exchange programme Master Affaires Internationales, Sciences Po, Paris, M.A. HSG in International Affairs and Governance, University of St. Gallen).
- Other main activities: Mandates by order of Galenica: Member of the Board of Trustees of the Galenica Pension Fund.
Andreas Koch
Chief Wholesale & Logistics
- Member of the Executive Committee of the Galenica Group since 2020, born 1971, German and Swiss citizen
- Career highlights: Between 2000 and 2009, Andreas Koch worked in different consulting and management functions in the field of supply chain management at various consulting firms. He then became Head of Supply Chain Management at Galexis – from 2011 also at Alloga – and was a member of both Executive Committees. In 2015, he rose to the position of Head of Alloga, after which he became Head of Galexis in 2019. In 2020, Andreas Koch took over the responsibility for the Services Business Sector at Galenica.
- Qualification: Apprenticeship as a forwarding & logistics manager, degree in business administration at the University of Mannheim and Programme for Executive Development (PED) at IMD Lausanne.
- Other main activities: Mandates by order of Galenica: Member of the Board of Directors of Health Supply AG, Pharmalog, Helvecura and GS1 Switzerland.
Daniele Madonna
Chief Pharmacies Category Management & Health Services
- Member of the Executive Committee of the Galenica Group since 2017, born in 1977, Swiss citizen
- Career highlights: After his studies, Daniele Madonna worked as a pharmacist at the Olympia Pharmacy and the Victoria Pharmacy in Zurich (2003 – 2004). He joined the former Galenica Group in 2004 as Manager of the Coop Vitality pharmacy in Tenero. He later acted as Regional Sales Manager at Coop Vitality (2010 – 2014). Daniele Madonna was CEO of Coop Vitality AG (2014 – 2018) before becoming Head Retail Business sector in 2017. Since 2021, he has served as Chief Healthcare Officer at Galenica.
- Qualification: He obtained the Federal Diploma in Pharmacy from the Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich (ETH), did further training as an FPH in Retail Pharmacy and a CAS in General Management at the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and completed the Programme for Executive Development (PED) at IMD in Lausanne.
- Other main activities: Member of the Board of pharmaSuisse. Mandates by order of Galenica: Member of the Board of Coop Vitality AG, Farmadomo Home Care Provider SA, Emeda AG and Apotheke im KSW AG.
Stephan Mignot
Chief Pharmacies Marketing
- Member of the Galenica Group Executive Committee since 1 September 2024, born 1976, Swiss citizen
- Career highlights: Stephan Mignot started his career at Swisscom Mobile in market analysis and marketing strategy and was later responsible for the M-Budget Mobile partnership with Swiss retailer Migros. From 2008 he was responsible for segment marketing at Swisscom and from 2013 for Customer Base Management in the Residential Customers segment. From 2020 to 2023, Stephan Mignot headed up Swisscom Residential Customer & Channel Management. He joined the Galenica Group in 2023 as Head of B2C Customer Marketing.
- Qualifications: Studied business administration at the University of Bern
- Master of Science (MSc) from the University of Bern, Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Agile Leadership from HWZ Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration
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Virginie Pache
Chief Pharmacies Sales
- Member of the Executive Committee of the Galenica Group since 2020, born in 1979, Swiss citizen
- Career highlights: After completing her studies, Virginie Pache started working as a Junior Marketing Manager at Danone Schweiz AG (mineral water) in Fribourg (2003 – 2006). Afterwards, she became Category Manager and Head of Sales at L’Oréal – Apothekenkosmetik Schweiz AG (2006-2010). She then was appointed Head of Caudalie Suisse (and Poland ad interim) and afterwards Caudalie D-A-CH GmbH in Switzerland, then in Düsseldorf, Germany (2010–2018), before she became Head of Coop Vitality in 2018.
- Qualification: Masters in Political Sciences – University of Lausanne and three semesters in Mainz (Germany)
- Other main activities: Mandates by order of Galenica: Member of the Board of Coop Vitality AG.
Extended Executive Committee
Iris Müller
Chief Communications Officer
- Member of the Extended Executive Committee of the Galenica Group since 2024, born in 1983, Swiss citizen
- Career highlights: During her studies, from 2006 to 2011, Iris Müller was responsible for internal and external communication for the financial software house Allocare AG. After having completed her studies, Iris Müller started in 2012 as communication consultant in the Swiss telecommunication company Swisscom AG. In 2015, she became head of internal communication in BKW AG. From 2015 to 2023 she has held several management positions in corporate communications at this Bernese energy and infrastructure service provider. Since 2024, she is Chief Communications Officer at Galenica Ltd and member of the extended Executive Committee.
- Qualifications: International Executive MBA (IEMBA) of the University of St. Gallen and Bachelor and Master in Communication of the University of Lugano.
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Jürg Pauli
Chief Sustainability, Public Affairs & Transformation
- Member of the Extended Executive Committee of the Galenica Group since 2021, born in 1964, swiss citizen
- Career highlights: He started his career as a lawyer at the Swiss Bank Corporation (1993 – 1995) and as lawyer and member of the Executive Committee at a law firm (1995 – 1999). He worked in various roles, before he became first Head of Marketing Communications and then Head of Marketing at Swisscom Mobile (1999 – 2007). In 2008, he joined the Swisscom Group as Head of Pricing and Portfolio Design. Afterwards, he was appointed Head of Marketing Swisscom and member of the Executive Board for Swisscom (Switzerland) Ltd (2013 – 2016). In 2016, he became Head of Business Transformation at Swisscom. In 2020, he joined Galenica as Head of Transformation and Organisational Development and a member of the extended Executive Committee. Since 2024, he has served as Chief Sustainability, Public Affairs and Transformation.
- Qualifications: He studied law at the University of Berne and qualified as an advocate/attorney at law, Executive MBA at Bern-Rochester, training Transformation for Executives at IMD Lausanne and CAS in Agile Leadership.
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Barbara Wälchli
Group General Counsel and General Secretary
- Member of the Extended Executive Committee of the Galenica Group since 2021, born in 1981, Swiss citizen
- Career highlights: From 2011 to 2018, Barbara Wälchli worked as an attorney at law in various corporate law firms in Berne and Zurich. In 2018, she joined the Galenica Group as Senior Legal Counsel and, in the following year, became General Counsel. Since 2020, Barbara Wälchli has been the General Secretary and, since 2021, a member of the extended Executive Committee.
- Qualification: MLaw, LLM, attorney at law
