Changes to the Group Executive Committee

The Board of Directors has decided the following changes to the Group Executive Committee, effective April 1, 2025.

Meinolf Pohle, currently responsible for Europe North on the Group Executive Committee, will take over the responsibility for China. He will succeed Daryoush Ziai, who will step down from the Group Executive Committee to pursue opportunities outside of the company, after a decade driving Schindler’s operations in China. 

Patrick Hess, currently CEO Schindler Switzerland, will join the Group Executive Committee and succeed Meinolf Pohle in leading Europe North. Patrick Hess has been with Schindler since 2001, held several finance positions in Switzerland and in the United Kingdom, before taking on the CEO role at Schindler Aufzüge AG Switzerland in 2018. He holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland.

As of April 1, 2025, the Group Executive Committee will be composed of the following members: Paolo Compagna (CEO), Carla De Geyseleer (CFO and deputy CEO), Matteo Attrovio (CIO), Danilo Calabrò (Europe South), Donato Carparelli (CTO), Patrick Hess (Europe North), Vikén Martarian (Americas and Escalators), Hugo Martinho (Human Resources), Meinolf Pohle (China), and Robert Seakins (Asia Pacific).

About Schindler
Founded in Switzerland in 1874, the Schindler Group is a leading global provider of elevators, escalators, and related services. Schindler’s mobility solutions move more than 2 billion people every day all over the world. Behind the company's success are over 69,000 employees in more than 100 countries. Schindler is committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2040 through a 90% absolute reduction of its greenhouse gas emissions in scope 1, 2 and 3 from a 2020 baseline as its long-term science-based emission reduction target, while working to neutralize its residual emissions.

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