Martin Hirzel has been Chairman of Swissmem since January 2021 and has

worked in Swiss industry for over 30 years. He is a member of the Board of

Directors of Bucher Industries AG, Dätwyler Holding AG, Ronal AG, and

three privately held SMEs. He also serves on the Bank Council of the Swiss

National Bank and chairs the Advisory Board of the ZHAW School of

Management & Law. Until the end of 2019, the Zurich native was CEO of

Autoneum Holding AG for nine years. Prior to that, he led its South America,

Middle East & Africa market region for four years, primarily from its

headquarters in São Paulo, Brazil. Between 2000 and 2007, he lived in

Shanghai, China, where he was responsible for establishing the local

presence of Rieter Holding AG. Martin Hirzel started his professional career

with a vocational apprenticeship, later studied business administration with a

specialization in industry and international production at ZHAW, where he

now teaches as an appointed visiting professor, and is a GMP graduate of

the Harvard Business School.