The HeiQ Board of Directors offers strong industry know-how and expertise . With proven business track records, the directors add a solid foundation to HeiQ.
Richard Carrick
Dipl. Ing. KTH
Dick has studied civil engineering at the Royal Institute for Technology, KTH in Stockholm. He started his career as a product manager for the Swedish Cellulose Company and built the first major paper recycling plant in Sweden. He has served as a sales manager for leading manufacturers of equipment for the pulp and paper industry like MoDo Mecan, KMW and Rauma-Repola. In 1999 he bought the pulp mill Domsjö toghether with 5 partners and is today active as a partner and chairman.
Emanuele Centonze
Dr. oec. HSG
Emanuele graduated in economics at the University of St.Gallen where he earned his Ph.D. He attended the Senior management program at Harvard Business School. After several years at Von Roll as Assistant to the Board he became Export Director at Bizerba Werke in Germany. He then worked for Lonza/Alusuisse and is now CEO of the Emanuele Centonze S.A., the largest Swiss-owned chemical distributor.
Enrico Braglia
M.Sc (Economics)
Enrico, received a degree from University Bocconi in Milan (Italy). He joined the Swiss pharmaceutical group Helsinn in 1991, from a previous tenure with Fininvest Group. In Helsinn, he served as Co-CEO and was responsible for all operations including business development, R&D, manufacturing, regulatory, IT and finance. In Onelife he acts as fund manager and advisor to an ethical fund investing worldwide in Life Science (Prospera Senectute Fund Sicav-sif) and in a new private equity fund investing in High Technology (Bright Technologies Fund).
Eric Gisiger
MBA HSG
Eric is founding member of SVC Ltd. joining the company in May 2010 as Investment Director. Prior to that he was Head of Transaction Execution and member of the Investment Committee at Man ECO based in London. He joined the business from Man Investments in 2008, where he was Head of CIM Business Development. In this role, he developed Man Investment’s business development strategy, reviewed over 100 acquisition opportunities and originated Ore Hill and Nephila Capital transactions. He joined Man Group plc in 2004, initially working for RMF Investment Management in Pfäffikon, Switzerland and transferring to Man Investments London in 2005. Prior to Man Group, he spent five years with PricewaterhouseCoopers. He received his Masters in Business Administration specialising in finance, accounting and controlling from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. He is a CFA charter holder and a member of the Swiss CFA Society (SCFAS).