Board of Directors

André Müller was CEO of Cicorel SA (Switzerland) and member of the Cicor Technologies gGroup Committee from 2006 - 2009. From 1998 - 2007 he was CEO and as of 1999 Chairman of the Board of HCT Shaping Systems SA (Switzerland). From 1993 - 1996 he was Vice President and from 1996 - 1998 General Manager of ESEC SA (Switzerland). Prior to that, he held different positions in research and development divisions in the aerospace industry. Mr. André Müller is Member of the Board of Essemtec AG (Switzerland), DW Holding AG (Switzerland) and Bangerter Microtechnik AG (Switzerland). He holds a degree in engineering (ETH). He is a citizen of Switzerland.

Thomas Seiler has been a Member of the Board of Directors since the incorporation of u-blox Holding AG in 2007. He served as CEO of u-blox AG from 2002 to 2022 and as Head of Marketing and Sales from 2002 until 2019. In 1987, he was appointed Member of the Executive Committee of Melcher Holding AG, Switzerland, where he acted as CEO from 1991 to 1998. Thereafter, he served as CEO of Kistler Holding AG, Switzerland, from 1999 to 2001. Thomas Seiler is a member of the Board of Directors of Alpstock AG, Switzerland. Thomas Seiler holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) and a MBA diploma from INSEAD, France. He is a citizen of Switzerland.

Jean-Pierre Wyss co-founded u-blox AG in 1997. Since the incorporation of u-blox Holding AG in 2007, Jean-Pierre Wyss served as a Member of the Board of Directors and, until 2011, as CFO. Currently, he is Head of Production and Logistics of u-blox AG. From 1995 to 1997, he was a research assistant and project manager at ETH. Jean-Pierre Wyss is a Member of the Board of Ardo Medical AG, Switzerland. He holds a degree in electrical engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) and a Finance for Executives diploma from INSEAD in Singapore. He is a citizen of Switzerland.

Mr. Looser is an independent non-executive member of the u-blox Board of Directors.

He has vast experience in private equity investments and consultancy. Prior to founding Berg Looser Rauber & Partners in 2009, he was a managing director at Accenture from 2001 – to 2009, after a career at McKinsey & Company (1987 – 2001), with extensive work in the area of finance and accounting. Mr. Looser is a Board member of Kardex Group, Straumann Group as well as LEM, and is a member of various associations and foundations. Mr. Looser holds a master’s degree in physics from ETH Zurich and a master’s degree in finance and accounting from the University of St. Gallen. He is a citizen of Switzerland.

Mr. Borchert has more than 25 years of international experience in the telecommunications, IT and IT services industries. Presently, he serves as CEO of Nokia Shanghai Bell and President of Nokia Greater China. From 2015 to 2018, Mr. Borchert was leading the European operations of Nokia. Earlier leadership positions with Nokia and Siemens include roles in global sales, strategy, marketing, portfolio management, business unit management and key account management. Mr. Borchert also serves as President of DIGITALEUROPE, Europe’s largest industry association for the digital sector, and as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board of several joint venture companies of Nokia. He holds a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Munich and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a citizen of Germany.

Ms. Sonnenmoser has extensive experience in finance, capital markets and M&A. She currently serves in the Board of Directors of Leoni AG (Germany), a global supplier of wires, cables and wiring systems, and is an independent senior advisor for Innio Jenbacher GmbH & Co KG/ Al Alpine (Luxembourg). Most recently, she served as a Board member of Swiss Steel Group AG (2020 – 2022) and was a member of the Executive Committee of Ceconomy AG (2019 – 2021) where she oversaw strategy, capital market action and M&A. Previously, she was a member of the executive committee of Zumtobel Group AG (2014 – 2018), responsible for strategy and capital market affairs. Before that, she held various finance positions at Volkswagen Group (1995 – 2014), including accounting, controlling, innovation strategy and process optimization. Ms. Sonnenmoser holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Augsburg and an Executive MBA from the University of Dayton, Ohio. She is a citizen of Germany.

Ms. Eckstein has more than 35 years of industrial experience in the field of semiconductors, Electronics and Photonics. Since 2019, she has been serving as President and CEO of Enics Group, a leading global electronics manufacturing service provider headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Previously, she held multiple top-level management positions in leading global companies including Operating and Digitalization Officer at Weidmüller Group (2013 – 2018) and COO of Osram Lighting (2008 – 2013), before that at AMD/Global Foundries, Altis Semiconductors and Siemens/Infineon. She is a member of the Boards of Directors at Jenoptik, KK Wind, Saferoad and BE Semiconductor. Ms. Eckstein holds a degree in electrical engineering from Siemens Academy. She is a citizen of Germany.