Under the leadership of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Executive Committee has executive responsibility for managing the Group and its business. It is fully responsible for developing the Group's strategies and business areas and for implementing approved strategies.

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Daniel Liedtke

Dr Daniel Liedtke

Chief Executive Officer

Chairman of the Executive Committee
President of the Board

Education and career

  • Since January 2019
    Chief Executive Officer, Hirslanden Group
  • 2015 - 2018
    Chief Operating Officer, Hirslanden Group
  • 2008 - 2015
    Hospital Manager, Klinik Hirslanden Zurich
  • 2001 - 2008
    various functions at the Hirslanden Klinik St. Anna, Lucerne; latterly: deputy director

Education

  • Doctor of Business Administration (Charles Sturt University, Australia)
  • Master of Health Administration
  • Osteopath D.O. (GDK)
  • Physiotherapist (State Diploma)
  • Automotive electronics engineer (State Diploma)

Further information

  • Born in: 1970
  • Familiy: Father of five children
Hirslanden AG
Corporate Office
Boulevard Lilienthal 2
CH-8152 Glattpark
Dominique Kuhlen

Dr Dominique Kuhlen

Chief Clinical Officer

Member of the Executive Committee

Education and career

  • March 2022 onwards 
    Chief Clinical Officer, Hirslanden Group
  • 2013-2022 
    Various positions at the EOC (Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale) in Lugano, ending as Deputy Senior Consultant and acting Manager of the Neurosurgical Hospital
  • 2010-2013 
    Senior surgeon at the Rechts der Isar University Hospital (the university hospital of the Technical University of Munich) in Munich
  • 2005-2009 
    Various positions at the Inselspital Bern, ending as Deputy Senior Surgeon at the Neurosurgical Hospital

Education

  • Degree in Human Medicine, University of Bern
  • Specialist in Neurosurgery FMH
  • Executive Master of Business Administration, HSG St.Gallen
  • Certificate of Advanced Studies in Systematic Healthcare Management from the University of St. Gallen
  • CAS MedLaw from the University of Zurich (without final thesis)
  • Currently: Bachelor in Law, FernUni Schweiz

Further information

  • Born: 1976
  • Clinical Lecturer at the Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI)
Hirslanden AG
Corporate Office
Boulevard Lilienthal 2
CH-8152 Glattpark

Stéphan Studer

Chief Operating Officer

Member of the Executive Committee

Career

  • Since April 2022
    Chief Operating Officer, Hirslanden Group
  • from May 2019
    Chief Operating Officer West, Hirslanden Group
  • from 2018
    Regional Operating Officer West, Hirslanden Group
  • from 2015
    Hospital Manager of the Hirslanden Clinique La Colline
  • before
    Administrative Director of the Department of Musculoskeletal System and the Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV)

Education

  • Qualified physiotherapist
  • Master en Sciences Sociales, University of Lausanne
  • Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Geneva
  • Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS), Health Care Administration, University of St. Gallen

Further Information

  • Born in: 1975
  • Family: married, father of two children
  • Until 2015 part-time international football referee for the World Football Association (FIFA)
Hirslanden AG
Corporate Office
Boulevard Lilienthal 2
CH-8152 Glattpark
Portraitbild CSO Niowi Näf

Dr Niowi Näf

Chief Strategy Officer

Member of the Executive Committee

Carreer

  • Since July 2022
    Chief Strategy Officer, Hirslanden Group
  • 2021-2022
    Head of Corporate Development & Innovation, Hirslanden Group
  • 2019-2020
    Expert Corporate Development & Innovation, Hirslanden Group
  • 2017-2019
    Various functions in the divison Business Development of the Hirslanden Group, most recently as Expert Regional Business Development East, Hirslanden Group
  • 2015-2017
    Project Manager Corporate Development, Hirslanden Group
  • 2014-2015
    Junior Project Manager Medical Programs & Networks, Klinik Hirslanden

Education

  • PhD in Business Management, University of St. Gallen (HSG)
  • Master of Arts in Business Management, University of St. Gallen (HSG)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, University of St. Gallen (HSG)
  • General Certificate of Education at Kantonsschule Enge, Zurich

Further information

  • Born: 1990
  • Family: married
  • Chairwoman of the Board Association HIMED (Hirslanden Institute for Medical Education)
Hirslanden AG
Corporate Office
Boulevard Lilienthal 2
CH-8152 Glattpark

Pierre-Antoine Binard

Chief Financial Officer

Member of the Executive Committee
Member of the Board

Career

  • Since 2018
    Chief Financial Officer, Hirslanden Group
  • 2010 – 2018
    Chief Financial Officer, Manor
  • 2008 – 2010
    Chief Financial Officer, Carrefour Malaysia and Singapore
  • 2000 – 2008
    Head of Controlling, Carrefour Switzerland
  • 1998 – 2000
    Head of Controlling, Fujitsu France
  • 1996 – 1998
    Commercial Controller, Heineken France

Education

  • Certified Accountant (DECF, France)
  • ISG Business School (France)

Further Information

  • Born in: 1971
  • Family and marital status: married, two children
Hirslanden AG
Corporate Office
Boulevard Lilienthal 2
CH-8152 Glattpark

Markus R. Bechtiger

Chief Human Resources Officer

Member of the Executive Committee

Career

  • Since 2018
    Chief Human Resources Officer, Hirslanden Group
  • 2015 – 2018
    Head HR Switzerland and Member of the Swiss Country Executive Committee
  • 2014 – 2015
    Head HR Services Switzerland, Zurich Insurance Company
  • 2007 – 2014
    Various leading positions as HR Business Partner, UBS AG
  • 2005 – 2007
    Head HR Shared Services Switzerland, UBS AG
  • 2003 – 2005
    Head Service Delivery Unit HR & Education, UBS AG 

Education

  • Executive Master in Human Resources Leadership, Rutgers University / SDA Bocconi
  • Diploma Executive Program, Swiss Finance Institute
  • Zurich School of Economics and Business Administration (formerly HWV)
  • Commercial Apprenticeship

Further Information

  • Born in: 1964
  • Family and marital status: married, two children
Hirslanden AG
Corporate Office
Boulevard Lilienthal 2
CH-8152 Glattpark

Charl Goosen

Chief Information Officer

Member of the Executive Committee

Career

  • Since April 2019
    Chief Information Officer, Hirslanden Group
    Since 2016 - 2019
  • Group General Manager: SAP Architect, Mediclinic Group Services
    Since 2004 – 2015
  • Associate Director in IT Risk Assurance, PricewaterhouseCoopers South Africa

Education

  • Master’s Degree in Computer Auditing with Honours from Stellenbosch University
  • Registered Chartered Accountant South Africa, CA(SA)
  • Registered Information Systems Auditor, CISA
  • Business Degree and Honours Degree in Accounting from the University of Johannesburg

Further Information

  • Born in 1970
  • Married with three children
Hirslanden AG
Corporate Office
Boulevard Lilienthal 2
CH-8152 Glattpark

Ralph Panoff

Transformation Officer

Education and career

  • Since October 2016
    Transformation Officer, Hirslanden Group
  • 2013 – 2016
    Managing Director, Panoff Consulting GmbH
  • 2007 – 2013
    Various roles at AMAG Automobil- und Motoren AG
    (Chief Information Officer, Managing Director AMAG Retail)
  • 1997 – 2007
    Various roles at The Information Management Group, a spinoff from the University of St. Gallen (Head of Business Unit, Head of Consulting Europe)
  • Education
    SMP: St. Gallen Executive Management Program
    INSEAD Executive Leadership & Strategic Management of Services
    Diploma in General Management
    Certified Airline Professional 

Further information

  • Born in 1962
  • Married and the father of a daughter 
Hirslanden AG
Corporate Office
Boulevard Lilienthal 2
CH-8152 Glattpark

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