Governance

The strategic leadership of OST lies in the hands of the University Board of Trustees. It sets the long-term framework for the university’s development, makes key decisions, and assumes responsibility for a sustainable and future-oriented direction. On this page, you will find the members of the University Board of Trustees as well as all individuals who are part of OST’s strategic leadership structure.

The University Board of Trustees is the strategic management of OST. Members are selected by the governments of the respective sponsoring regions. The Board consists of 15 members from business, society, science and education administration from the seven OST sponsors.

The regional advisory council of OST serve as mediators, representatives, and initiators, strengthening the connection between the university and the region. In close collaboration with the University Board, they promote knowledge exchange, convey the concerns of regional stakeholders, establish contacts with businesses, institutions, and educational organizations, support project funding, and thus contribute to the profile and visibility of OST.

Board of Trustees

Chairman

Michael Auer

Founder and partner, Parrtner AG

Chairman of the Executive Committee

Member of the Finance Committee and HR Committee

Vice-Chairman

René Weber

Owner and CEO René Weber Coaching & Beratung GmbH

Chairman of the HR Committee

Member of the Executive Committee

Members

Markus Bänziger

Director of St.Gallen-Appenzell Chamber of Industry and Commerce

Chairman of the Finance Committee

Member of the Executive Committee

Andreas Bong

CTO em., Advisor

Silvio Breitenmoser

Departmental Secretary of the Department of Education and Head of the Office for Secondary and Higher Education of the Canton of Appenzell-Innerrhoden

Member of the HR Committee

Andreas Deuber

Independent consultant / Member of a Board of Directors

Chairman of the St.Gallen Regional Advisory Council

Peter Kistler

Country Manager, Bruker AXS Schweiz

Member of the HR Committee

Chairman of the Rapperswil Regional Advisory Council

Agnes König

Director of Nursing, Kantonsspital Münsterlingen

Agnes Leu

Director of Clinica Curativa, Head of Development and Innovation

Benjamin Mühlemann

Member of the Swiss Council of the Canton of Glarus

Edith Rehli-Wolfinger

Lead Physician, Spital Grabs

Roland Siegwart

Full Professor of Robotics and Head of Wyss Zurich, ETH Zurich

Claude Stadler

Chairman of the Board of Directors, WISTAMA Corporate Projects, SFS Group

Chairman of the Buchs Regional Advisory Council

Hanspeter Thür

Managing Director, University Council, Bank Board, and Board Member

Member of the Executive Committee and Finance Committee

Christof Widmer

Head Office of Middle and Higher Education Canton of Thurgau

Member of the Finance Committee

Advising Members

Zoe Stadler

Staff Representative, Head, Power-to-Gas Section, Institute of Energy Technology

Nancy Eckert

Head of the Office of the Sponsors' Conference and the Board of Trustees

Dr. Jürg Wicki-Breitinger

Director of Administration

Daniel Seelhofer

President

Nicolas Müller

Student representative, Renewable Energy and Environmental Engineering student

Regional Advisory Council

Buchs

Claude Stadler, Chairman

Chairman of the Board of Directors, WISTAMA Corporate Projects, SFS Group

Patrick Berhalter

CEO and Chairman of the Board of Berhalter AG

Andreas Bong

CTO em., Advisor

Christine Egger-Schöb

Executive Management / Chairwoman of the Board of Schöb AG

Fabian Frick

co-CEO, Hoval AG

Till Hornung

CEO, Kliniken Valens

Markus Probst

Noser Engineering AG, Business Development Manager / Head of Sales

Werner Schädler

Managing Director, OC Oerlikon Balzers AG

Andreas Wälti

CEO Evatec AG

Rapperswil

Peter Kistler, Chairman

Country Manager, Bruker AXS Schweiz

Barbara Dillier

Mayor of Rapperswil-Jona

Peter Göldi

Managing director Regionalmanagement OberseeLinth

Pascal Grämiger

Chairman of the board at eyeBq engineering & consulting AG

Adrian Haller

Member of the management / partner, HTB Ingenieure AG

Benjamin Mühlemann

Member of the Swiss Council of the Canton of Glarus

Roland Siegwart

Full Professor of Robotics and Head of Wyss Zurich, ETH Zurich

Roger Wüthrich-Hasenböhler

CDO and Member of the Executive Board of Swisscom AG

St.Gallen

Andreas Deuber, Chairman

Independent consultant / Board Member

Christof Chapuis

Managing director, Appenzeller Druckerei AG

Eva De Salvatore-Spaar

Managing director, Verein IT St.Gallen <IT>rockt!

Johannes Eisenhut

Managing director, Senn Development AG

Mathias Gabathuler

City Councilor of St. Gallen

Tilla Jacomet

Asylum Coordinator and Head of Asylum Department, Canton of St.Gallen Migration Office

Jérôme Müggler

Director of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Thurgau

Matthias Rhiner

Member of the Cantonal Council AI / District Council Oberegg

Sandro Stöckli

Chief Physician at the Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen

Office of the Sponsors' Conference and the Board of Trustees

Nancy Eckert

Head of the Office of the Sponsors' Conference and the Board of Trustees

Nicole Kunz

Deputy Head of the Office of the Sponsors' Conference and the Board of Trustees

Annika Bugajew

Administration Assistant

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