Sika’s Group Management is a strong team of eight experienced executive managers that fully embody the Sika Spirit. Their respective careers within the Group have taken them to Sika regions and subsidiaries around the globe, and to various units within the company.

Chief Executive Officer

Thomas Hasler

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Executive Officer

Thomas Hasler

Chief Executive Officer

EDUCATION
  • 2013 - 2019: IMD Lausanne,  Switzerland and London Business School, UK, Executive Training
  • 2004 - 2007: University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Executive MBA 
  • 1997 - 1998: KS Kaderschulen, Zurich, Switzerland, Economic Engineer STV 
  • 1984 - 1987: Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland, Dipl. Ing. Chem. HTL 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • 2021 - now: Chief Executive Officer
  • 2017 - 2021: Head Global Business and Industry and Member of Group Management
  • 2014 - 2017: Chief Technology Officer and Member of Group Management 
  • 2011 - 2013: Head Global Automotive 
  • 2008 - 2010: Senior Vice President of Industry and Automotive, Sika USA 
  • 2005 - 2008: Senior Vice President Automotive North America, Sika USA 
  • 2004 - 2005: Automotive Manager Europe
  • 2000 - 2003: Automotive Manager Switzerland
  • 1995 - 2000: Business Development Manager
  • 1992 - 1995: R&D Head Automotive OEM Adhesives
  • 1989 - 1992: Research Chemist Industry Adhesives
Regional Manager Asia/Pacific

Mike Campion

Regional Manager Asia/Pacific

Regional Manager Asia/Pacific

Mike Campion

Regional Manager Asia/Pacific

EDUCATION
  • 2009 - 2019: IMD Lausanne, Switzerland and London Business School, UK, Executive Training
  • 2001: University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, USA, Management Coaching Certificate    
  • 1983 - 1988: Villanova University, Pennsylvania, USA, BSc Chemistry

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • 2018 - now: Regional Manager Asia/Pacific, Member of Group Management
  • 2016 - 2017: Head Target Market Concrete Asia/Pacific, Member of Group Management
  • 2015 - 2017: General Manager Sika China, Area Manager Greater China
  • 2013 - 2015: Senior Vice President Target Markets Concrete and Waterproofing, Sika USA
  • 2011 - 2015: General Manager Sika Greenstreak, USA
  • 1998 - 2011: Management Positions in Target Market Concrete and in Business Unit Construction, Sika USA
  • 1991 - 1998: Management Positions, Stonhard Inc., USA

 

Regional Manager Americas

Christoph Ganz

Regional Manager Americas

Regional Manager Americas

Christoph Ganz

Regional Manager Americas

EDUCATION
  • 2007 - 2019: IMD Lausanne, Switzerland and London Business School, UK, Executive Training
  • 1996: University of St. Gallen, lic. oec. HSG
 
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • 2018 - now: Regional Manager Americas
  • 2013 - 2018: Regional Manager North America, General Manager Sika USA, and Member of Group Management
  • 2009 - 2012: General Manager Sika France / Area Manager France, North Africa, and Mauritius and Member of Group Management
  • 2007 - 2012: Head of Corporate Business Unit Distribution and Member of Group Management
  • 2003 - 2006: Head of Business Unit Distribution
  • 1999 - 2003: Corporate Market Field Manager Distribution
  • 1996 - 1999: Project Manager Distribution, Sika Switzerland
Chief Innovation & Sustainability Officer

Patricia Heidtman

Chief Innovation and Sustainability Officer

Chief Innovation & Sustainability Officer

Patricia Heidtman

Chief Innovation and Sustainability Officer

EDUCATION
  • 2013 - 2019: IMD Lausanne, Switzerland and London Business School, UK, Executive Training
  • 1993 - 1998: MSc Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland
 
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • 2021 - now: Chief Innovation and Sustainability Officer and Member of Group Management
  • 2017 - 2021: Corporate Technology Head Thermoplastic Systems
  • 2017 - 2018: Vice President R&D and Head of Innovation, Sika USA
  • 2013 - 2017: Vice President R&D Automotive and STM, Sika USA
  • 2011 - 2012: Vice President R&D, Sika USA
  • 2006 - 2011: Director R&D, Sika USA
  • 2004 - 2006: Project Manager Automotive, Sika USA
  • 2002 - 2003: Product Service Manager, Sika Switzerland
  • 2000 - 2002: Group Leader R&D, Sika USA
  • 1998 - 2000: Chemist, Sika Switzerland

 

FURTHER COMMITMENTS
  • 2019 - now: Member of Board of Directors, Bossard Group, Switzerland

Philippe Jost

Head Construction

Philippe Jost

Head Construction

EDUCATION
  • 2007 - 2019: IMD Lausanne, Switzerland, London Business School, UK and Harvard Extension School, USA, Executive Training
  • 2000 - 2002: MBA, London Business School, UK
  • 1991 - 1996: MSc Civil Engineering, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
 
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • 2019 - now: Head Construction and Member of Group Management    
  • 2015 - 2019: Head of Corporate Human Resources
  • 2010 - 2014: Corporate Target Market Manager Concrete
  • 2006 - 2010: Manager Global Business Development Corporate Construction and Vice President New Market Development
  • 1998 - 2006: Product Engineer, Director of Marketing, Sika USA
  • 1997 - 1998: Testing Engineer, Sika Switzerland

 

FURTHER COMMITMENTS
  • 2021 - now: Chair of the Board of Directors (Member of the Board since 2015), Peikko Group, Finland
Head Human Resources & Compliance

Raffaella Marzi

Head Human Resources & Compliance

Head Human Resources & Compliance

Raffaella Marzi

Head Human Resources & Compliance

Education
  • 2019: London Business School, UK, Executive Training
  • 2001: Participant in the Academy of American and International Law, The Center for Comparative Law, Dallas, USA
  • 1999: Admitted to the Bar, Italy
  • 1997 - 1999: Postgraduate Course for the Bar Admission, Italy
  • 1989 - 1995: J.D., Law, Catholic University, Milan, Italy

 

Professional Experience
  • 2020 - now: Member of Group Management
  • 2019 - now: Head Human Resources & Compliance
  • 2016 - 2019: Group Compliance Officer
  • 2014 - 2016: Group Compliance Officer and Legal Counsel, Sika Italia S.p.A.
  • 2013 - 2014: Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Italy
  • 2011 - 2013: Counsel, Baker & McKenzie, Italy
  • 2009 - 2009: Secondment, Baker & McKenzie, Germany
  • 2001 - 2009: Senior Associate, Baker & McKenzie, Italy
  • 2000 - 2001: Secondments as In-house Legal Counsel, Recordati S.p.A.
  • 1997 - 2000: Associate,  Baker & McKenzie, Italy
  • 1996 - 1997: Legal Consultant, Beiersdorf S.P.A., Italy

 

Regional Manager EMEA

Ivo Schädler

Regional Manager EMEA

Regional Manager EMEA

Ivo Schädler

Regional Manager EMEA

EDUCATION
  • 2013 - 2019: IMD Lausanne, Switzerland and London Business School, UK, Executive Training.
  • 2010: International Business School (ZfU), Zurich, Switzerland; Executive MBA
  • 2002: AKAD Zurich, Switzerland; Economic Engineer STV/FH
  • 1992: ETH Zurich, Switzerland; MSc Materials Engineer

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • 2017 - now: Regional Manager EMEA and Member of Group Management
  • 2015 - 2017: Area Manager Europe South, Head Target Market Refurbishment EMEA
  • 2012 - 2015: General Manager Sika UK and Sika Ireland
  • 1997 - 2012: Head Business Unit Contractors and Industry, Head Marketing Construction, Product Engineer Industrial Flooring, Deputy Manager Diagnostic Center, Sika Switzerland
  • 1996 - 1997: Head Department Materials Testing and R&D, Wolfseher and Partner AG, Switzerland
  • 1993 - 1995: Manager Department Materials Testing, EMS Chemie AG, Switzerland
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Adrian Widmer

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Adrian Widmer

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

EDUCATION
  • 2013 - 2019: IMD Lausanne, Switzerland and London Business School, UK, Executive Training.
  • 2004: Advanced Management Program, INSEAD
  • 1994: lic. oec. publ. Economics, University of Zurich

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • 2014 - now: CFO and Member of Group Management
  • 2007 - 2014: Head Group Controlling and M&A
  • 2005 - 2007: General Manager Construction Systems Germany/Austria/Switzerland, BASF (Degussa) Construction Chemicals, Switzerland
  • 2000 - 2005: CFO Degussa Construction Chemicals Switzerland; Finance Director Business Line Flooring Europe; Manager Corporate Finance, Degussa Construction Chemicals, Switzerland
  • 1997 - 2000: Manager M&A, Textron Industrial Products, United Kingdom/Switzerland
  • 1995 - 1997: Market Development Manager, Textron Inc., USA/United Kingdom
  • 1994 - 1995: Business Analyst, Nordostschweizer Kraftwerke (NOK), Switzerland

 

FURTHER COMMITMENTS
  • 2020 - now: Member of Board of Directors, Sonova Holding AG, Switzerland (Chair of Audit Committee)