Organization

Stephan Zizala has served as Chief Executive Officer of u-blox since January 1, 2023. He joined u-blox in October 2022. Prior to joining u-blox, from 2014 to 2022, Stephan led the business line Automotive High Power of the Automotive division of Infineon Technologies AG. He was responsible for high-voltage Silicon and Silicon Carbide, as well as low-voltage power semiconductor products used in electrified, automated, and smart cars. From 2009 to 2013, Stephan headed the business segment of industrial and multimarket microcontrollers. He joined Infineon in 2001 and held several marketing and management positions in various business units, such as microcontrollers, security ICs, and wireless baseband ICs. Prior to joining Infineon, Stephan worked as an associated member of staff in Infineon’s mixed-signal development team doing project work for his PhD thesis. His industry expertise includes further positions at Synopsys Inc. and Siemens AG. From 2016 to June 2023 Stephan was a member of the Supervisory Board of Schweizer Electronic AG where he served as Deputy Chairman. Stephan Zizala was born in Augsburg, Germany, in 1972. He holds a Dipl.-Ing. and Dr.-Ing. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Technische Universität München (Technical University Munich), Germany.

Andreas Thiel is Head of Product Centers at u-blox AG, a role he took on in early 2019. From 1997 to 2012, he was Executive Vice President R&D Hardware of u-blox AG, and from 2007 to 2012 he served as Executive Vice President (R&D Hardware) of u-blox Holding AG. From 2012 to 2019, he acted as Executive Director Cellular Product Development. He holds a degree in electrical engineering from Aachen University (RWTH) in Germany. From 1994 to 1997 he was a research assistant and project manager at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH). In 1997, he co-founded u-blox AG.

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.

Camila Japur has been CFO of both u‑blox Holding AG and u‑blox AG since July 2024. She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, São Paulo, and an MBA from Fundação Getulio Vargas, São Paulo. Camila Japur had an international career at Ericsson, where she worked for over 20 years. Since 2018, Camila Japur has been CFO for several divisions at Ericsson, based in Stockholm, Sweden and Silicon Valley, USA. Prior to this, she had different roles in Finance and Operations, working in Europe, India and Latin America.

Markus Schaefer joined u-blox as Member of the Executive Committee for Global Marketing and Sales in September, 2019 and is based in Thalwil, Switzerland. He holds a M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from RWTH Aachen, Germany and an MBA in Leadership from Tiffin University, Ohio, USA. He worked at Infineon Technologies from 1995 to 2009 in Application Engineering, Marketing and Sales, mainly based in San Jose CA, USA. He served as Senior Director of Global Sales and Marketing at NXP for RF and Power Management from 2009 to 2014 in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. From 2014 to 2019, Schaefer held the position Head of Sales EMEA and India at MACOM Technologies based in Duesseldorf, Germany. He is a citizen of Germany.

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.

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.

Fabian Rauch is the co-founder and managing partner (since 2022) of Spectrum Entrepreneurial Ownership (Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland). Previously, he was a partner at ENA Investment Capital in London (2018-2021). Prior to that, Mr. Rauch was part of Cevian Capital's investment team in Switzerland. From 2009-2010, Mr. Rauch worked as a consultant at the management consultancy Oliver Wyman in Frankfurt. Mr. Rauch began his career in M&A at Morgan Stanley (2007-2009). Mr. Rauch also serves as a Board member of Landis+Gyr Group AG. Fabian Rauch completed his studies in business administration (with a focus on finance and accounting) at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt and graduated with a degree in business administration. He is a CFA Charterholder. He is a citizen of Germany.