André Kudelski
- Member of the Supervisory Board
- Chairman of the Compensation Committee
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Nominating Committee
Born on May 26, 1960, Swiss national
First appointment: May 25, 2016
Expiry of term of office: 2024 Annual Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting
Number of shares held: 500
Kudelski SA
22-24, Route de Genève PO Box 134 1033 Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne Switzerland
Biography
André Kudelski is the Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Kudelski Group, a world leader in digital security, listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange (SIX: KUD.S). Holding a master’s in applied physics from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), he began his career with the Kudelski Group in 1984 as an R&D engineer, before becoming a Director of Nagravision, the digital TV arm, in 1989. In 1991, he succeeded his father, Stefan Kudelski, the company’s founder, as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. André Kudelski is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Innosuisse, the Swiss Innovation Agency, as well as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce. He sits on the Strategic Advisory Board of the EPFL and has previously served as first Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Geneva International Airport, as well as being a Director of Nestlé, HSBC Private Banking Holdings (Switzerland), Edipresse and Dassault Systèmes. André Kudelski has received numerous distinctions, including the title of “Global Leader for Tomorrow” from the World Economic Forum in 1995 and an Emmy® Award in 1996 from the National Academy of Arts and Sciences, recognizing his work in controlling access to television.
Other offices and positions held within the Groupe
None
Main offices and positions held outside the Groupe
- Chairman and Deputy Director: Kudelski SA, listed company (Switzerland), Nagra Plus SA (Switzerland)
- Deputy Director: Nagravision SA (Switzerland)
- Chairman of the Board of Directors: Innosuisse (public law) (Switzerland), Restaurant de l’Hôtel de Ville de Crissier SA (Switzerland)
- Chairman: Montreux Media Venture (Switzerland)
- Co-Chairman: NagraStar LLC (United States)
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer: Nagra USA, LLC. (United States), Kudelski Corporate, Inc. (United States), Kudelski Security Holdings, Inc. (United States), Open TV, Inc. (United States)
- Executive Chairman: Kudelski Security, Inc. (United States)
- Vice-President: Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce (association) (Switzerland), Fondation du Festival de Jazz de Montreux (Switzerland)
- Member of the Supervisory Board: Skidata GmbH (Austria)
- Director: RSH Quality Food Concept SA (Switzerland), Automotive Trade Finance SA (Switzerland), Sunset Music SA (Switzerland), Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) (not-for-profit company) (United States)
- Member of Committee: Économie suisse (association) (Switzerland)
- Member of the Strategy Advisory Board: Foundation of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland)
- Member of the Foundation Board: Fondation Cinémathèque Suisse (Switzerland), Venture Foundation (Switzerland)
- Member of the Steering Committee: Foundation Bilderberg Meetings (Netherlands)
- Member of the Swiss Higher Education Council (public law) (Switzerland)
Offices and positions held outside the Groupe in the last five years
Positions listed above as well as the following offices:
- Director: HSBC Private Banking Holdings SA (Switzerland) (term ended on December 31, 2017)
- Chairman of the Board of Directors: Conax AS (now Nagravision AS) (Norway) (term ended in September 2018), SmarDTV SA (Switzerland) (term ended in January 2019)
- Vice-Chairman: Geneva International Airport (public law) (Switzerland) (term ended in November 2018)