Universal Registration Document 2022

Groupe Profile

André Kudelski 

  • Independent member of the Supervisory Board
  • Chair of the Compensation Committee
  • Member of the Audit Committee
  • Member of the Nominating Committee

Born on May 26, 1960, of Swiss nationality 

First appointment: May 25, 2016

Expiry of term of office: 2024 Annual 

Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting

Number of shares held: 500 

Kudelski SA 

PO Box 134 
1033 Cheseaux-sur-LausanneSwitzerland 

Biography

André Kudelski is the Chair 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 Chair and Deputy Director. André Kudelski is also Chair of the Board of Directors of Innosuisse, the Swiss Innovation Agency, as well as Vice-Chair 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 Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of Geneva International Airport. He also was 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

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Main offices and positions held outside the Groupe
  • Chair and Deputy Director: Kudelski SA, listed company (Switzerland)
  • Deputy Manager: Nagravision Sàrl (Switzerland)
  • Chair of the Board of Directors: Innosuisse (public law) (Switzerland), Restaurant de l’Hôtel de Ville de Crissier SA (Switzerland), Montreux Media Venture (Switzerland)
  • Co-Chair: NagraStar LLC (United States)
  • Chair 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 Chair: Kudelski Security, Inc. (United States)
  • Vice-Chair: Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce (association) (Switzerland)
  • Chair: Fondation du Festival de Jazz de Montreux (Switzerland)
  • Member of the Supervisory Board: Skidata GmbH (Austria)
  • Director: Automotive Trade Finance SA (Switzerland), Sunset Music SA (Switzerland), Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) (not-for-profit company) (United States)
  • Member of Committee: Économiesuisse (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), Swiss Digital Initiative Foundation (Switzerland)
  • Member of the Steering Committee: Foundation Bilderberg Meetings (Netherlands)
  • Member of the Swiss Higher Education Council (public law) (Switzerland)
Offices held outside the Groupe in the last five years

Offices listed above as well as the following offices:

  • Director: RSH Quality Food Concept SA (Switzerland) (term ended in 2022)
  • Chair and Deputy Director: Nagra Plus SA (Switzerland) (term ended in 2021)
  • Chair of the Board of Directors: SmarDTV SA (Switzerland) (term ended in 2019), Conax AS (now Nagravision AS) (Norway) (term ended in 2018)
  • Vice-Chair: Geneva International Airport (public law) (Switzerland) (term ended in 2018)