Group profile

Executive Management

Chief Executive Officer

Jean-Marc Théolier, French and US national

Jean-Marc Théolier, French and US national

  • Master in Business Administration at University Pierre Mendes France, Grenoble, France and BS in Mechanical Engineering at INSA, Lyon, France
  • Design Engineer and Business Development Manager at Merlin-Gerin, France, from 1982 until 1990
  • Global Marketing Director and later Americas National Sales Manager at Crouzet in France and US, from 1990 until 2006
  • VP Sales then General Manager of Crydom Inc , San Diego and Dallas, from 2006 until 2015
  • Business Unit Director at Sensata Technologies and General Manager of BEI Kimco, San Diego, from 2015 until 2017
  • CEO at Pelco Inc., Fresno, CA, from 2017 until 2019
  • Global Head of Sales and Marketing, Region Head Americas, Carlo Gavazzi Group from 2019 until 2022
  • CEO Carlo Gavazzi Group since 2022

Chief Financial Officer

Tobias Bissig, Swiss National

Tobias Bissig, Swiss National

  • Master in Business Administration at University of St. Gallen (HSG)
  • From 2005 until 2011 various controller functions at ABB in Switzerland, the USA, Taiwan and the Middle East
  • From 2011 until 2013 Global Business Controller & Finance Manager at Education First Corporate Language Solutions, Lucerne
  • From 2014 until 2019 various finance leadership positions at Schindler
  • From 2019 until 2022 Chief Financial Officer of Schindler UK & Ireland
  • Since November 2022 Chief Financial Officer of Carlo Gavazzi Group

External Corporate Communications

Rolf Schläpfer

Rolf Schläpfer

  • Senior Partner of Hirzel.Neef.Schmid.Konsulenten AG, Zurich
  • External corporate communications of the Carlo Gavazzi Group, since January 1, 2011


Rolf Schläpfer is not a member of the executive management and is not an employee of the Group.