Who’s in charge of operations

Management


Personal details

Jens Vollmar
Chief Executive Officer

Personal data

  • Born 1984
  • German citizen

Education

  • Degree in business economics from the University of St. Gallen (Dr. oec. HSG)

Professional Experience

  • Since April 2025
    Chief Executive Officer
  • 2019—2025
    Head Division Buildings and Country President Switzerland
  • 2015—2018
    Business Unit Head Buildings, Implenia
  • 2014—2015
    Head Business Development Buildings, Implenia
  • 2013—2014
    Head CEO Support, Implenia
  • 2011—2013
    Senior Consultant at the Institute for Finance, Financial Law, and Law & Economics, University of St. Gallen (HSG)

Additional functions and offices

  • Lecturer in Construction and Real Estate Management, University of St. Gallen (HSG)
  • Vice president of the association «Entwicklung Schweiz»
  • Member of the association «Bauenschweiz»

 


Personal details

Adrian Wyss
Head Division Real Estate

Personal data

  • Born 1975
  • Swiss citizen

Education

  • Architect, University of Applied Sciences
  • Postgraduate degree in Business Administration, Bern\ University of Applied Sciences

Professional Experience

  • Since 2019 
    Head Division Real Estate
  • 2015—2019
    Business Unit Head Modernization & Development, Implenia
  • 2013—2015
    Head Modernization, Implenia
  • 2006—2013 
    Various functions within Implenia
  • 2000—2006
    Architect at Pfister Schiess Tropeano Architekten, Zurich

 


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Erwin Scherer
Head Division Civil Engineering

Personal data

  • Born in 1966
  • Austrian citizen

Education

  • Master of Science in Subsurface Engineering, Montan University Leoben

Professional career

  • since September 2024
    Head Division Civil Engineering
  • 2019 – 2024
    Global Head Tunneling at Implenia
  • 2002 – 2019
    Head of the Tunneling Division at Ed. Züblin AG
  • 1999 – 2001
    Senior Project Manager at Walter Bau AG
  • 1995 – 1999
    Construction Manager at Stuag / Strabag AG, Vienna

Additional functions and offices

  • Member of the Board of the association European International Contractors (EIC)
  • Member of the Board of the association Austrian Society for Construction Technology (ÖBV)

Personal details

Anita Eckardt
Head Division Specialties

Personal data

  • Born 1973
  • Danish citizen

Education

  • Master of International Business, Munich Business School
  • Executive Coach, Coaching Institute Copenhagen

Professional Experience

  • Since 2019
    Head Division Specialties
  • 2019—2019
    CEO of Habitects AG
  • 2017—2018
    Chief Operating Officer at CRH Swiss Distribution
  • 2008—2016
    CMO Saint-Gobain Distribution Denmark & Sales Director Vetrotech Saint-Gobain International
  • 2005—2008
    Global Key Account & Marketing Manager at Bang & Olufsen
  • 2001—2005
    Global Brand Manager at Grundfos

Memberships on Boards of Directors

  • Dansk Landbrugs Grovvareselskab a.m.b.a. (Member)
  • CKW AG (Member)

 


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Stefan Baumgärtner
Chief Financial Officer

Personal data

  • Born 1971
  • Swiss citizen

Education

  • Executive MBA, Dipl. Controller NDS HF, FHS Ostschweiz
  • Industrial Engineer, University of Liechtenstein

Professional Experience

  • since 2022
    CFO Implenia Group
  • 2017 – 2022
    CFO EMS Group
  • 2014 – 2017
    Division CFO of RUAG Space
  • 2008 – 2014
    Vice President Finance  Sulzer in Houston, Texas

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Claudia Bidwell
Chief Human Resources Officer

Personal data

  • Born 1966
  • Swiss and German citizen

Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Economics from London University (UCL)
  • British Psychological Society, certified in “Work & Organizational Assessment”
  • Completed various Executive Education Modules in Leadership Development at Harvard Business School

Professional Experience

  • Since 2020 
    Human Resources Officer Implenia Group
  • 2019 - 2020 
    Global Head of People and Organization Development and Head of HR in Switzerland at Implenia
  • 2017 – 2019 
    Global Head of Talent Development & Organisational Capability at Takeda Pharmaceuticals
  • 2004 – 2017  
    Various management positions at Novartis

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Dr. German Grüniger
General Counsel

Personal data

  • Born 1969
  • Swiss citizen

Education

  • Lic. iur., University of Freiburg
  • Dr. iur., University of Basel
  • LL.M., New York University
  • Attorney at Law
  • Stanford Executive Program (2019)

Professional Experience

  • Since 2014
    General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer Implenia Group
  • 1996—2014
    Associate and partner at the law firm Schumacher Baur Hürlimann, Zurich and Baden (today Baur Hürlimann AG)
  • 1995—1996
    Law clerk, distict court of Zurzach

Memberships on Boards of Directors

  • MediData AG (Chairman)
  • Bürgenstock Hotels AG (Member)
  • Bürgenstock Bahn AG (Member)
  • Bergbahnen Beckenried-Emmetten AG (Vice-Chair)

Additional functions and offices

  • Board of Trustees of the Felsenweg am Bürgenstock Foundation (Vice-Chairman)