Implenia mourns Arturo Henniger
Dietlikon, 8 August 2014 – Arturo Henniger, Head of Implenia’s Tunnelling & Civil Engineering Business Unit and a member of the Group Executive Board, died as a result of illness on Wednesday this week at the age of 57. The company’s Board of Directors, Group Executive Board and employees have been deeply saddened by the news and would like to express their heartfelt condolences to his family. CEO Anton Affentranger: “We have lost not just a skilled and experienced colleague who helped shape the Implenia story for many years, but also a good friend. We will all miss Arturo Henniger greatly.” Arturo Henniger joined Implenia’s predecessor company Zschokke-Locher in 1992. Ever since Zschokke merged with Batigroup to form Implenia in 2006 he was a member of the group’s most senior operational management body, first as Head of the Infrastructure Construction Division and from February 2013 as Head of the Tunnelling & Civil Engineering Business Unit. René Kotacka, currently Head of Acquisitions, is taking charge of the Business Unit on an ad interim basis.
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Implenia is the leading construction and construction services company in Switzerland. Formed in 2006 from the merger between Zschokke and Batigroup, Implenia can look back on around 150 years of history in the construction industry. The company brings the expertise of its highly skilled Modernisation & Development, Buildings, and Tunnelling & Civil Engineering Sectors, and its Switzerland and Norway Regions under the single roof of a nationally and internationally active company. With its integrated business model and specialists operating in all its divisions, Implenia can manage a building project through its entire lifecycle and deliver work that is economical, integrated and customer-centric. The focus is on striking a sustainable balance between financial success and social and environmental responsibility.
Implenia, with its headquarters in Dietlikon near Zurich, employs more than 6600 people and posted turnover of around CHF 3.1 billion in 2013. The company is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (IMPN, CH0023868554). For further information please visit www.implenia.com.
