Executive Management

Before joining the Datwyler Group, he led Phoenix Traffic Technology GmbH, a subsidiary of Phoenix AG. Prior to that, from 1987 to 2003, he held a number of international management positions with Phoenix AG in Hamburg.

Dirk Lambrecht is a member of the Board of Directors of Dätwyler IT Infra AG, a sister company of the publicly listed Dätwyler Holding Inc. He is also a board member of Swissmem, the Swiss association of mechanical and electrical engineering industries and also Industrie- und Handelskammer Zentralschweiz (IHZ) and is on the Advisory Board of >>Venture>>, a joint initiative of ETH Zürich, McKinsey & Company, Knecht Holding, Innosuisse and EPFL. He earned a degree in mechanical engineering, specialising in apparatus engineering, from Hamburg University of Applied Sciences and completed additional studies, including programmes at the Management School of St. Gallen.

Prior to joining Datwyler, he worked amongst others for KPMG as external auditor and in various management positions in Switzerland and abroad, including Russia and the Middle East.

Walter Scherz holds a master's degree in Economy from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and is a certified public accountant. He also holds various further education and diplomas in risk and compliance management, M&A and internal auditing. Walter Scherz is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Zürcherischen Winkelriedstiftung.

From 2006 to 2014, as Vice President for Strategic Projects and Global Procurement, he was responsible for planning and building the FirstLine plants in Belgium and India, among other things. Previously, he was head of the global healthcare quality and engineering unit and managed the healthcare plant in the United States for five years.

Before joining Datwyler in 1993, he worked as an engineer in the automotive industry. Dirk Borghs holds a degree in materials science from Leuven University, Belgium, and a degree in finance and marketing from Gent University, Belgium.

From 2004 to 2012, he held various management positions in research and development in the Sealing Technologies division.

Frank Schön completed his studies in chemistry at the University of Bayreuth, Germany, with a master's diploma and then earned his PhD at the University of Freiburg, Germany. In addition, he holds an MAS in Business Administration and Engineering from the University of Lucerne.