Team

PD Dr. Sabine Kilgus

Professional experience
attorney at law, board member FINMA

By supporting innovative and sustainable projects, myclimate enables an optimal synergy of climate protection and commerce.

Dr. Sabine Perch-Nielsen

Professional experience
Project Manager Ernst Basler + Partner

A stable climate is an indispensable resource for society. myclimate provides an important contribution in climate protection and sets standards for climate protection projects.

Urs Ziegler

Stephen Neff

Education
MBA in Business Administration at the University of Herfordshire, UK. Dipl. Eng. Tech. in electronics engineering technology at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver, Canada.

Professional experience
CEO of the Swiss cleantech company and EPFL Spin-Offs Neurobat Ltd. up to the beginning of 2018. Successful development of business relationships with major Swiss companies, as well as institutions and with federal government programmes. CEO of Pewatron Ltd. in Zurich. Repositioning of the company and successful management into a phase of strong growth. At Wetzikon based technology company Legic Identsystems Ltd., where he held the role of Vice President Sales and Marketing during which he built up the organisation in various markets, including China.

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Miryam Escher

Education
Dipl Computer Science

Professional experience
Since 2000 in four SME’s as member of the executive board (IT, Finance and Energy) for Finance, HR and Administration.

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Dr. Daniel Kammerer

Education
Dr. ETH, MSc ETH Environmental Sc.

Professional experience
Researcher, ETH Institute for Environmental Decisions (PhD thesis on Environmental Product Innovation) & Member of ETH Environmental Committee, Project Manager ETH Sustainability & Freelance Env Consultant

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Kathrin Dellantonio

Education
Master of Arts in Political Science

Professional experience
Project work at a climate protection project in Brazil, project and communication assistant for the international program of WWF Switzerland in Zurich, project leader of an international environmental education project at ETHsustainability in Zurich, communication consultant for the forest program for WWF International.

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Ottavio Scatà

Education
Diploma in Banking & Finance

Professional experience
Long-term professional experience in the financial sector. Private Banking and Financing

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Bea Müller-Schellenberg

Education
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration ZFH with the Minor Marketing at ZHAW

Professional experience
Many years as Marketing and Product Manager in an online company in the HR industry. Worked before as Head Communication/PR in an e-commerce start-up. Primarily started as Marketing Assistant in the industrial sector. Bachelor thesis "Green Image – environment protection as an opportunity for business communication".

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Eva van der Want

Education
Bachelor European Studies, LL.M. International Law and Globalisation, Maastricht University

Professional experience
After having worked for a political consultancy and strategic advisory in Brussels, Eva lives and works for more than 10 years now in Zurich. Her main expertise is Sales, Marketing, Key Account Management and International Business Development. Before joining myclimate in 2012 Eva worked as Head Sales and Marketing for the sustainable business association swisscleantech who is still a partner of myclimate up to date.

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Kai Landwehr

Professional experience
Kai leads the Marketing team and is media spokesperson at myclimate. He is an expert for communications and brands with passion and extensive knowledge of sustainability and sports. Kai joined myclimate in 2013. Before tapping into climate protection, Kai worked ten years in the sporting goods industry in several communications and brand managing positions for „Nike“. Born and raised in Germany he holds a masters degree in Ancient History from the Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf. The father of two is a football aficionado, a passionate hiker and in winter times a snowboarder with "great attitude and very limited skills".

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Cornelia Rutishauser

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Irina Ignat

Education
Bachelor of Arts - International Business (Tourism, Event & Hospitality Management)

Professional experience
Internships in Latin America in start up company and NGO, Orchestra / Concert Management and International Tour Management at WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Coordination of Tour series at receptive Tour Operator NWT in Los Angeles, International Sales Manager in sustainability certification and responsible for cross-marketing activities at Green Globe, Los Angeles.

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Marion Jenni

Education
Federal VET Diploma in Commerce (travel consultant)

Professional experience
Several years of professional experience as travel consultant and administration clerk. Currently studying part-time for Bachelor of Science Business Administration (Public & Non-profit Management) at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

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Conrad Leuthold

Education
Environmental Engineer BSc ETH, Bachelor Thesis in sanitary engineering / emissions from micropollutants

Professional experience
3 years project associate at myclimate Development of standardized corporate carbon footprints and sector solutions to tailored sustainability reporting solutions

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Daniel Berking

Education
Master of Environmental Engineering

Professional experience
Thesis: solar thermal energy and cogeneration - optimal integration (in terms of costs and emissions) in the energy supply system. Working as an environmental engineer in the field of carbon analysis and consultant for climate solutions for ecogood. Project-based work for the Flower Label Program (FLP) at Ecuador: Carbon footprint calculation and reduction of emissions of the Ecuadorian flower industry.

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Martin Lehmann

Education
Master of Science University of Zurich in Geography and Environmental Sciences

Professional experience
Project associate at the Finland Futures Research Centre in Turku (1998 – 2002); Project manager in the Technology and Society Lab at Empa (2003 – 2012), LCA studies for companies and federal ministries, datasets for ecoinvent, organisation of international scientific conferences in the resource field; Project manager at the World Resources Forum in St. Gallen (2012-2014), an international platform for resource use and management, organisation of international conferences and workshops in the field of natural resources, reports and communication for politics, industry and the general public.

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Marco Jenni

Education
Bachelor of Science ZFH in Natural Resource Sciences

Professional experience
Bachelor thesis on environmental impacts of third-generation PV solar cells Minor in Life Cycle Assessment.

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Dimitrios Stamatelatos

Education
Master of Science ETH in Environmental Sciences FH ZHAW in Communication & Computer Science

Professional experience
Data Warehouse Developer at the Research Data Service Centre of the University Hospital Zurich. Business Analyst in the finance department of Swiss Re.

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Basil Gantenbein

Education
MSc in Geography, Minor Informatics & Agrareconomics ETH

Professional experience
Six years design, implementation and project management of educational programmes and client projects at myclimate with a focus on vocational training. Focal point for climate policy at myclimate. More than five years of experience in internal quality management, communication and IT at Wehrenbach Foundation (part-time). Study-related internships: software development, Elca AG; regional promotion, Competence Network Water in Mountain Areas, WSL/SLF; Socio-economic feasibility assessment in the sanitary and agricultural sector, Eawag/Nepal. Teaching assistant at the University of Zurich. Football trainer Heilpädagogische Schule Zurich HPS / insieme Zurich.

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Florian Strasser

Education
Master of Social Sciences, University of Mannheim; Further education in NPO management, University of Zurich

Professional experience
Several years of career in the fields of political education, public affairs and PR. Previously consultant of the EU Commission in Germany. Currently coordinating myclimate’s consortium activities. Responsible for business modelling for international projects and the development and acquisition of public sector assignments and mandates. International experience mainly in Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.

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Melanie Graf

Education
MSc in Geography

Professional experience
Study of Geography and Earth System Sciences at the University of Zürich, specialising in Physical Geography. Master thesis about local climate related impacts in Switzerland. Research assistant for environmental decision analysis at Eawag. Professional experience in practical environmental education with children and adults at the nature reserve Thurauen. Experience with children and adolescents through years of involvement in the youth group Jungwacht Blauring including leading a team.

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Mischa Kaspar

Education
MSc in Environmental Sciences ETHZ, Expert Youth & Sport, SVEB 1

Professional experience
One-year internship at Swisscom Corporate Responsibility. One season tour management at Circus Chnopf/Cirque de Loin. Various part-time jobs in the gastronomy and cultural sector. Several years of experience as scout leader, as well as three years as head of the local association. Currently Head Instructor J&S campsport/trekking, as well as collaboration in the sustainability project " Faires Lager".

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Simone Pulfer

Education
Primary school teacher, Master in Social Anthropology

Professional experience
Worked as teacher and in diverse pedagogic fields and projects with children, young people and adults. Since end of studies mainly working in education for sustainable development, project manager for Learning for the Planet. Trained in management of processes in community development and group facilitation.

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Tanja Schmid

Education
Master of Arts in Geography

Professional experience
Assistant in Social- and Economic Geography at the Department of Geography, University of Zurich. Geography teacher at Kantonsschule Zürich Birch.

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Mélanie Siegrist

Education
Master of Science ETH in Environmental Sciences

Professional experience
Internship at the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) in the Forest Division. Teaching assistant at the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG) in the Department Aquatic Ecology. Assistant at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) in the research unit Biodiversity and Conservation Biology.

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Martin Jenk

Education
Postgraduate Master degree in Environmental Technology and Management, Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering, Postgraduate study in Medical Technology and Management

Professional experience
Project Manager Climate Protection Projects, myclimate. Hearing aid development at Phonak. Research assistant at the audiology ward at the Inselspital in Bern. Technical work at the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer in Haiti.

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Andrea Wismer

Education
Master of Science ETH in Energy Science and Technology. Bachelor of Science ETH in Environmental Sciences.

Professional experience
Graduate Trainee at the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) in the Cleantech section. Intern at ABB Switzerland in the Sensor Technologies group. Scientific assistant at ETH Zürich, institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics.

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Susan Gille

Professional experience
Studied business administration with a focus on finance and trade in Hamburg. Professional experience with corporates and consulting as well as in the field of international development cooperation. Last six years worked as a project manager at GIZ responsible for PPP-projects in Ghana and Southeast Asia in the field of climate risk insurance and resilience in agriculture. Previous engagements in the field of development cooperation for KfW China and as a project manager in a consulting company. Started career as a consultant in corporate finance/M&As at an auditing company.

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Julia Roth

Education
Master of Arts HSG in International Relations and Governance, Diploma in Business Education

Professional experience
Previously worked as Analyst of Advisory Services at Point Carbon Thomson Reuters, Oslo, Norway; Internship at WWF Switzerland, Zürich.

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Maren Heltsche

Education
Journalism and Communication Sciences, Political Sciences, Political Economics

Professional experience
Data Scientist, Software Developer and Project Manager for various NGOs and companies. Before that manager social media evaluation department at Ausschnitt Medienbeobachtung. Voluntary work: co-founder and maintainer of the open source platform speakerinnen.org and board member of Digital Media Women.

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Ewald König

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Serge Hänni

Education
MSc Software Engineering

Professional experience
Broad experience in software engineering across various roles, including requirements engineering, software architecture, project management and infrastructure management. Worked in and with the finance industry, arts & news, facility management, commerce and backoffice businesses.

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Angelica Nominato

Education
Bachelor in Computer Sciences (graduate student).

Professional experience
Experience in diverse IT-fields (mainly networks).

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Robert Spielmann

Education
Electronics-Mechanic, SUSE Certified Linux Administrator (SUSE CLA)

Professional experience
System Support Technician and Integrator (Graphics Industries), Field Support and UNIX/Linux System Engineering (High Performance Computing & Storage Systems), Suppliers and Enduser Training, Network and IT Support in mixed environments

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Silvio Nüesch

Florian Raess

Education
Federal VET Diploma in Commerce

Professional experience
Several years of experience working in business administration and office work, most recently as an administrator for a provider of locking systems and security technology in Zurich

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Simon Felix

Naomi Kunz

Education
Federal VET Diploma in Commerce

Professional experience
Several years of experience working as a receptionist and administrative assistant, most recently as an internal sales assistant for a distributor of professional displays and digital signage solutions.

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Levin Bissig

Lukas Tribelhorn

Patrick Isch