Urs Ryffel

Chief Operating Officer Fiber Optics

Born 1967, Swiss citizen, dipl. Ing. ETH, Zurich. INSEAD Executive Education, France. 1992 to 1999 at ABB Schweiz in Baden and Zurich as a project manager, Head of the Business Development unit at ABB Kraftwerke AG and Head of the Hydro Power Plant Service global business unit. From 1999 to 2002 at ALSTOM as General Manager, in Lisbon, Portugal, for the Hydro Power Segment, then in Paris, France, for Hydro Power Plants and Systems. Joined HUBER+SUHNER in 2002 as Head of the Rollers Business Unit, from 2004 to 2007 Head of the Cable System Technology Division. Head of the Fiber Optics Division since 2007 and member of Executive Group Management since 2008.