Board of directors
Executive Board
Curriculum vitae Yves Zumwald
Born in 1967, Swiss
Yves Zumwald is an electrical engineer who launched his long career in the energy industry in 1993 at Energie Ouest Suisse (EOS). After a spell as National Electrical Design Manager at Orange Communications, he returned to EOS Holding in 2002 when he took on responsibility for grid usage and access. Following this, he headed the Infrastructure department as a member of the Executive Board at EOS Réseau from 2005. Yves Zumwald took over management of the sales department and joined the Executive Board at the Romande Energie group in September 2009. In this capacity he made a significant contribution to the development and optimisation of the department while guaranteeing outstanding quality of supply.
Yves Zumwald joined Swissgrid in January 2014 as a member of the Executive Board and Head of Grid. In March 2016 the Board of Directors has appointed him as CEO of Swissgrid.
Curriculum vitae Doris Barnert
Born in 1969, Swiss
Doris Barnert, MSc ETH in Architecture, MAS in Corporate Finance (IFZ), Executive MBA (HSG), INSEAD International Directors Programme (Certificate in Corporate Governance), has been a member of the Executive Board and Head of Corporate Services / CFO since April 2017. After her first positions in the architecture sector, she joined the infrastructure division of SBB (Swiss Federal Railways) in 2001, where she held various management and project leadership positions. In 2006, she was appointed Head of Finances for the western Swiss route in the infrastructure division and was responsible for the financial steering and management of all business units for the route in Romandie. In December 2008, she joined Solothurner Spitäler AG as director of Finances (CFO) and member of the Executive Board. In this position, she built up, expanded and made a significant impact on the finance department, constantly pushing for further development.
Curriculum Vitae of Daniel Brand
Born in 1973, Swiss
Daniel Brand holds a doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zurich and an EMBA from the University of St. Gallen. He began his professional career in 2005 as Head of R&D Turbocharging and Support for global Sales Engineering at ABB Turbo Systems AG. In 2014, he joined BKW Power Grid, where he held various management positions before becoming a member of the Executive Board and taking over as Head of Grid Operation in 2018. In this role, he was responsible for the strategic positioning, implementation and oversight of all activities relating to the expansion, operation and maintenance of BKW’s distribution grid. He was also in charge of the operational management of the high-voltage installations services business. From 2022 to 2026, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Energie Münchenbuchsee AG.
Daniel Brand has been appointed Head of Grid Infrastructure and a member of the Swissgrid Executive Board with effect from 1 July 2026.
Curriculum vitae Nell Reimann
Born in 1966, Swiss and British nationality
Nell Reimann holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from EPFL and an Executive MBA in Management and Corporate Finance from the University of Lausanne. She started her professional career at EOS, where she was in charge of grid calculations and operational planning. In 2009, Nell Reimann joined Alpiq as Head of the Lines department. In 2013 she took responsibility for the engineering department and for the operation and control of the high-voltage grid at Romande Energie. Nell Reimann joined Swissgrid in 2016 as Head of System Development. In January 2019, she took over the management of the Aarau and Prilly command centres as Head of System Operations and deputised for the Head of Business Unit Market.
Since 1 July 2023, Nell Reimann is a member of the Executive Board as Head of Market.
Curriculum vitae Konrad Zöschg
Born in 1976, Swiss
Konrad Zöschg is a telecommunications engineer (HTL) who is also a trained industrial engineer (FH) and certified IT manager. He began his professional career in 2000 as a customer application engineer at Acterna in Zurich. After holding various positions at Acterna and its successor company, Nexus Telecom AG, he joined Unique (Flughafen Zürich AG) as a senior communication architect in 2005. In 2008, Konrad Zöschg became Head of Communication Engineering at Flughafen Zürich AG, and in 2010 he took on the role of Head of the Aviation Competence Center. After being made Head of ICT/CIO in 2014, he was responsible for the entire IT department of Flughafen Zürich AG, a critical infrastructure in a very complex environment with one of the broadest ICT portfolios in Switzerland. In 2020, he received the Swiss CIO Award as best CIO of the year.
Konrad Zöschg was appointed CIO of Swissgrid on 1 August 2021.
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