Philippe Richard, Director
Career
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| since 2016 | Director of the Federal Institute of Metrology METAS |
| 2013-2016 | Deputy Director of the Federal Institute of Metrology METAS |
| 2012-2013 | Deputy Director of the Federal Office of Metrology METAS |
| 2007–2011 | Vice-Director at METAS |
| 2002–2006 | Section Head at METAS |
| 2000–2002 | Deputy Section Head and Laboratory Manager at METAS |
| 1997–2002 | Laboratory Manager METAS |
| 1991–1996 | Assistant and postgradute student at the Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, EPFL |
Education
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 2011 | EMBA, Management and Corporate Finance, HEC Lausanne, University of Lausanne |
| 1996 | Dr. ès sc. (Ph.D.) Physicist, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, EPFL |
| 1991 | Physical engineer EPFL |
International commitments
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| since 2023 | Vice president of the International Committee of Weights and Measures (CIPM) |
| since 2015 | Member of the International Committee of Weights and Measures (CIPM) |
| 2012–2023 | President of the Consultative Committee for Mass and Related Quantities (CCM), Organization of the Metre Convention (International Bureau of Weights and Measures BIPM) |
| 2011–2015 | Official representative of the International Organisation of Legal Metrology (OIML) as part of the consultative committee for units (CCU, BIPM) |
| 2010–2015 | Member of the Presidential Council of the OIML |
| 2007–2015 | Swiss delegate to the International Committee of Legal Metrology and to the International Conference of Legal Metrology (CIML) |
| 2006–2013 | Chair of the Working Group on the Changes to the International System of Units by the CCM (BIPM) |
| 2005–2013 | Chair of the CCM Working Group on Mass Standards (BIPM) |
| 2007–2011 | Swiss delegate to the CCU (BIPM) |
| 1999–2007 | Swiss delegate to the CCM (BIPM) and for the European Association of National Metrology Institutes (EURAMET) |
Further information
Publications and papers
Hanspeter Andres, Deputy Director
Career
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| since 2021 | Vice-Director of the Federal Institute of Metrology METAS |
| since 2019 | Head of Division Chemistry and Biology, Member of Executive board of the Federal Institute of Metrology METAS |
| 2007-2019 | Head of sector analytical chemistry METAS |
2002-2007 |
Scientific collaborator at Nitrochemie Wimmis AG |
2001-2002 |
Post-doc at the University of Bern |
2000-2001 |
Post-doc at Carnegie-Mellon-University, Pittsburg, United States |
1997-2000 |
Assistant and Ph.D. candidate at the University of Bern |
Education
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 2018 | EMBA, "Management and Corporate Finance", HEC, University of Lausanne |
| 2000 | Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Bern |
| 1996 | Chemistry degree, University of Bern |
International Commitments
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| since 2023 |
Board of Directors EURAMET |
| since 2022 | Executive Commitee EURACHEM |
| since 2020 | Swiss Delegate (Deputy) to the EURAMET General Assembly |
| since 2014 | Member of the CS Chemistry and Biology (LNE) |
| since 2012 | Swiss representative to EURACHEM |
| since 2008 | Swiss Delegate to the CCQM Metrology in Chemistry and Biology (BIPM) |
Further information
Publications and papers
Fabiano Assi, Vice-Director
Career
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| since 2024 | Vice-Director of the Federal Institute of Metrology METAS |
| since 2023 | Head of Division Phyiscs, Member of Executive board of the Federal Institute of Metrology METAS of the Federal Institute of Metrology METAS |
| 2022 | Member of the Executive Board a.i. of the Federal Institute of Metrology METAS |
| 2018-2022 | Head of Testing & Calibration of the Federal Institute of Metrology METAS |
| 2006-2018 | Head of Technology Management, Meyer Burger AG |
2004-2006 |
Project Manager, Baverstam Associates, Inc. |
2001-2002 |
Post-doc at the ETH Zurich |
2000-2001 |
Post-doc at Harvard University, Boston |
Education
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 2014 | IMD Lausanne |
| 1996-2000 | ETH Zürich Dr. Sc. Tech. - Material Science, Chemistry |
| 1991-1996 | ETH Zürich Dipl. Ing. - Material Science |
Bobjoseph Mathew, Member of the Executive board
Career
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| since 2018 | Vice-Director of the Federal Institute of Metrology METAS |
| 2017 | Head of Legal Metrology Division at METAS, Member of Executive board |
2015–2016 |
Director Wholesale, MVNO & 3rd Party, Salt, Lausanne |
2007–2014 |
Director Wholesale, Orange, Lausanne |
2006–2007 |
International Roaming Manager, Orange, Lausanne |
2003–2006 |
Senior Regulatory Specialist, Orange, Lausanne |
2001–2003 |
Management Consultant, Deloitte Consulting, Zurich |
2000 |
Project Manager mCommerce, Minick, Zurich |
1998–1999 |
Assistant at the University of Fribourg |
Education
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Dr.iur., University of Berne |
| 2000 | Diploma in information systems (IT-Mediator), University of Fribourg |
| 1998 | Lic.iur., University of Fribourg |
International Commitments
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| since 2023 | President of the International Committee of Legal Metrology (CIML) |
| 2019 | Vice president of the International Committee of Legal Metrology (CIML) |
| since 2018 | Member of the Presidential Council of the OIML |
| since 2017 | Member of the WELMEC Committee |
| since 2017 |
Swiss delegate to the CIML and to the International Conference of Legal Metrology |
Last modification 31.10.2024
