President of the Executive Board

• Born on 7 September 1960 in Unterseen near Interlaken (Canton Berne)
• Married and father of four grown-up children
• Professionally active as a lawyer and notary with his own practice
• Languages: German, French and English
• President of the Swiss Alpine Rescue
• Switzerland (a foundation of the Swiss Alpine Club SAC, and REGA)
• Member of the executive council of Swiss Olympic (National Olympic Committee) since 2004
• Former central president of the SAC
• Former member of the UIAA council
• President of the Swiss League against Rheumatism since 2007
• Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ramseyer + Dilger Ltd.
• Chairman of the Board of Directors of Brünig Indoor Ltd., the national highperformance training centre for sporting marksmen
• Member of the Board of Directors of Outdoor Interlaken Ltd.
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Isenfluh-Sulwald Cable Car

Beneficial Experiences:

• Familiar with Swiss legal issues, ICAR falls under Swiss law
• Familiar with questions in liability law
• Familiar with the legislation on risky and outdoor activities
• Consultant on legal aspects of quality and risk management
• Facilitator for new ICAR members
• Knowledge about the tensions between state and private rescue organizations
• Knowledge about the tensions between voluntary and professionalized rescue activity

Ideas and Objectives:

• Handling of regulatory and professionalization trends
• Monitoring the legal situation of mountain rescuers and organizations
• Expansion of the association'< /span>s communication and opening up of new information channels (internal -external)
• Maintain international lobbying for mountain rescue, in particular by promoting the partnerships with UIAA and UIAGM
• Reappraisal of ethical and legal issues concerning rescue actions in extreme situations
• Support and acquisition of international promotional and development projects

Contact: president@alpine-rescue.org

Vice-President: Marie Nordgren (Sweden) vice-president@alpine-rescue.org