President of the Executive Board
20 Oct 2022
- 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