Suzanne Thoma
Executive Chairwoman
Sulzer Ltd
- Editions
- 2026
- Based in
- Switzerland
Dr. Suzanne Thoma was appointed Executive Chairwoman of Sulzer in November 2022, after having been appointed Chair of Board of Sulzer in April 2022.
Before joining Sulzer, Thoma served from January 2013 – June 2022 as CEO of the BKW Group, an international energy and infrastructure service company. Previously, she served as head of the BKW Power Grid from August 2010 until her appointment as CEO in January 2013.
Suzanne Thoma has a Ph.D. in Technical Science and a Master Degree in Chemical Engineering from the ETH Zurich. In the first 15 years of her industrial career, she served in multiple leadership roles for Ciba Special Chemicals and Rolic Technologies (today member of the BASF Group).
Thoma is Vice-president of the “thinktank” Avenir Suisse, Honorary Councilor of the ETH Zurich as well as a member of the Board of the ETH Foundation.