Jean-Michel Richard
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of LPKF Laser & Electronics SE
Personal information
| Year of birth | 1963 |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| First order | 2020, Chairman of the Supervisory Board since December 1, 2020 |
| Ordered until: | 2025 |
Current Position
Founder and Independent Senior Advisor at Fisadis Consulting Ltd, London, UK (not listed on the stock exchange)
Member of committees of the Supervisory Board
Audit, Risk & ESG Committee
Nomination & Remuneration Committee
Professional career
| Since Dec 1, 2020 | Chairman of the Supervisory Board of LPKF Laser & Electronics SE |
| Since Nov 25, 2020 | Member of the Supervisory Board of LPKF Laser & Electronics SE |
| Since 2022 | Advisor (non remunerated – pro bono) at UC Berkerley SkyDeck (Europe) programme |
| Since 2016 | Founder and Independent Senior Advisor at Fisadis Consulting Ltd, London, UK |
| Since 2020 | Finance Value-Add Advisor, Vitruvian Partners Ltd, London, UK |
| Since 2020 | Non-executive Director and Chairman of Audit Committee, Halcyon TopCo Ltd, Burton Upon Trent, UK |
| 2019 – 2020 | Non-executive Director and Chairman of Audit & Governance Committee, Ebury Partners UK Ltd, London, UK |
| 2016 – 2020 | Independent Senior Advisor and Member, Qualtera, Montpellier, France |
| 2006 – 2015 | Chief Financial Officer und Senior Vice President Finance, Dialog Semiconductor Plc, London, UK |
| 1998 – 2006 | ON SEMICONDUCTOR, Phoenix, AZ USA |
| 2005 – 2006 | Finance Director for Global Manufacturing and Technology, ON SEMICONDUCTOR, Phoenix, AZ USA |
| 2000 – 2004 | Senior Finance Controller for Semiconductor Manufacturing, ON SEMICONDUCTOR, Phoenix, AZ USA |
| 1993 – 2000 | Motorola Inc. Semiconductor Group |
| 1998 – 2000 | Division Controller Bipolar Discretes, Motorola Inc. Semiconductor Group, Phoenix AZ USA |
| 1995 – 1997 | Finance Site Manager, Motorola Semiconductor S.R.O., Roznov, Czech |
| 1993 – 1995 | Cost Accounting Manager, Motorola Semiconductor SA, Toulouse, France |
| 1988 – 1993 | Motorola Inc, Corporate |
| 1989 – 1993 | Assistant European Treasurer, Motorola Inc, Corporate, London, UK |
| 1988 – 1989 | Treasury Analyst, Motorola Inc, Corporate, Geneva & London, UK |
Qualifications
| 2003 | Thunderbird School of Global Management – Global Leadership Certificate Program certificate |
| 1988 | Studies of Commercial and Industrial Science, Geneva University, Faculty of Economics, Switzerland, Degree: B.Sc, Major in Business Management |
| 1981 | Geneva Commercial School, Switzerland, Degree: Swiss Federal Diploma of Accounting |
Special qualifications as part of the skills profile or skills matrix
Electronics market/semiconductor market knowledge
More than 25 years of experience in various industries relevant to LPKF such as the high-tech and semiconductor sectors (Motorola, ON Semiconductor, Dialog Semiconductor Plc)Environment, Social, Governance (ESG)
Has experience and extensive expertise in the field of sustainability reporting and its audit and assurance services (Dialog Seminconductor Plc)
Legal, Corporate Goverenance & Compliance
Extensive knowledge of public relations, investor relations as well as law, Corporate Governance and Compliance (Dialog Semiconductor Plc, On Semi, Motorola)Business Administration, Financing & Investment
More than 30 year’s experience in Finance, Broad professional background, experience in the commercial sector and proven expert in growth strategies, investment and M&A (Dialog Semiconductor Plc, On Semi, Motorola)Accounting expert and Audit expertise
Expertise in the area of accounting and the audit of annual financial statements as defined in Section 100 para. 5 AktG as Chairman of the Audit Committee of other international companies (CFO of Dialog Semiconductor Plc, On Semiconductor and Motorola)
Membership of other statutory supervisory boards
None
Membership of comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises
Chairman of the Audit Commitee at Halcyon TopCo Ltd, Burton Upon Trent UK (not listed on the stock exchange)
Significant activities in addition to the aforementioned mandates and the Supervisory Board mandate
None
Status: February 2024
