Executive Board

The management of Alpiq Holding Ltd. is the responsibility of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), who is supported in coordinating the Group's business activities by the Executive Board. The CEO has overall responsibility towards the Board of Directors. 

Our Executive Board at a glance

  • Portrait of Amédée Murisier Head of Switzerland for Alpiq
  • Portrait of Lukas Gresnight Head of International at Alpiq
  • Portrait of Navin Parasram Head of Trading at Alpiq
  • Portrait of Luca Baroni CFO at Alpiq
Antje Kanngiesser CEO - Alpiq Holding Ltd.
Nationality:

Swiss/German

Function:

  • CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

  • President of the Executive Board since 2021

Training:
  • EMBA, IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Finance for Executives, Insead, Fontainebleau, France
  • Doctor of Law, University of Regensburg, Germany
  • First and Second State Examination in Law, Bavaria, Germany
Professional background:

  • 2014 – 2021: BKW AG, Vice President of Group Markets & Services and Member of the Executive Board, various functions

  • 2007 – 2014: Alpiq Group and Energie Ouest Suisse, various functions

  • 2005 – 2007: Lawyer at S&K, Berlin

  • 2001 – 2005: Lawyer at GGSC, Berlin

Year joined Alpiq Group:

2021 (also 2007 – 2014)
Portrait of Amédée Murisier Head of Switzerland for Alpiq
Amédée Murisier Head of Switzerland - Alpiq Holding Ltd.
Nationality:

Swiss

Function:
  • Head of Switzerland
  • Executive Board member since 2024
Training:
  • CAS, Board of Directors certification program, St. Gallen
  • MBA, Columbia University, New York
  • MSc. Civil Engineering, ETH Zurich
Professional background:
  • 2015 – 2024: Head Hydropower Generation, Alpiq; various functions
  • 2012 – 2015: Senior Associate, McKinsey & Company, Boston, USA
  • 2007 – 2010: Project Manager, Hydropower plants, AF-Consult Ltd., Baden; various functions
  • 2006 – 2007: Civil engineer, PRA Ingénieurs-Conseils SA, Sion
Year joined Alpiq Group:

2015
Portrait of Lukas Gresnight Head of International at Alpiq
Lukas Gresnigt Head of International - Alpiq Holding Ltd.
Nationality:

Dutch

Function:
  • Head of International
  • Executive Board member since 2022
Training:
  • Master in Finance, with Distinction, London Business School
  • MSc in Chemistry, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
  • MSc in Chemical Engineering, with Honours, Technical University Delft, The Netherlands
Professional background:
  • 2019 – 2021: SHV Energy, Director Renewable Solutions
  • 2009 – 2019: Statkraft, Vice President Commercial Asset Management, International Power; various functions
Year joined Alpiq Group:

2022
Portrait of Navin Parasram Head of Trading at Alpiq
Navin Parasram Head of Trading - Alpiq Holding Ltd.
Nationality:

United Kingdom/Trinidad and Tobago

Function:
  • Head of Trading
  • Member of the Executive Board since 2022
Training:
  • PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London
  • MSc in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Queen Mary University London
Professional background:
  • 2020 – 2022: Head of Merchant Trading, Alpiq
  • 2015 – 2020: Head of Trading for Gas, Oil FX, Engie Global Markets, Paris
  • 2014 – 2015: Independent consultant, London
  • 2006 – 2012: Global Head of Commodity Exotics, Citigroup, London
  • 2002 – 2006: Quantitative trader, EdF Trading, London
Year joined Alpiq Group:

2020
Portrait of Luca Baroni CFO at Alpiq
Luca Baroni CFO - Alpiq Holding Ltd.
Nationality:

Swiss/Italian

Function:
  • Head of Financial Services, CFO (Chief Financial Officer)
  • Executive Board member since 2021
Training:
  • Executive MBA HSG in General Management
  • Business Economist, University of Applied Sciences, Basel
Professional background:
  • 2017 – 2021: Group CFO, BLS Ltd.
  • 2005 – 2016: CFO, Swissgrid Ltd
  • 2000 – 2005: CFO, Energiedienst Holding AG
  • 2000 – 2000: Head of Controlling & Energy Settlement, EGL AG
  • 1998 – 2000: Head of Group and Holding Accounting, WATT AG
  • 1990 – 1998: Various finance functions within the Migros Group
Year joined Alpiq Group:

2021