Dr. Dieter Weisskopf (CH)

Mr. Weisskopf has been a member of the Board of Directors since April 2022, and was appointed Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors on October 27, 2022. Furthermore, he is the Committee chair of the Sustainability Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.

He graduated in economics (lic. rer. pol.) and subsequently obtained a doctorate in business administration. Mr. Weisskopf started his career at Swiss Union Bank. After gaining further experience in the banking sector in South America, he then moved to the food industry, joining the Jacobs Suchard Group. At Jacobs Suchard and Klaus Jacobs Holding, he held executive management positions in the area of finance, latterly as CFO in Canada and Switzerland. Mr. Weisskopf joined the Lindt & Sprüngli Group in 1995 as Head of Finance, Administration, IT, HR, Purchasing, and Sustainability. From 2004, he became additionally responsible for manufacturing / logistics. From October 2016 until September 2022, he acted as CEO of the Lindt & Sprüngli Group and took direct responsibility for the function Group Communications and led the Transformation initiative. Since December 8, 2023, he is a member of the board of directors of the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF).