Marc Schaad
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Responsible for the strategic direction of the organization, implementation of business plans and monitoring of operational performance
Born in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1971. After graduating from ETH Zurich with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, he worked as a development engineer at the textile machinery company Rieter in Winterthur, Switzerland. Starting in 1997, he spent seven years at Schweiter Technologies (textile winding machines) in Horgen, Switzerland, as a project and development manager and a member of the management team. From 2006 to 2008, he was responsible for corporate R&D testing and qualification at the elevator and escalator company Schindler. After a two-year stint as Chief Technology Officer at the Italian company Itema, the global market leader in weaving machines, he became Chief Technology Officer of the Kistler Group in 2010. Marc Schaad has been Chief Executive Officer of the Kistler Group since January 2025.