BKW's board of directors has appointed Ronald Trachsel the new chief financial officer and member of the group executive with effect from August 1, 2014. As Head of Finance and Services, he will take over from Beat Grossenbacher, who is moving to SRG SSR. Until the end of February 2014, Ronald Trachsel was CFO of the globally active Sika Group. He was Finance Director at Sika from 2008 and played a key role in the company's success.