4Group Management

Alexander Hagemann, born in 1962, is an experienced leader of private and listed businesses focused on high-tech manufacturing for the medical, industrial and aerospace & defence sectors. He joined the Cicor Group as Chief Executive Officer in September 2016. Prior to that he served in various executive and non-executive roles, including CEO of Schaffner Holding AG (2007-2016), board member and chairman of Weidmann Holding AG (2011-2023), manager of various divisions engaged in optics and optoelectronics at Schott AG (1994-2006), after beginning his career at BMW AG (1990-1994). He serves the Swiss American Chamber of Commerce since 2008 as a member of the chapter board ‘Doing Business in America’. Alexander Hagemann is a German citizen and holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from RWTH Aachen University.

Peter Neumann, born in 1975, has extensive experience in finance, M&A and business integration. Most recently, he was Global Finance Director at Markem-Imaje, based in Switzerland, a global provider of product identification and traceability solutions with more than 3 000 employees. Peter Neumann was responsible for all commercial finance departments and led the development and implementation of M&A strategies as well as a comprehensive finance transformation program. Peter Neumann is a German citizen and holds a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Computer Science from the University of Passau, Germany. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a former President and member of the Board of the CFA Society of Switzerland.

Marco Kechele, born in 1969, has a proven track record in the aerospace, medical technology and automotive industries. He is an expert in industrial transformation and supply chain management and has taken leadership roles in M&A strategies. Most recently, he served as Vice President Operations at Beyond Gravity, a global aerospace company, responsible for 11 sites in 6 countries and the global supply chain organisation. Marco Kechele is a German citizen and holds an MBA from the Universities of Augsburg (Germany) and KATZ Pittsburgh (USA) and a Dipl.-Ing. degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg.