RepRisk gears up for next growth phase by expanding Board of Directors

Christoph Bieri and Marko Roeder appointed as members of the RepRisk Board of Directors

ZURICH, Switzerland – January 24, 2024 – RepRisk, a data science company that provides transparency on business conduct risks, is strengthening its Board of Directors to focus on further growth. The independent company, leveraging human curation and artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze public sources and identify and assess ESG and business conduct risks, plans to continue its global expansion. Under the leadership of Chair Daniela Bosshardt and CEO, Board Member, and Co-founder Philipp Aeby, RepRisk plans to extend its technical lead in leveraging AI and new data sources to tap into additional client segments worldwide in the fields of due diligence, risk management, and supply chain risk assessments.

From start-up to the world's leading ESG data science company

Since its transformation into a corporation in 2010, RepRisk has successfully established itself internationally and evolved into the world's largest ESG data science company. RepRisk systematically captures and analyzes all companies and infrastructure projects worldwide that are associated with ESG risks in public sources. Headquartered in Zurich with offices in Berlin, London, Manila, New York, Tokyo, and Toronto, RepRisk employs over 350 professionals. RepRisk's data is utilized by more than 500 clients worldwide, including over 80 banks, 17 of the 25 largest investment managers, the world's largest sovereign wealth funds, leading companies from all sectors, stock exchanges and index providers, as well as UN organizations.

Expansion of the Board of Directors for the next growth phase

Against the backdrop of the rapidly growing market for ESG data, the increasing adoption of sustainable business practices, and the realization that reliable and transparent ESG data are becoming increasingly crucial for effective management of reputational, compliance, and sustainability risks, RepRisk plans to further enhance its market position and international profile as a leading provider of ESG data.

With Daniela Bosshardt as Chair of the Board of Directors, the company's strategy and structures are set to be strengthened and further developed. Drawing from her experience as the former Chair of the Board of Directors at Galenica and as a long-standing Member of various Boards of Directors and Foundation Boards, Daniela Bosshardt provides extensive expertise in strategy and governance. The RepRisk Board of Directors is additionally supported by an international Academic Advisory Board, contributing valuable research expertise in the finance field.

At the general meeting held on January 17, Christoph Bieri and Marko Roeder were newly appointed to the Board of Directors. Christoph Bieri will reinforce the board with his extensive expertise in corporate finance and strategy development. Marko Roeder will contribute his well-established experience in sales and marketing, international expansion, as well as team and culture development to the board.

Daniela Bosshardt, Chair of the Board of Directors at RepRisk, stated: “Thanks to the excellent work of the entire RepRisk team, we can look back on a period of robust growth and successful international expansion. Great appreciation is owed to Kurt Lambert for his invaluable contributions over the past 15 years, during which he played a crucial role in shaping RepRisk as the Chair of the Board. The company is in an outstanding position, and we are pleased to welcome Christoph and Marko to further advance RepRisk's mission. Strengthening the Board of Directors with complementary expertise is key to fortifying our position as a global player.”

Philipp Aeby, CEO, Member of the Board, and Co-founder of RepRisk, added: "RepRisk has developed very positively in recent years, and today we have a solid foundation upon which we can build the future of the company. The market offers ample opportunities across regions and segments. Our goal is to leverage our industry-leading expertise to further develop our proven solutions with cutting-edge technologies and to provide new data."

About RepRisk’s new members of the Board of Directors

Christoph Bieri is an expert in the areas of M&A, finance, strategy, and corporate development. He has worked as a management consultant in strategy and M&A since 2007. From 2020 to 2022, he reorganized and repositioned one of the longest established Swiss venture capital firms. From 2007 to 2019, he was Co-owner and Managing Partner of a boutique strategy and M&A consultancy that was acquired by EY in 2019. From 2002 to 2006, he was Co-founder and CEO of a spin-off of EPF Lausanne which developed reagents for life science research and development. Christoph holds a PhD in Biophysical Chemistry from EPF Lausanne and a Master’s degree in Biochemistry from the University of Basel.

Marko Roeder is an expert in scaling global businesses as well as in team and cultural development. He was Head of Asset Management and a Member of the Global Executive Board at Vontobel. During his 17-year tenure at Vontobel, he was responsible for the global expansion of the asset management business. This included overseeing teams in charge of client relationships, marketing, client services, and product and solution development across the EMEA, Americas, and Asia-Pacific regions. Prior to this role, he held positions as Director of Investment Marketing and Business Strategy at M&G Investments Ltd. and Equity Analyst at Standard & Poor's in London. From 1998 to 2000, Marko was a Senior Consultant for asset management and corporate banking clients at Andersen Consulting in Frankfurt, Amsterdam, and London. Marko holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the Berlin Institute of Technology (TU Berlin).

About RepRisk 

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Switzerland, RepRisk is a data science company that provides transparency on business conduct risks like deforestation, human rights abuses, and corruption. RepRisk enables efficient decision-making for clients and supports alpha generation and value preservation for their organization, investments, and business interests. RepRisk is trusted by 80+ of the world’s leading banks, 17 of the 25 largest investment managers, corporates, and the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds for their due diligence processes. RepRisk uses human curation and cutting-edge artificial intelligence to generate the world’s most comprehensive business conduct and biodiversity risk datasets on public and private companies, real assets, and countries.

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