Seasoned leaders set for new roles at startups

David Hanf has been appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer at Depoly, the Sion-based startup tackling plastic recycling challenges. The startup is developing a universal chemical recycling process that converts plastics into raw materials without affecting their quality. With its pilot plant up and running, the plans to launch the showcase facility are underway. David brings a wealth of experience to Depoly, having previously served as the CFO of Thermondo, Germany’s largest B2C service company for green heating. He played a pivotal role in digitizing the private heat sector during his tenure. Before that, he contributed to the success of smava.de, Germany’s leading online loan marketplace, where he served as CFO/COO. Furthermore, he is an accomplished entrepreneur and executive with a diverse skill set in strategy, finance, venture capital, and business intelligence. His proven track record in building and scaling successful ventures will undoubtedly be a tremendous asset to the Depoly team.

Hair & Skin fills multiple positions –
As the leading provider of hair transplantations, PRP treatments and skin rejuvenation, Swiss startup Hair & Skin has made a name for itself in Switzerland, with 19 locations and over 14,000 customers already served. With 200 employees currently employed by the startup, revenues have grown fivefold since 2021. Amidst its growth is the product portfolio diversification to meet the growing customer demand and team growth. The company has welcomed Christoph Ebhart to fill the newly created position of Chief Revenue Officer to support the company’s ambitious international growth plans. Christoph has over 14 years of experience in building up international sales organisations. He has spent the last seven years in management positions in the USA. Sabrina Mazzei will take over the newly created position of Chief Product Officer to focus more on the skin sector nationally and internationally. Sabrina previously headed the internal business development team. She has many years of experience in the product sector, including at companies such as L’Oreal. Christoph Kohler has assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer, bringing with him 16 years of experience in accounting and controlling in international sales companies. Most recently, he managed the sales process for bestsmile, the innovative practice concept for orthodontics.

Board Owl appoints new CEO
HRTech and SaaS startup Board Owl has welcomed Simon Clifton as its new Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Daniel Aghdami, who will become the company’s Executive Chairman. Clifton’s background in disruptive technology and his long-standing track record in investing in high-growth technology companies will create opportunities for Board Owl to develop its global market share. After co-founding bigblu broadband PLC (BBB) in 2008 and serving as CTO, he helped transform the company’s international expansion as an Executive Director. He played a key role when the company went public on the London Stock Exchange in 2015, raising over £42 million in debt and equity to fund both acquisitional and organic expansion. Subsequently, over the next six years, the company acquired 22 competitor businesses across six countries. Simon stepped down recently after Eutelsat SA acquired the European part of the business.

(Press release/RAN)
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