Riet Cadonau (born 12 May 1961,

Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

) is Chairman of Dormakaba, a global security group based in Switzerland.

Life

Cadonau studied at the

University of Zurich The University of Zürich (UZH, german: Universität Zürich) is a public research university located in the city of Zürich, Switzerland. It is the largest university in Switzerland, with its 28,000 enrolled students. It was founded in 1833 f ...

and graduated with a Master of Arts in Economics and Business Administration. Furthermore, he completed the Advanced Management Program at

INSEAD INSEAD, a contraction of "Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires" () is a non-profit business school that maintains campuses in Europe ( Fontainebleau, France), Asia (Singapore), the Middle East (Abu Dhabi, UAE), and North America (San ...

in France. From 1990 to 2001, he worked for IBM Switzerland in various management positions. From 2001 to 2005, he was a member of the Executive Board of Ascom. Afterwards, he worked as Managing Director for ACS, Inc. (today Xerox). From 2007 to 2011, he was

CEO A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

of Ascom. From 2011, he served as CEO of

Kaba Group dormakaba Holding AG (former Kaba Holding AG) is a global security group based in Rümlang, Switzerland. It employs around 15,000 people in over 50 countries. It formed as the result of a merger between former Kaba and former Dorma in September ...

, a company in the security industry, and from 2015 to 2021, he was CEO of

dormakaba dormakaba Holding AG (former Kaba Holding AG) is a global security group based in Rümlang, Switzerland. It employs around 15,000 people in over 50 countries. It formed as the result of a merger between former Kaba and former Dorma in Septembe ...

Group, the succeeding organization of Kaba Group. Furthermore, he has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of dormakaba Group since October 2018. Moreover, he was President of the Swiss Management Association from 2004 to 2009 and member of the Board of Directors of Kaba Group and Griesser Group between 2006 and 2011. Since 2013, he has been member of the Board of Directors of Zehnder Group, since 2016 member of the Board of Directors of

Georg Fischer AG Georg Fischer (abbreviated GF) comprises three divisions GF Piping Systems, GF Casting Solutions, and GF Machining Solutions. Founded in 1802, the Corporation is headquartered in Switzerland and is present in 33 countries, with 140 companies, 57 ...

and since 2021 member of the Board of Directors of Logitech International. In the

Swiss Air Force The Swiss Air Force (german: Schweizer Luftwaffe; french: Forces aériennes suisses; it, Forze aeree svizzere; rm, Aviatica militara svizra) is the air component of the Swiss Armed Forces, established on 31 July 1914 as a part of the army and ...

, he held the rank of

lieutenant colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colone ...

general staff.

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Riet Cadonau
Dormakaba Holding AG {{DEFAULTSORT:Cadonau, Riet 1961 births Living people Swiss business executives University of Zurich alumni