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Board of Directors

Daniel Frutig, Chairman of the Board, Cicor Group

Daniel Frutig, Chairman

Daniel Frutig is an expert in international business transformation with a focus on technologically-driven companies, both listed and privately owned. His expertise centers on sustainable value creation through growth strategies. As an entrepreneur and independent board member and chairman, he has a rich history of contributing to the sustainable development and leadership of companies. Starting his career at Sulzer AG, he later expanded his experience internationally with executive roles at Accenture and Compass Group PLC. He served as CEO of Arbonia AG and Medela Holding AG, before founding EvolutionF AG in 2018. Daniel studied building technologies/energy at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and holds an Executive Master in Business Administration from the University of St.Gallen (HSG), with further education at IMD and Insead. Additionally, he is commissioned as an Expert at Innosuisse, the Swiss Innovation Agency.

Konstantin Ryzhkov

Konstantin Ryzhkov joined One Equity Partners (OEP), a US-based private equity firm in 2017 as a partner based out of its Amsterdam office. Mr. Ryzhkov was responsible for investments in Spartronics, Crayon and MERA (Orion Innovation). Prior to joining OEP, Mr. Ryzhkov was Deputy CEO and a member of the investment committee of a sovereign wealth fund focused on global co-investment opportunities. Prior to that, Mr. Ryzhkov worked at VTB Group, where he was responsible for structured debt and equity products and at Bank of America in the corporate finance and project finance departments. Mr. Ryzhkov received his BA in Economics from Davidson College (NC, US).

Norma Corio, Board Member Cicor Group

Norma Corio

Norma Corio is an accomplished leader with extensive experience in corporate governance and finance. Until August 2022, Norma was a Senior Managing Director and member of the Investment Committee at One Equity Partners (OEP), a US-based Private Equity firm. In addition to Cicor, Ms. Corio continues to be a Director on the boards of OEP portfolio companies Bibliotheca, Omni Environmental Solutions, and Wood Technologies International. She also serves on the Boards of Finance of America and AlTi Global, Inc, both of which are publicly listed company in the United States.

Prior to joining OEP, Ms. Corio was the Chief Financial Officer of American Express Global Business Travel from June 2014 to June 2017, and Co-President of Miller Buckfire from April 2014 to May 2014. Previously, Ms. Corio spent 30 years with JPMorgan Chase in New York, where she held various positions including Treasurer, and previously, Head of Restructuring within the Investment Banking Division, where she led the corporate finance practice for over 12 years. Ms. Corio also held positions in credit and risk management and investor relations. Ms. Corio received her MBA in Banking & Finance from Pace University (US), and her BA in Economics from LeMoyne College (US).

Denise Koopmans

Denise Koopmans has extensive international and operational experience as CEO in leading the organic and transformative development of global B2B companies. She was Managing Director of the Legal & Regulatory Division of Dutch publisher Wolters Kluwer and Director of Wolters Kluwer's Global Workflow Solutions Businessline, leading their digital transformation and restoring growth. Prior to joining Wolters Kluwer, she was CEO of LexisNexis Intelligence Solutions (RELX Group), a global business intelligence and analytics solutions company headquartered in Paris. Previously Denise Koopmans held various senior executive roles, including global M&A responsibility, at Capgemini Engineering. Denise Koopmans is a seasoned non-executive director, supporting companies with their new-growth transformation, innovation and scaling businesses across new markets and geographies. She is passionate about ESG and helping companies navigate and integrate sustainability in their daily business. She is member of the strategic advisory board of the Boards Impact Forum, the WEF’s climate governance initiative, and attended the Prince of Wales business & sustainability programme at Cambridge University. Denise Koopmans is a graduate of the University of Rotterdam, Harvard Business School and INSEAD.