mobilezone holding ag

Board/Management Information • Apr 8, 2025

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Corporate | 8 April 2025 06:45

Change in Group Management: Bernhard Mächler to succeed Group CFO Andreas Fecker

PRESS RELEASE

Rotkreuz, April 8, 2025

Andreas Fecker started as Head of Finance & Controlling at mobilezone in 2007 and has been CFO, as well as part of the executive board since 2014. During his 18-year tenure at mobilezone, Andreas Fecker played a key role in building and expanding the finance organization and successfully led various financing and capital market transactions. Markus Bernhard, Executive Delegate of the Board of Directors, said: “with Andreas Fecker, mobilezone loses a highly respected employee and colleague. On behalf of the Board of Directors and the entire company, I would like to sincerely thank Andreas Fecker for his longstanding and extraordinary level of commitment over the past 18 years. We all regret his decision and wish him all the best for his private and professional future.”

From October 1, 2025, current mobilezone Switzerland CFO, Bernhard Mächler, will take over as Group CFO. Bernhard Mächler, a certified public accountant, is very familiar with the finances and the business model of mobilezone through his previous work, as he has significantly shaped various initiatives and projects over the past few years. Olaf Swantee, Chairman of the Board of Directors, said: “Bernhard Mächler has demonstrated exceptional acumen and high performance in various situations over the past few years. He has impressively shown that he is the right successor of Andreas Fecker. The entire Board of Directors and the executive board are pleased that we were able to win Bernhard Mächler for the position of Group CFO and as a member of the group executive committee.”

Biography of Bernhard Mächler

Bernhard Mächler (born 1990) has been CFO of mobilezone Switzerland since 2024. He joined the company in September 2020 as Senior Controlling Manager and has led the Corporate Controlling department since April 2021. Previously, from 2014, he worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers as an auditor in various leadership positions for around six years. Bernhard Mächler holds a master's degree in Accounting & Finance from the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and is a federally certified public accountant.

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About mobilezone

Founded in 1999, mobilezone holding ltd is the leading independent Swiss and German telecoms specialist with a turnover of CHF 1.0 billion and a consolidated operating profit of CHF 52.7 million in the reporting year 2024. The registered shares of mobilezone holding ltd (MOZN) are traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd.

The mobilezone Group employs almost 1,000 people at its sites in Rotkreuz, Urnäsch, Cologne, Bochum and Münster. It offers a complete range of mobile phones and tariff plans for mobile and landline telephony, digital TV and internet from all providers. Independent advice and services for private and business customers, repair services and supplying specialist retailers complete the range. The services and products are offered online via various web portals and in over 125 shops in Switzerland.

www.mobilezoneholding.ch