Change at Endress+Hauser Switzerland

Michael Staudinger took over as managing director of Endress+Hauser Switzerland on 1 June 2025. The electrical engineer has over 20 years of experience in sales and marketing. His predecessor Alex Gasser will focus entirely on his duties as corporate sales director at Endress+Hauser in future.

Michael Staudinger studied electrical engineering at ETH Zurich and holds an MBA from IMD Lausanne. He began his professional career at ABB, where he held positions including regional sales manager in Southeast Asia. He has also worked for Wampfler in Germany and at Hilti and Landis+Gyr in Switzerland. Most recently, Michael Staudinger was chief sales officer at lighting manufacturer Regent Lighting in Basel.

The new managing director aims to further develop the sales company profitably, expand the services and solutions business and successfully market the extended range of gas measurement and gas analysis products. The 55-year-old is down-to-earth and goal-oriented, appreciates transparency and values teamwork. In addition to German and English, he also speaks fluent French and Italian. Michael Staudinger is married and the father of two grown-up daughters.

His predecessor Alex Gasser, who had been managing director of Endress+Hauser Switzerland since 2017, has been working at Group level as corporate sales director since 2023. In this role, he is responsible for Endress+Hauser's markets in Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Switzerland and Spain.