The holding company MCH Group Ltd. with its head office in Basel is a joint stock company with the participation of public sector entities as per Art. 762 of the Swiss Code of Obligations. The MCH Group is under the management of the Board of Directors and the Executive Board of its holding company MCH Group Ltd.
Legal Structure
Companies held directly by MCH Group Ltd.
- MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) Ltd (100%)
- MCH Swiss Exhibition (Zurich) AG (100%)
- MCH Beaulieu Lausanne SA (100%)
- MCH Live Marketing Solutions AG (100%)
- MCH US Corp. (MC2 Group) (100%)
- MCH Group Japan K.K. (100%)
- MCH Group Netherlands B.V.
- Arcual Ltd (67.5%)
Subsidiaries and participations of MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) Ltd.
- Art Basel U.S. Corp. (100 %)
- MCH Group Asia Limited (100 %)
- MCH Group France SAS (100 %)
- Masterpiece London Ltd (100 %)
- Design Commerce Technologies, Inc. (4.75 %)
Subsidiaries and participations of MCH Live Marketing Solutions AG
- Expomobilia MCH Global Shanghai Ltd.(100 %)
- Expomobilia MCH Global ME Live Marketing LLC (49 %)
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is responsible inter alia for the company’s top management, for determining the corporate strategy and configuring the organisation, the accounting system and financial control, the internal control system, the risk management and financial planning, and also for preparing and conducting the General Meeting.
Elected by the General Meeting:
- Andrea Zappia, London | Chairman
- Marco Gadola, Engelberg | Vice Chairman
- Markus Breitenmoser, Jona
- James R. Murdoch, New York
- Jeffrey Palker, New Jersey
Delegates of the public authorities:
- Dr. Dagmar Maria Kamber Borens, Basel | Delegate of the Canton of Basel-Stadt
- Raphael Wyniger | Delegate of the Canton of Basel-Stadt
Dr. Dagmar Kamber Borens (Chairwoman), Markus Breitenmoser, Jeffrey Palker
Marco Gadola (Chair), Jeffrey Palker, Raphael Wyniger, Andrea Zappia
Details of the membership of the Board of Directors can be found in our Annual Report.
Executive Board
The Executive Board appointed by the Board of Directors holds responsibility for the group’s operational management. Details on the members of the Executive Board can be found in our Annual Report.
Florian Faber
Michael Hüsler
Florian Faber
Swiss and German dual citizen, married with two children, Executive MBA University of Zurich. With MCH Group for 14 years.
“MCH as a Group is unique and I am convinced that we have only scratched the surface in terms of cross-divisional cooperation. I try to create an environment where we all stay inquisitive, encourage and motivate each other, and always think in the best interest of the whole group.”
Michael Hüsler
From Basel, married, one daughter. Joined MCH Group in January 2021 as Group CFO.
“My goal is to support the further development of MCH Group as part of the management team, to stabilise MCH financially as a first step and then to help implement the growth plan. I joined MCH Group because I believe we have great potential and a lot of talent. I really enjoy working with all my colleagues!”
Group Management Team
As the senior operational management body of our global group of companies, the Group Management Team represents all business units and services and operates as a globally networked team focused on our customers and their needs.
Florian Faber
Michael Hüsler
Susann Zumstein
Sarah Borrey
Don Lee
Noah Horowitz
Rob Graven
Roman Imgrüth
Jonas Scharf
Ties Hendriks
Florian Faber
Swiss and German dual citizen, married with two children, Executive MBA University of Zurich. With MCH Group for 14 years.
“MCH as a Group is unique and I am convinced that we have only scratched the surface in terms of cross-divisional cooperation. I try to create an environment where we all stay inquisitive, encourage and motivate each other, and always think in the best interest of the whole group.”
Michael Hüsler
From Basel, married, one daughter. Joined MCH Group in January 2021 as Group CFO.
“My goal is to support the further development of MCH Group as part of the management team, to stabilise MCH financially as a first step and then to help implement the growth plan. I joined MCH Group because I believe we have great potential and a lot of talent. I really enjoy working with all my colleagues!”
Susann Zumstein
Born in Basel, married, Chief People Officer of MCH Group since late 2022.
“My goal is to position MCH Group as a global employer and to create a cool workplace for our current and future employees. I strongly believe in constructivism, an approach to learning that assumes that people actively construct or create their own knowledge and that reality is determined by the learner’s experience. This aligns beautifully with our values of flexibility, curiosity, innovation.”
Sarah Borrey
Born in Basel, married with two young daughters. With MCH Group since August 2021.
“I believe that we can achieve great results as a team. I want to be an honest sparring partner and supporter to my colleagues and employees at MCH in all regions. Respect, integrity and diversity are my personal values, which align perfectly with MCH Group’s values.”
Don Lee
Don Lee, US-based with a global mindset. Married and father of three, CEO of MC2 since autumn 2022.
“My goal is to enable our team at all levels to reach their full potential and achieve. I strive to take a leadership role in sharing and implementing operational excellence and best practices across the organization to create value for each business unit.”
Noah Horowitz
Noah Horowitz, from the USA, married, 2 children, lives in Brooklyn. PhD in art history, CEO Art Basel since November 2022.
“In our industry, personal relationships, commitment to excellence, and integrity are paramount. As CEO, my goal is to solidify and amplify the position of Art Basel as a globally leading platform for modern and contemporary art and forge ahead with our digital initiatives.”
Rob Graven
Born in the Netherlands, married, two adult daughters. With Expomobilia since 1992, CEO since February 2023.
“At the end of the day, it’s all about satisfying our customers – whether it’s providing them with the perfect platform to showcase their products or helping them achieve their goals by providing structures and services. I believe we have huge potential as a global group, and I look forward to helping find those synergies within the team.”
Roman Imgrüth
From Basel, married with 2 children. Joined MCH Group in 2019, CEO Exhibitions and Events since 1 January 2023.
“I want to make a meaningful contribution to the success of the group as a whole as well as the area for which I am responsible. I strongly believe in the phrase “practice what you preach”, which fits very well with our value “Walk the Talk”. Another value that is important to me is “joy” – we spend a lot of time and energy in our professional lives, so we might as well have fun doing it!”
Jonas Scharf
From the Basel region, married with three grown-up children, with MCH Group since 1999.
“I believe in the allure of the Messe Basel, Messe Zürich and Congress Center Basel brands. MCH Group’s international orientation, with its successful activities on all continents, and the fact that it continues to hold a leading market position in Switzerland, is a unique situation, and together we can make much more of it in the future. Moreover, I am the longest-serving member and also see myself as representative of many long-serving members of the management team.”
Ties Hendriks
Ties Hendriks, from the Netherlands, joined MCH Group in June 2017 as CEO of MCH Global.
“I have learned over the past five years that experiential marketing has a tremendous future. I can’t wait to work with this talented group of people to take the experiential landscape to unimagined new dimensions.”