Management

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.”

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!”

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.”

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!”

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.”

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, 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, 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.”

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.”

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!”

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, 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.”