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President: Roger BrooksRoger came to the Canton of Zug from the U.S. in 1992 with his wife, Margareta, who is from Bern. He adopted Swiss citizenship at the earliest opportunity and joined the IMCZ in 2007. He previously served on the IMCZ board in 2010. After working for many years in electronics engineering, Roger spent most of his career in Switzerland working in IT. He has worked for companies of all sizes from (ill-fated) startups to giants like his last employer, HP. He is now retired, and keeps mentally fit by teaching a few classes and singing in a chorus. Although he is no "digital native", he has worked (and played) with computers since the punched-card era . In his spare time, he also enjoys nordic walking, music, photography, reading, travel and, of course, the lively conversation at the IMCZ Stammtisch! |
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Vice President & Newsletter Editor: Muthana KubbaMuthana was born and raised in Baghdad, Iraq. He was not quite 18 when he won a scholarship to study engineering in the UK and returned home in 1962 with a PhD from Imperial College, University of London in communication, electrical engineering. After finishing his national service at the Iraqi Air Force, he joined the staff of the College of Engineering, University of Baghdad, where he stayed until 1978 when he emigrated to Switzerland, just before Saddam Hussein came to power. He founded a successful trading company in Steinhausen, whose management he has now passed over to his son. Muthana is married with three grown up children and five grandchildren. He enjoys skiing in the winter and boating in the summer as well as cycling all year round. |
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Secretary & Stammtisch Coordinator: Bill LichtensteigerBill is a British/Swiss dual national who was born in London and first came to Switzerland at the age of 7. Since then Bill has moved back and forwards between Switzerland and UK many times but has now been in Steinhausen, Zug for the past 12 years. Bill is married with 4 grown up kids who all live on the South coast in the UK. Bill’s background is in Electronics and Software Engineering but his career has also included many commercial and marketing roles. Bill holds a BSc in Electronic Engineering and a Diploma in Marketing. Bill now works in Zug for Landis+Gyr, the market leading Smart Grid and Smart Metering solutions provider and has a global role as Director of Communication Technology. Bill enjoys many sports activities including all forms of winter sport, water sport, golf and racket sports. |
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Treasurer: Ilham YükselIlham hails from Istanbul Turkey. He came to Switzerland in 2011 and joined our club soon after his arrival. He worked as a credit controller in a bank in Istanbul and is working now as a senior accountant with Johnson & Johnson. Ilham, 36, is married and has very recently become a father. He likes skiing, acting, trekking, swimming and reading books on history and politics. He is an active member of Lucerne World Theater Company and already took part in the famous Bollywood Brides play. He likes to meet new people from different backgrounds and cultures. |
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Webmaster: Andrew SchofieldAndrew grew up in the North of England before studying Electrical Sciences at Churchill College, Cambridge. After marrying his high school sweetheart, Gill, he worked for two years at the U.K. government’s Mining Research and Development Establishment in the Midlands. During the U.K.’s “Winter of Discontent” he took a job at the original “Landis&Gyr” in Zug. The contract was for three years but he and Gill are still here 37 years later. They have three grown up daughters: Jennifer, Sarah and Christina, all now in the U.K. After leaving Landis&Gyr, Andrew developed software for various international computer companies and start-ups. For the past five years Andrew has worked as a freelance software developer and is currently on assignment at Siemens AG in Zug – very conveniently located for the Thursday“Stammtisch”. Andrew enjoys leisurely bike rides, badminton, skiing and tinkering with technology. |
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Events Coordinator: Ram Ramphal
Ram was born to Indian parents in Trinidad. After completing his schooling there he moved to London where he studied and trained with IBM in computer programming. Thereafter he moved to Frankfurt, Germany in 1973 to work for a bank there. Three years later he moved to Switzerland and married his Swiss wife from Graubunden. He has two daughters both were born and raised in Luzern, now both are working in London. Professionally he has been working with several companies always in the IT line. His last employer was Ernst and Young where he was requested to stay on for two years after reaching retirement age. The family had moved in 1980 to Oberrieden on the lake of Zurich, where he remains active in village activities. Besides having been a member of the fire brigade for eleven years, he still assists the church with its communal lunch once a week and is a member of two hiking groups there. He enjoys hiking, reading and meeting people. |
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Membership & Stammtisch Coordinator: Erik Quintiens
Erik hails from Belgium. He was born in Hasselt but grew up in Alken, a tiny village in the Province of Limburg, best known for its brewery where the famous ‘Cristal Alken’ beer is brewed. He holds a Master’s degree in Accountancy and has worked for the last twenty years in various senior leadership roles in the finance and supply chain discipline in the Automotive (Johnson Controls) and Packaging (Crown Holdings) industries. In 2011 he arrived in Switzerland, following the decision of Crown Holdings to move its EMEA (Europe Middle East and Africa) headquarters from Paris to Baar. In his free time he tries to keep fit by cycling along Swiss and Spanish mountain roads. Also running, skiing and mountain hiking are some of his additional favorite sports. Erik is a native Dutch (Flemish) speaker. In addition, he speaks fluent English, German and French. He lives in Zug with his wife Katrien and daughter Charlotte (17). Their son Thomas (20) is studying in Amsterdam. |
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Public Relations: Andy HabermacherAndy was born in Birmingham, England, to a Swiss father and English mother. He moved to Switzerland in 1987 to find his fortune and despite not finding it has settled here and lives in Luzern and is father of two children. He is a Certified Master Coach and his business is based in Zurich and focused on executive coaching and training to international businesses with a focus on neuroscience. He has written one book and is currently working on two others. In his free time Andy does plenty of sport: karate and athletics (he gave up rugby a few years ago because of old age!) and he skis regularly in winter. |