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Board 2017
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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: 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: Enrico Dell’AngeloEnrico was born and bred in Italy. He studied informatics: programming and analysis in Milan and Lausanne. Later he studied statistics and bookkeeping at Freibourg University. Furthermore, he had several courses in project management, decision making and team leadership. With his fluent mastery of English, German and French in addition to his native Italian, he has a colourful and varied work experience. For many years he worked with GM (General Motors) at their various locations in Europe and sections and was, among others responsible for implementation of a new strategy for ordering and invoicing of spares. His latest assignment before retiring was as project manager with GM Europe for direct shipment program, and GAP Analysis. Currently Enrico is President of the UNITRE in Zug, which is a non-profit cultural organisation in Italian language that provides interesting courses, conferences and other cultural events like tours of the city. Enrico loves nature, philosophy and literature. In sports he likes walking, hiking and fencing. |
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Membership & Stammtisch Coordinator: Roy HavermanRoy was born in the Netherlands and relocated to Switzerland in 1969 when he was just one and a half years old. He grew up in the canton of Zug and studied at the ETH in Zürich. Roy has worked for Landis & Gyr, Roche Diagnostics, Dow Jones Telerate (that became Bridge), Conexus (an IT consulting company), Alstom in Baden and CSC. He specialises in Linux servers and workstations, high performance computing and parallel storage (the stuff that supercomputers are made of). These systems are used to calculate the flow of hot gasses and the properties of metals in gas turbines or any other field that models reality with vast calculations. In his spare time Roy likes to cycle on quiet roads with his mountain bike. He is passionate about excellent loudspeakers, amplifiers and good home audio equipment in general including the cables in between. He built his own little home cinema. He likes to visit friends and have lively discussions on an intellectual level. His favourite holiday destinations are the United States of America, the South of France, Holland and Hamburg. |
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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. |
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Newsletter Co-Editor: Roger DixonRoger was born and grew up in the North of England (N. Lincolnshire). He studied Mathematics at Liverpool University. After working in London for 2 years, he moved to Switzerland in 1968, starting off in Basel. His next stop was Geneva, where he met his wife Kathy. He has also lived for extended periods in the cantons of Vaud, Zurich and now Zug, with a short 2-year stay in Toronto in between. After starting out as a mathematician, Roger moved into IT in the 1960s, before specialising in project management from the mid-1980s. He has served on the committee/board of several clubs/organizations, including 5 years on the Board of the Project Management Institute Switzerland Chapter. In retirement, he enjoys solving puzzles, golf, skiing, chess, travel, current affairs and music (particularly classical) as well as playing his piano. He also takes great delight in keeping his young grandson entertained. |