Introduction Andreas Thomann

VP Engineering EMS Division

I have already made valuable acquaintances in many projects and meetings at various Cicor locations. I am therefore all the more pleased to introduce myself here in more detail. In a nutshell, I am characterized by: Technology, family and sport.

Technology is the cornerstone of my professional life. I started my career in electronics with an apprenticeship at HPW (later part of Siemens and then Trapeze), where I acquired my basic technical skills. After serving in the Swiss Army, I studied electrical engineering at the ZHAW.  

After graduating, I took up a challenging role as an embedded software developer at Noser Engineering. I worked mostly on site with customers and gained insight into many different industries and companies.

I continued my journey at Cicor, where I started 14 years ago as a project manager in development. Back then, the role of project manager included hardware and software development and a little project management. After a short time, I was able to take over as team leader of the then still small development team.

With the further expansion of product development and the division into hardware and software teams, I took on the role of Head of Development and have been part of the management team at Swisstronics Contract Manufacturing AG since 2015. While working, I completed a postgraduate diploma / master’s degree in Business Administration in 2015/2016. In 2020, I also took on responsibility for Test Engineering.

For a few years now, I have been able to represent the Product Development department at Group level and take part in management meetings and strategy workshops. I am very pleased that product development is strategically important for the Cicor Group and should be further expanded. In my new role as VP Engineering EMS Division, I will continue to drive this expansion forward, coordinate development activities between the sites and represent the development division with customers and in the market. I look forward to working with all the development teams, especially the current development sites in Bucharest, Bronschhofen and Vietnam.

Family is my anchor - I am married and am the proud father of three children, aged 7, 10 and 12, who keep life exciting. We spend a lot of time together in the mountains.

And sport? I’m all about staying active. As a cross-country skiing instructor, I like to pass on my passion for cross-country skiing. I often train myself several times a week on the cross-country ski trail or while running. I am also often out and about on telemark skis and ski tours in winter. I can also be found in the mountains in my free time in summer, whether it’s climbing, mountaineering or mountain biking. As a J&S mountaineering instructor, I lead mountain tours with children all year round. This is a great opportunity to share my fascination for the mountains with my own children and those of others.

These parts of my life define who I am. I look forward to getting to know you personally, working on projects together or even going for a run together.