Expertise—

As a lawyer, board advisor, university lecturer and former entrepreneur and startup CEO, and thanks to his education in both legal studies and business management, Roman’s focus is on the intersection of law, strategy, management and leadership. His expertise includes the following:

Management expertise

General management • strategic management • business model development and digital business models • leadership • organisational development • entrepreneurship • social entrepreneurship • corporate social responsibility • stakeholder management • digital transformation • artificial intelligence

Legal expertise

Corporate governance (board governance and shareholder governance) • public corporate governance • organisation of companies and enterprises (corporate law) • commercial contracts • ESG and corporate sustainability • legal expert opinions • tailored in-house training for board members and executive management

Other skills

Coaching and mentoring • team building and team management • negotiation • risk management • change management • project management • design thinking • academic research and writing

Key contributions—

Roman’s key contributions include

  • advising boards of directors, their committees and individual board members, executive management, shareholders and public-sector owners on a wide range of corporate governance matters at listed, private and state-owned companies;
  • founding, building and managing a service company operating throughout Switzerland with up to 50 part-time employees, including chairing the three-member executive management and leading the wider management team, and establishing it as a digital-first company;
  • advising on and conducting workshops on strategy and business model development, as well as on legal aspects of corporate organisation;
  • chairing the nine-member board of Global Shapers Zurich with the overall responsibility for multi-stakeholder projects and events, such as the “Pre-Davos” (2018), a multi-day event in Zurich ahead of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, bringing together participants in the Annual Meeting with renowned sponsors (e.g. Migros, Swiss Life, UBS), cooperation partners (e.g. Adecco, McKinsey, SBB) and guests of honour;
  • teaching corporate law, corporate governance, M&A, business law and ESG at bachelor’s, master’s and executive education level at the University of St.Gallen, inter alia as part of the core faculty of the Master in Strategy and International Management (SIM-HSG);
  • engaging as speaker, panellist, coach and expert for corporate governance;
  • conducting academic research in corporate governance and publishing academic articles as well as practice insights.

Leadership—

Leadership experience

Leading oneself • leading individuals • leading teams • shaping the organisational context

Key values

Integrity, reliability and trustworthiness • empowerment • fairness • open and constructive communication, based on a trust-based culture of questioning and feedback with a high level of “psychological safety” • shared sense of responsibility and commitment to performance • critical mindset with strong strategic thinking and focus on impact • curiosity and passion for learning, self-reflection and further self-development • trust-based collaboration across disciplines with an open approach to differing opinions and the ability to build consensus