« … Alex's broad technical industrial and financial experience enhanced with good communications, negotiations and management skills have been essential to the success of some of our portfolio companies »

Atila Venture Partners, 2001 - 2005
Board member, Board advisor


In
1995, Alex became Board member as he was CTO and COO at TESA BROWN&SHARPE.

He then took a number of Board and Chairman seats as he was acting as an Investment Director at Atila Venture Partners, a European based VC Fund.

Alex became subsequently Board advisor for several portfolio companies of a large London Private equity Fund specialized in distressed and turn around deals.

ALX can bring strong value-added experience, expertise and international network to any Board of Directors or Advisory Boards in the industrial and technology sectors.

                    


BOARD MEMBER
- CHAIRMAN - FOUNDER

TESA BROWN&SHARPE (CH) Switzerland (Oct 1995 – May 1997)
Board Member
Precision measuring instrumentation
MICROELECTRONICS & MICROMECHANICS


GESPAC (F) France quoted company (March 2001 - May 2002)
Board Member
Embedded PC boards for transportation and biomedical applications
MICROELECTRONICS


ACTEOS (F) France quoted company (March 2001 – April 2005)
Board Member
Supply chain management software for WMS (warehouse management system) and TMS (transport management system)
APPLICATION SOFTWARE


BRIGHTRIVERS (F) France (Jan. 2002 – April 2005)
President of the supervisory board
Simulation and optimization software using a unique genetic algorithm engine for improving manufacturing flow and processes
APPLICATION SOFTWARE


NEMERIX (CH) Switzerland (June 2002 – April 2005)
Chairman
World’s lowest power GPS chipsets
SEMICONDUCTOR


BEAMEXPRESS (US) USA (May 2003 – April 2005)
Board Member
Long wavelength VCSEL products (laser diodes)
DATACOM & TELECOM


COMME LE TEMPS (CH) Switzerland (Oct 2009 – July 2012)
Chairman & Founder
Highly integrated electronic touch modules for portable devices
MICROELECTRONICS


SLYDE HOLDING (CH) Switzerland (May 2011 – July 2012)
Board member & Founder
Company investing and financing companies based in Switzerland and Europe, active in microsystem sector.
MICROELECTRONICS & MICROMECHANICS


BOARD ADVISOR

EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGY VENTURE (A) Austria quoted company 
(Jan. 2002 – April 2010)
Venture Capital Investment Company based in Austria. The ETV investment fund was listed on the stock exchange in Vienna, and was managed by Atila Venture Partners Ltd.
VENTURE FUND


GANTOIS (F) France quoted company  (Jan. 2007 – Mai 2008)
Company manufacturing and selling broad range of metal products (metal plates, wires, mesh) for industrial, automotive, aeronautic and constructions.
METAL TRANSFORMATION


AIRINOTEC (D) Germany   (June 2007 - March 2008)
Company active in development and implementation of custom specific industrial airflow control systems.
AUTOMATION