Schlieren, February 17, 2022 – Today Ulf Claesson has officially joined the Fixposition Board as it’s independent Chairman.
Ulf has had an illustrious career in technology and private equity. For over 25 years, he has created and rapidly built sustainable businesses for large corporations, industrial investors, and VCs in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. He has a corporate executive background with Hewlett-Packard and IBM, managed spin-outs from Intuit and Ericsson, and has been the catalyst for a significant number of M&A transactions. Ulf brings a multicultural and multilingual business background, spent most of his career in Continental Europe and the United States, but has also built businesses in China, India, and emerging markets in Eastern Europe.
Today, Ulf serves on boards of directors and advises a selected number of innovative technology companies and international investors. He remains passionate about technology and is active in European and US tech investor and startup communities; in Switzerland with Innosuisse, the SwissFederal Innovation Agency, and as Professor in Practice at ETH Zurich.
“We are excited to have Ulf join the Board as its Chairman. He brings invaluable experience and knowledge that will help using the next stage of our development and growth. His background is very complementary for what Fixposition is trying to achieve and fits in well with the rest of the expertise we have in the Board,” said the co-founders of Fixposition Zhenzhong Su, CEO and Lukas Meier, CTO.
“With its leading positioning solution, Fixposition is well placed to set a new standard for precise positioning, enabling true autonomy, and I am proud to be part of this going forward. With the Board advising and lending its experience, the executive team is set up to continue driving extraordinary growth. Looking forward to a productive cooperation!”, commented Ulf upon confirmation of his role.
About Fixposition
Fixposition AG is a Swiss company developing high-precision global positioning products, combing computer vision techniques and satellite navigation to deliver accuracy in open fields and in GNSS-challenging environments. The technology is a key enabler for the mass-market adoption of autonomous solutions. Fixposition provides “Precise Global Position Everywhere”.
More at www.fixposition.com
