Team

Yves Albertin works in particular on information processing and analysis tasks for clients from both the private and public sectors, including the development of statistical dashboards. In this context, Yves Albertin is involved in various projects in the fields of business and economics.

Yves Albertin has been an intern at Hanser Consulting AG since May 2025. He previously gained professional experience at GKB in the Financial Services and Client Solutions division and as an auditor at PwC.
 

Alexander Burkhard works as a senior consultant for energy suppliers and public administrations on business management issues at Hanser Consulting AG.

Alexander Burkhard focuses on supporting energy suppliers in developing future-oriented strategies tailored to the extensive changes in the energy market. Together with technical experts, he developed innovative tools for cost accounting and pricing in the electricity market. Alexander Burkhard also designs practical training courses for the Association of Swiss Electricity Companies (Verband Schweizerischer Elektrizitätsunternehmen, VSE). He is recognised in the energy sector as a knowledgeable expert on regulatory processes and the Swiss market model.

Between 2001 and 2005, Alexander Burkhard worked for BKW Energie AG as a business consultant in strategic sales services. He then moved to Galexis AG in the pharmaceutical wholesale sector, where he was responsible for pricing until 2008. After that, he worked as a senior consultant in the energy sector at Eichenberger Beratung & Unterstützung. Alexander Burkhard has been a senior consultant at Hanser Consulting AG since 2017.
 

In addition to supporting companies, organisations and administrations of political institutions in strategic, organisational and macroeconomic issues, Lorenz Bösch’s portfolio also focuses on moderation and the management of complex projects. Having served in various stations in his political career, Lorenz Bösch has an in-depth understanding of political processes and the relevant stakeholder groups, and has increasingly specialised in issues relating to public infrastructure (transport, energy, buildings and facilities, communications and data management).

Lorenz Bösch has been working for Hanser Consulting since 2010. He was previously a member of the Cantonal Council of Schwyz from 2002 to 2010. During this period, he headed the Department of Construction and was Chairman of the Conference of the Cantonal Governments of Switzerland and a board member of other government conferences (infrastructure, public transport and energy).

His political background is complemented by extensive entrepreneurial experience. This experience is based on various board memberships in different sectors and companies of different sizes (media, retail and education). He is currently a member of the boards of directors of various public-facing companies (utilities and social institutions). Other highlights include former management positions at agricultural organisations (including Schweizerischer Bauernverband).
 

Valeria D’Amico advises public administrations, institutions and companies on economic policy and business management issues, for example in the form of value creation studies or process analyses and optimisations. She also oversees tourism projects – from supporting site developments and preparing tourism strategies to conducting tourism analyses and supporting private tourism organisations in the development of new business areas. She also works as a consultant for energy suppliers and infrastructure operators.

Valeria D’Amico has been with Hanser Consulting AG since 2019. Valeria D’Amico previously gained professional experience at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs in Bern, where she worked as an IC consultant while completing her part-time studies. During this time, she was able to gain practical experience in advising and supporting customers in technical and professional matters relating to specialised unemployment insurance applications. Another focus was the development and continuous optimisation of the IT service desk.
 

René Goetz specialises in business development and the restructuring/financing of companies. His expertise also encompasses the management of demanding reorganisation processes, including outsourcing and cooperation, for industrial and service companies as well as for public sector institutions.

Thanks to his many years of management and consulting experience, René Goetz has the expertise and the network to act as a sparring partner for our clients or investors on topics such as the acquisition and sale of companies, the assessment of investment projects or the reorganisation of management structures and processes. He also performs management mandates on a situational basis, for example in the context of shareholdings.

René Goetz joined Hanser Consulting AG in 1997. Prior to this, he was Head of Procurement, Logistics and Controlling and, from mid-1994, a member of the Executive Board of a medium-sized, multinational industrial company (OERTLI Werkzeuge AG in Höri, Canton of Zurich).
 

Sophia Heine has been supporting the Hanser Consulting AG team as an intern since August 2025. Her work focuses on supporting the implementation of regulatory processes in the energy sector.

During her studies in Germany, she worked in strategy and relationship management at a public company, where she gained experience in developing strategic concepts and collaborating with various stakeholders. In addition, she supported infrastructure projects at an engineering office and gained in-depth insights into regulatory issues at the municipal and regional level. Most recently, she worked at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems and was involved in research and development projects on climate-neutral heating supply.
 

One of the main areas in which Michael Isenring works is strategy and organisational development for various clients in the public and private sectors: focusing on the preparation of business plans, the development of business optimisations and the associated financial planning.

He is also engaged in location and economic development. He formulates regional and cantonal location development strategies and socio-economic location analyses, and also deals with issues relating to site development and associated project management, both for public and private sector clients.

Michael Isenring has worked for Hanser Consulting AG since 2009 – with an interruption between 2019 and 2024. Between 2019 and 2024, as Director of Educational Operations, he supported the corporate development of the private school network BASIS INTERNATIONAL & BILINGUAL SCHOOLS in China on a strategic and operational level. The network in China, which grew rapidly throughout this period, prepares its graduates for admission to an elite university in the USA, the UK, Canada or Hong Kong.
 

Simon Jufer specialises in electricity and gas market regulation, energy procurement, cost accounting, planning and management accounting. Among other things, he advises and supports distribution network operators in determining electricity tariffs and preparing regulatory cost accounting, carries out projects to optimise the accounting structures of energy suppliers and deals with the transformation of gas networks.

Simon Jufer has been with Hanser Consulting AG since 2023. Prior to this, he was responsible for regulatory and trading risk management at Energie Wasser Bern (ewb). In this role, he was responsible for the annual tariff processes and regulatory cost accounting for electricity, gas and district heating as well as for monitoring energy trading risks. His tasks included the development of a tariff system for district heating. During his work in regulatory management, Simon Jufer also gained experience in dealing with regulatory authorities. As a member of industry task forces, he was involved in drafting the industry recommendations for the liberalisation of the gas market.

Prior to this, Simon Jufer gained his first experience in the energy sector as a controller/management assistant at Regio Energie Solothurn. During the beginning of the liberalisation of the electricity market, he played a key role in setting up the regulatory cost accounting system and in restructuring the accounting system as well as the planning and reporting tools for the company. He conducted the economic feasibility study for the development of a district heating system. His broad range of responsibilities also encompassed project management and controlling as well as coordinating and supporting the strategy process.
 

During his many years of consulting experience, Jürg Kuster has gained in-depth insight into the fields of economics, energy, environment, transport, spatial planning, education and finance. He supports public bodies and the public sector in developing strategies in a dialogue-based approach, as well as in monitoring and controlling the implementation of programmes and measures.

His core competencies also include overseeing and preparing comprehensive evaluations of the implementation and impact of programmes and projects of political bodies, as well as specific subject areas of the national or regional economy.

Jürg Kuster has worked for Hanser Consulting AG since 1987. He previously worked as an assistant at the Department of Geography at the University of Zurich and as a secondary school teacher in Zurich. From 1997 to 2013, Jürg Kuster was also a lecturer on regional economic and policy issues at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Zurich.
 

Kilian Peter focuses on advising the town of Bülach on location and economic development, particularly with respect to spatial planning, development issues and economic analyses. He is also involved in other mandates in which he deals with financial issues.

Kilian Peter has been with Hanser Consulting AG since autumn 2022. His professional career began with a commercial apprenticeship in the construction and property services sector. He then gained practical experience in property management at H&B Real Estate AG.
 

Peder Plaz works as a strategy consultant for companies, with a focus on Swiss SMEs and public organisations. In particular, he supports entrepreneurs and managers in the analysis, formulation and financing of organisational, investment and innovation projects as well as in reorganisation and restructuring situations. Peder Plaz is also particularly concerned with the challenges in the tourism sector and in Switzerland’s mountain regions.

Peder Plaz also specialises in advising associations and the public sector on policy and location development issues. In connection with location development, he usually supports the public sector in drawing up location development strategies and implementing corresponding projects. As a policy consultant, he develops the basis for formulating policies related to economic or business management issues for associations and the public sector.

Peder Plaz is also Managing Director of the Graubünden Economic Forum, an economic policy think tank in the Canton of Graubünden.

Peder Plaz has been working for Hanser Consulting AG since 2001. Before joining Hanser Consulting AG, he worked in various functions at Graubündner Kantonalbank, primarily in the areas of lending business as well as risk and product management.

Peder Plaz is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the health insurance company ÖKK in Landquart. He is also on the board of the largest nature park in Switzerland, Parc Ela.
 

Petra Portmann is responsible for all administrative work at Hanser Consulting. This includes processing accounts receivable and accounts payable, financial accounting, personnel administration and administrative projects. She also handles the administrative tasks for the Graubünden Economic Forum.

Petra Portmann has been with Hanser Consulting AG since 2014. She previously worked as an administrator in various private companies in the areas of purchasing, sales, distribution and personnel recruitment.

Jessica Posch focuses on financial analyses and planning for clients from both the private and public sectors. She is also involved in studies and potential analyses in the field of tourism.

Jessica Posch joined the Hanser Consulting team in May 2025. She previously worked in auditing at KPMG in Zurich. She gained further professional insights while completing internships at Ernst & Young in Luxembourg in the field of international tax consulting and at the Austrian Chamber of Commerce in Casablanca, where she supported companies entering the West African market.
 

Christian Schlatter works as a consultant for public administrations, institutions and companies on technical, economic policy and business management issues. He works as a project manager in all kinds of tourism and infrastructure projects, specialising in transport. He prepares cost analyses for complex structures as well as business plans and expert opinions for hotel complexes and second homes. In this connection, he advises companies as well as municipalities, cantons and the federal government. He is also occupied with strategic issues related to location development and regional value creation and works for the Graubünden Economic Forum.

Christian Schlatter has been with Hanser Consulting AG since 2022. Before joining Hanser Consulting, Christian Schlatter was Managing Director of the track competence centre at an SME providing technical advice on the topic of railway tracks. Prior to this, he gained several years of professional experience in the infrastructure division of the Schweizerische Südostbahn. Thanks to this extensive work, he has a large network in the railway sector as well as in politics and public administration. He has also been a member of the Zurich Oberland Steam Railway Association for many years, where he works as head of marketing and as a federally recognised train driver.
 

Manuel Simonet’s work focuses on advising public administrations, institutions and companies on economic policy and business management issues. He is also involved in regional development and tourism projects in the Canton of Graubünden and beyond – including destination and location strategies as well as the development of statistical dashboards. As part of the Graubünden Economic Forum, he is involved in strategic work, project development and the networking of key players from business, administration and politics.

Manuel Simonet has been working as a consultant at Hanser Consulting AG since 2024 and oversees the Graubünden branch in Chur. Before joining Hanser Consulting AG, he was an employee of the Liechtenstein National Administration in Vaduz, where he worked as a marketing specialist in the area of EU programmes while completing his part-time master’s degree. During this time, he was able to gain practical knowledge in the development, implementation and measurement of marketing strategies in an international context.
 

Etienne Trachsel'’s work focuses on the energy sector. He supports electricity suppliers in implementing the regulatory process and is involved in developing innovative tools that support the suppliers in providing the necessary regulatory data. Etienne Trachsel advises clients on the development of future-oriented strategies and solutions for successfully managing the extensive changes in the energy market. He also analyses consumer behaviour by evaluating mass data and conducts practical training courses for the Association of Swiss Electricity Companies (Verband Schweizerischer Elektrizitätsunternehmen, VSE).

Etienne Trachsel has been with Hanser Consulting AG since 2022. During his studies, he was able to gain his first work experience as an administrative assistant at the Basel-based architecture firm Oktant Plus AG.
 

Alofa van Egmond is involved in economic and business analyses as well as in M&A projects. A key focus of her work is on data maintenance and preparation in various subject areas.

Alofa van Egmond has been working at Hanser Consulting AG since 2024, first as an intern and now as a junior consultant. She previously gained professional experience at KPMG, Groupe Mutuel and zeb Consulting in Amsterdam (financial services).