About

When David Kalberer started his role as general counsel ten years ago, he developed all the procedures for risk management around regulation, compliance and transactions, and managed the compliance regulation structure related to ethics and anti-bribery. David’s impressive list of achievements include the refinancing of part of the Renova group in 2008 during the financial crisis and the financial restructuring of OC Oerlikon Corporation AG in 2010. In South Africa, he structured and negotiated a greenfield joint venture project, which was successfully built into a large mining operation. Since 2007, David has been a Board member of various Renova group holding companies and was the legal mind behind the acquisition of control over the Swiss-listed companies Sulzer AG, OC Oerlikon Corporation AG, and Schmolz+Bickenbach AG. Currently, David is restructuring a Renova sub-group facing multiple criminal investigations, a number of litigations, governmental procedures in Italy and encompasses 55 companies. When asked what he enjoys most about his role, he says: ‘Success. To have success with great, interdisciplinary teams working under utmost pressure on complex matters but still have fun. To see and feel how proud they are to be part of this organisation’.