Who we are
Organisation
BLS Ltd facts and figures
BLS operates in four areas of business: In the passenger mobility segment, BLS provides forms of mobility for its clientèle – including services by rail, bus, boat and car shuttle trains. In another business segment, BLS is committed to rail freight transport, with the aim of shifting traffic from roads to rails. The infrastructure business segment is responsible for a 420-kilometre-long railway network of train stations, tracks, contact lines, tunnels and bridges. And in its real estate segment, BLS manages existing properties, develops selected sites and constructs new buildings.
The Board of Directors
- Kurt Bobst (1965, CH), business consultant, federal dipl. accountant/controller Chairman of the Board of Directors since the Annual General Meeting of 16/5/2023, member of the Board of Directors since the Annual General Meeting of 11/5/2021, chairman of the Finance and Audit Committee
- Viviana Buchmann-Tosi (born 1953, CH), Board of Directors mandates & projects, EMBA FHZ/HSLU Vice Chairwoman since 10/12/2020, member of the Board of Directors since the Annual General Meeting of 11/5/2017, chairwoman of the Remuneration Committee
- Renate Amstutz Bettschart (born 1959, CH), lic. rer. pol. Member since the Annual General Meeting of 28/5/2009, member of the Remuneration Committee
- Bernhard Antener (born 1958, CH), advocate ** Member, representative of the Canton of Bern since 1/6/2018, member of the Remuneration Committee
- Lorenz Bösch (born 1961, CH), degree in Agricultural Engineering (university of applied sciences – FH) Member of the Board of Directors since the Annual General Meeting of 15/5/2012, Chairman of the large projects infrastructure committee
- Martin Bütikofer (born 1961, CH), Dipl. Industrial Engineering FH Member of the Board of Directors since the Annual General Meeting of 13/5/2014, member of the Finance and Audit Committee
- Marco Dirren (1973, CH), Msc Finance and Financial Law, MBA International Management Member of the Board of Directors since the Annual General Meeting of 16/5/2023
- Stefanie Zimmermann (1977, CH), business economist ** Member, representative of the Canton of Valais since 13.03.2019, member of the Finance and Audit Committee
- Yvette Koerber (1973, CH), business economist, MBA Zürich Member of the Board of Directors since the Annual General Meeting of 11/5/2021, member of the large projects infrastructure committee
**Representative from a public sector corporation (Art. 762 CO, Art. 19 Company Statutes)
The Executive Board
- Daniel Schafer (1967, CH), Dipl. Ing. EPFL CEO (since 2021)
- Dirk Stahl (born 1966, CH), Dr. rer. pol. Chairman of the Executive Board (since 2020), Managing Director of BLS Cargo Ltd, member of the Executive Board (since 2000)
- Daniel Wyder (born 1972, CH), Dipl. Bauing. (Civil Engineering) ETH, NDS (postgraduate studies) Wirtschaftsing. (Industrial Engineering) FH Vice Chairman of the Executive Board ad interim, Head of Infrastructure (since 2010)
- Ulrich Schäffeler (1974, CH), Dr sc. techn. ETH, MAS Leadership & Management ZHAW Head of Passenger Mobility ad interim (since 2024)
- Thomas Stupp (born 1968, CH), Dipl. Civil Engineer ETH Zurich Head of Railway Operations (since 2019)
- Jean-Marc Leutenegger (1965, CH), Dr. rer. pol., Executive MBA Rochester-Bern Head of Information Technology (since 2020)
- Astrid Schnidrig (1968, CH), business economist at a higher technical college CFO and Head of Management Services (since 2022)
- Horst Johner (born 1971, CH), Head of Human Resources FH Head of Human Resources (since 2020)
The subsidiaries
BLS Netz AG
Shareholdings
- Swiss Federal Government (50.05 per cent)
- BLS Ltd (33.4 per cent)
- Canton of Bern (16.5 per cent)
- SBB (0.05%)
BLS Cargo Ltd
BLS Immobilien AG
BLS Schifffahrt AG
Busland AG
BLS long-distance traffic Ltd
BLS long-distance traffic Ltd oversees BLS’s long-distance operations. BLS operates individual long-distance lines on behalf of SBB. It uses its own trains and train drivers on these lines, and bears full responsibility in terms of revenue, quality and cost.
BLS Ltd is the sole shareholder of BLS long-distance traffic Ltd.
- Organisational chart of BLS Ltd in German
- Business models in German
