Mr Possemiers has a background as a TIC sector expert with almost 40 years' experience working as a senior executive in leadership roles globally for SGS. He has lead teams both regionally and globally most notably SGS's global Environment Health and Safety business, a CHF 550 million business with a global headcount which exceeded 6,000. As Executive Vice President, he was a member of the SGS Operations Council with responsibility for the strategic growth and profitability of the business, leading 15 strategic acquisitions. He quickly moved into management roles in Singapore, Philippines, China and Korea, where he established and developed new markets including food, pharma, and mobile technology. In 2007, he was promoted to a role in Europe to manage the downstream OG&C business becoming the global market leader in this sector for SGS. In 2013, Peter was promoted to Executive Vice President,Global Environment, Health & Safety, a position based in Switzerland which he held for 8 years before moving into his most recent role as Vice President, Strategic Integration in 2021 following the acquisition of the Synlab A&S business, which covered the environmental, food, pharma and oil condition monitoring testing sector across Europe. He is a member of the Sustainability and Innovation Committee, and the Risk Committee.
