Bachem expands Corporate Executive Committee to include Chief Operations Officer role

August 20th, 2025

The Bachem Group (SIX: BANB) announced today that Hans Van Hees, currently Chief Operations Officer Europe, will take on the role of Chief Operations Officer (COO) and join the Corporate Executive Committee (CEC) as of September 1, 2025. In this role, he will report to the CEO of Bachem, Thomas Meier, and will lead Bachem’s worldwide manufacturing network. Thomas Meier, who, in addition to his role as CEO, had also taken on the duties of the COO in 2023, will hand these over accordingly.

“I am glad that Hans Van Hees, a respected leader with many years of experience in large-scale manufacturing, will take on the role of Chief Operations Officer and ensure the further development of our production network. I thank Thomas Meier for taking on additional duties as COO during a very relevant period for Bachem. His efforts over the past two years have allowed for important changes in the operation of our production network and key capacity expansions.”

Kuno Sommer

Chairman of Bachem's Board of Directors

Hans Van Hees joined Bachem in 2024 as COO Europe from Pharma Resource Group. Formerly, he served for more than 25 years in various manufacturing leadership roles at Johnson & Johnson and Janssen, including VP of Small Molecule API cluster at Janssen and VP of Global Technical Operations at Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health. He holds a Master’s degree and a PhD in Chemistry, as well as an MBA from KU Leuven.

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