Organizational structure of the Foundation
The Iron Library was founded in 1948 as a foundation of Georg Fischer Ltd. The foundation's governing bodies are the Board of Trustees, the Governing Board and the management.
The Board of Trustees consists of persons from the world of business, science and research communities in Switzerland and foreign countries. Representatives of companies as well as of universities, libraries, research institutes and employees of Georg Fischer Ltd. sit on the Board.
The Governing Board consists of representatives of the three company divisions and of Georg Fischer Ltd. The duties of the Governing Board include strategic planning and financial monitoring.
Board of Trustees and Governing Board
Members Board of Trustees
Andreas Müller, Chairman
CEO Georg Fischer Ltd., Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Irene Amstutz
Director Swiss Economic Archives and University Library Economics, Basel, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. Ing. Martin Bastian
CEO German Plastics Center SKZ, Würzburg, Germany
Prof. Dr. Ing. Andreas Bührig-Polaczek
Head of the department, Chair for comprehensive Foundry Science and Foundry Institute, RWTH Aachen, Germany
Calvin Grieder
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bühler AG, Uzwil, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. David Gugerli
Chair for History of Technology, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Dr. Helmut Hilz
Director Library, Deutsches Museum, München, Germany
Dr. Roland E. Hofer
State Archivist and Head of department for Cultural Promotion Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Members Governing Board
Dr. Roland Gröbli, Chairman
Corporate Secretary, Georg Fischer Ltd., Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Stefan Dahl
Head of Operations, GF Machining Solutions, Biel, Switzerland
Joerg Hannsen
Head Human Resources, GF Casting Solutions, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Noel Schreiber
Head Human Resources, GF Piping Systems, Schaffhausen, Switzerland