Stephan Eirik Haferl

CEO at Comet Group

Wünnewil-Flamatt, Fribourg, Switzerland

About

I am the CEO of Comet Group where I have been working since 2007 as a successful, technically-driven and market-oriented engineering professional gaining extensive experience in all branches of general, operational, innovation and strategic management. I am a globally-minded senior leader who deals on a daily basis with the great innovations of our time in the fields of radio frequency and x-ray technology. Professional skills: - Excellent people and leadership skills for multinational, - cultural and -functional teams, projects and environments. - Extensive experience working with customers on all levels to create win-win situations through customized solutions. - Specialties include Strategy Creation and Implementation, Business Development, Innovation Management, Project Management, Lean Management and Product Management. For 75 years, we at Comet have followed our curiosity. It is what drives us and has made Comet a trailblazing Swiss technology company worldwide. Curiosity and a spirit of research have allowed us to become and remain innovative. For a better and sustainable world. Our developments make an important contribution to safer, more efficient and more sustainable production, mobility and communication. At Comet, everyone can research, discover, learn from each other and grow. We are like-minded people who share a passion for asking questions, being open-minded and finding new solutions together. We believe that curiosity moves us all forward. I am curious. Are you? Learn more about Comet and open positions here: https://careers.comet-group.com/search/

Experience

  • Comet Group (19 yrs 6 mos)
    • Group CEO
      Sep 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

    • President Industrial X-Ray Modules, Comet
      Jan 2018 - Sep 2022 · 4 yrs 9 mos

      Responsible for the strategic development of Comet's Division Industrial X-Ray Modules. Managing staff of 300 in Switzerland, Denmark, USA and China.

    • General Manager
      Jan 2013 - Dec 2017 · 5 yrs

      Responsible for the strategic development of the business unit as well as the P&L. Managing staff of >200 in Switzerland, USA and China.

  • Board Member at Belimed
    Apr 2019 - Apr 2024 · 5 yrs 1 mo

    Belimed is one of the leading global suppliers of innovative cleaning, disinfection and sterilization solutions for Medical and Life Science. The company has some 1 200 employees in 10 countries and is represented by a network of sales subsidiaries and authorized partners in more than 80 countries.

  • General Manager at MetaPhysics SA
    Apr 2003 - Jan 2007 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    General Manager of a spin-off / start-up within the area of distributed, cable-based sensor networks for fire detection and facility management.

  • Plant Manager at BARTEC Safe.t Technology
    Aug 2002 - Jul 2005 · 3 yrs

    Responsible for managing the production, the procurement, the R&D, the infrastructure as well as the logisitics of BACAB SA, a specialty cable manufacturer and subsidary of BARTEC.

  • Research Group Leader at ETH Zurich
    Jul 2001 - Jul 2002 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Responsible for managing and advising a group of PhDs doing research in the area of microscale thermofluidic phenomena and micro fuel cells.