Obermatt is the industry leader in business performance
measurement. For 20 years, Obermatt has been helping executives,
board members and investors make informed decisions by providing
analysis for better management and performance. We currently work
with 44% of Swiss public companies using relative performance
measurement.
The Swiss company was founded on August 24, 2001 in Obermatt on
Lake Lucerne and has implemented numerous projects for
medium-sized and large European companies in the area of ESG and
compensation and has published numerous articles on this subject
in national and international media. We are also a proud participant of the UN Global Compact, Women's Empowerment Principles (WEP), and Forward Faster.

Obermatt has a lean core team that is specialized on indexing performance and executive compensation, most of them part of the Obermatt family for more than 15 years.




Dr. Hermann J. Stern | Founder, Board Chair
Dr. Hermann Josef Stern is Obermatt's Chairman of the Board, an INSEAD IN-Board alumnus, and a lecturer at the University of St. Gallen Board School. Stern has developed the indexed performance measurement method and the Triple Bottom Line / ESG compensation approaches and published them at universities, in the media, and academia. He holds a doctorate in ethics from the HSG and has worked at Compaq (HP), Swisscom, and UPAQ. Hermann enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons and pursuing interests such as skiing, sailing, yoga, martial arts, meditation, and nature. He is the honorary president of the HSG Alumni Club Dalenades.




Michaela Schärli | Partner
Michaela Schärli is a partner at Obermatt. Before that she held management positions at German private banks for around twenty years. The successful market entry of the Swedish SEB Bank into the specialized business field of private banking in Hamburg was established under her leadership. Another milestone was supporting the private bank Berenberg during a trend-setting expansion course as a coach and organizational developer. Her diploma as a bank clerk at M.M. Warburg & CO, business coach training and a degree in Management from the University of St. Gallen (HSG) form the basis for her entrepreneurial skills. In her private life she loves being with her three sons, plays tennis and is passionate about traveling by bike to discover new, unknown terrains.




Nicole Dollé | Head of Service Contracts
Nicole Dollé is Head of Service Contracts and is responsible for providing indexed performance measurement to our clients for use in compensation and strategy. Before joining Obermatt in 2008, she worked as a physician assistant in an ophthalmology practice. She then completed a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Berkeley, California, USA. Apart from her work, she enjoys sports, swimming in the summer and skiing in the winter and playing the piano and guitar all year round.




Daniel Wiederkehr | Head of Analysis
Daniel Wiederkehr is Head of Analysis and Special Projects and in this function is responsible for company analysis and the operation of equity research, for which he is the technical and analytical head. Before joining Obermatt in 2008, he worked in controlling at the Feldschlösschen brewery in Rheinfelden, Switzerland. After, Mr. Wiederkehr completed a trinational degree in Business Administration at the Université de Haut-Alsace, the University of Cooperative Education Lörrach and the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland. Apart from his work, he likes to spend his free time with sports, including gymnastics, handball and Krav Maga, hiking, travel and reading.




Dr. Candace S. Cheng | Partner
Dr. Candace S. Cheng is responsible for ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) reporting and communication and B Corp certification at Obermatt. Prior to co-founding Obermatt, she held marketing and branding positions at consumer goods, technology and global financial corporations. She worked for Mattel in Los Angeles, USA in market research and in Switzerland at Swiss Re and UBS in marketing communications and management positions. Dr. Cheng studied economics and international marketing at the University of California in Berkeley and Boston University and received her doctorate in economics from the University of St. Gallen. Privately, she enjoys time with her family, travel, art and singing.




Milos Plazacic | Operations & Analysis
Milos Plazacic studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Novi Sad. He also learned object-oriented programming and worked as an engineer in maintenance operations, multimedia designer and video editor for a local TV station. He spends his free time advocating for public transit and micromobility and participates in organizations addressing urban issues.




Hermann J. Stern Jr. | Product Manager
Luca Roth | Product Manager




Carola Repky | Marketing
Carola Repky supports Obermatt in customer acquisition. She spent 15 years in management positions at SBB and the Swedish industrial group Sandvik. She is a lecturer at the Swissmem Academy and an honorary board member of the Swiss Leaders Organization SKO and the Swiss Business Association. Ms Repky studied business administration at Passau University in Germany. She loves to sail on Lake Neuchâtel with her husband and daughter.




Alexandar Todorovic | Graphic Artist
Aleksandar Todorovic has been creating Obermatt’s graphic design and refining the corporate identity. Since 2016, he has created an endless number of charts and analyses for clients and publications. He studied design at the Belgrade Polytechnic College and continued his education through numerous courses, and brings a range of print and design media experience. He is an avid record collector, enjoys music and even designs furniture in his spare time, that is, when his cat Freddie isn’t keeping him on his toes.




Hans Münch | Compensation Advisor
Hans Münch is an expert on compensation questions and is called in when long-term leadership experience is important in corporate projects. Before joining Obermatt in 2016, he held various positions in executive compensation and employee rewards, including at Swiss Bank Corporation, Swiss Re and Towers Watson. He studied history, political science and constitutional law at the University of Zurich. In addition to his professional activities, he enjoys hiking and travelling and is a passionate cook, wine connoisseur and expert in literature.
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Managing Director: Dr. Hermann Stern