| Surname |
Probst |
| Forename |
Pierre-André |
| Date of birth |
1945 |
| Nationality |
Swiss |
| Marital status |
Married, two children |
| Education |
Federal diploma in electrical
engineering from the EPFZ High Frequency Institute, Switzerland.
Preliminary university course in sciences and federal Swiss
school-leaving qualification. |
| Languages |
French, English and German
|
| Current
responsibilities |
- Head of the "Corporate
Operations" unit at Swisscom AG.
- Member of the Swisscom AG Management
Board.
- Main duties:
- Responsible for international,
regulatory and legal aspects of corporate communication, for
security and logistics as well as major projects such as
Millennium, SwissExpo 01 and TELECOM 99.
- Chairman of the Board of Directors at
Billag AG (company responsible for collecting television and
radio licence fees in Switzerland).
- Vice-Chairman of the ESTEL Supervisory
Board (telecommunications company, Strasbourg/Alsace).
|
| Main previous
responsibilities |
- Head of network infrastructure at
Swisscom, member of the Management Board (1997-1998).
- Telecom PTT Director, Geneva
(1992-1996).
- Head of Transmission Division at
Telecom PTT (1990-1992).
- Research and development engineer at
Telecom PTT (1972-1990).
- Research assistant at the EPFZ High
Frequency Institute, Zurich (1970-1972).
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|
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
| At international
level |
- Active involvement in standardization
work in international organizations (ITU, ETSI) for
transmission as Swiss PTT representative (since 1975).
- Coordination of PTT activities
concerning the EU's RACE programme (cooperation with
industry).
- Chairman of the "processing of
signals" working group of ITU-T Study Group 15
(1989-1992).
- Chairman of ITU-T Study Group 15
"Transmission equipment and systems" (study period
1993-1996).
- Chairman of ITU-T Study Group 16
"Multimedia equipment and systems" (study period
from 1997 to 2000).
- Perfect understanding of ITU structures
and procedures.
- Excellent knowledge of the
telecommunication industry and telecommunication
developments.
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| At national level |
- Management of important high-level
organizational units.
- Logistical and financial management of
major budgets.
- Network planning at national and
international level.
- Negotiation with the Swiss political
and economic authorities and with international
organizations with their headquarters in Switzerland.
- Management of high-level operational
marketing activities.
- Management of research and development
programmes.
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