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Gaia to step up its global business development – Alain Schilli to lead Gaia Global in Switzerland

Gaia Group, a leading provider of sustainability solutions for corporations and institutions worldwide, is stepping up its operations by hiring Alain Schilli to head company’s operations in Switzerland.

Alain will join Gaia as the Managing Director of Gaia Global, the Switzerland based arm of Gaia Group. Alain’s task will be to serve and develop Gaia’s customer base in Central Europe as well as lead Gaia’s on-going business development particularly in the Americas.

“It is a great pleasure to welcome Alain to our team”, says Pasi Rinne, Chairman of the Board of Gaia Group. Mr. Alain Schilli has previously headed international climate foundation and has a background in ecology and business administration. “Alain is both a strong and seasoned expert on energy, environment and climate change, and has a wealth of world-class experience – both in Europe, the US and the developing world – in business solutions on sustainability”, says Pasi Rinne.

Alain and the new team around Alain will strengthen Gaia’s services to its existing clients in Northern Europe and, moreover, be able to extend the client base in Central Europe.

“Gaia has almost two decades of proven experience with corporates and international organizations integrating sustainability into current business processes, defining strategy and coaching the implementation. I see a strong asset in combining Finland’s and Switzerland’s leading expertise in clean technology innovation offering excellent market opportunities to position our solutions“, says Alain Schilli.

For further information:

  • Pasi Rinne, Chairman of the Board, Gaia Group, tel. +41 79 472 6909, firstname.surname(at)gaia.fi
  • Alain Schilli, Managing Partner, Gaia Global, tel. + 41 79 349 6361, firstname.surname(at)gaia.fi

About Gaia Group

Gaia is a leading partner for corporations, international organisations, and private and public institutions looking for innovative solutions for sustainability. Our main focus areas are climate change, sustainable energy, risk management, environment and innovation. Gaia operates globally through its offices in Finland, China and Switzerland. More information about Gaia at www.gaia.fi

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Gaia has merged to Sweco on 1st November 2024. You can find our knowledge, services, and experts as part of Sweco’s Sustainability Consultancy unit.