Federal Pipeline Inspectorate under new management
The Federal Pipeline Inspectorate is under new management: Roger Bächtiger succeeds Ruedi Wendelspiess.
After almost thirty years in the position as head of the Federal Pipeline Inspectorate (ERI), Ruedi Wendelspiess will retire at the end of March 2022. His extensive know-how will be available to the ERI until further notice, thanks to project-related support. His successor is Roger Bächtiger, who has already been working for the Federal Pipeline Inspectorate since 2019. In his new function, he is also a member of the SVTI Executive Board.
Roger Bächtiger holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering, an M.Sc. in Industrial Technologies and an Executive MBA in General Management as well as further education in materials technology, among others. He brings both management and industrial experience from various areas, including his previous positions at a well-known Swiss manufacturer of rail vehicles and a listed mechanical engineering company in northeastern Switzerland. At the latter, as project manager and process engineer for large-scale industrial and process plants.
The Federal Pipeline Inspectorate (ERI) supervises the design, construction and operation of pipeline facilities for the transport of liquid or gaseous fuels and combustibles in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein, provided that these facilities are subject to the Pipelines Act. As an independent body - the ERI is not subordinate to the Federal Office of Energy - it is integrated in the SVTI, the Swiss Association for Technical Inspections. The purpose of the SVTI is the prevention of accidents, malfunctions and damage and the elimination of hazards in the manufacture and operation of technical installations of all kinds.
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