Our organisation at a glance
We are a Cooperative with our head office in Wettingen, Canton Aargau.
The members of our Cooperative are:
- Alpiq AG, Olten
- Axpo Power AG, Baden (Beznau I and II nuclear power plants)
- BKW Energie AG, Bern (Mühleberg nuclear power plant)
- Kernkraftwerk Gösgen-Däniken AG, Däniken (Gösgen nuclear power plant)
- Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt AG, Leibstadt (Leibstadt nuclear power plant)
- Swiss Confederation, Bern
- ZWILAG Zwischenlager Würenlingen AG, Würenlingen
Our Executive Board
Radioactive waste disposal in Switzerland is a task of great importance involving Nagra’s various technical divisions.

The technical divisions are headed by (from left to right): Severin Wälchli, Reto Beutler, Markus Fritschi (Deputy CEO), Philipp Senn, Tim Vietor, Matthias Braun (CEO) und Maurus Alig. Photo: Maria Schmid
Learn more about our staff here.
Our Board of Directors
Nagra’s Board of Directors consists of representatives of the members of the Cooperative and up to three additional members. The Board of Directors and its president are elected at Nagra’s annual general meeting.
- Lino Guzzella
President of the Board of Directors
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich - Dr. Willibald Kohlpaintner
Vice President
Axpo Power AG - Dr. Thomas Kohler
Alpiq AG - Dr. Philipp Hänggi
BKW Energie AG - Dr. Michaël Plaschy
Kernkraftwerk Gösgen-Däniken AG - Roland Grüter
Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt AG - Dr. Thierry Strässle
Swiss Confederation - Ronald Rieck
ZWILAG Zwischenlager Würenlingen AG - Matthias Neuenschwander
Neuenschwander Consulting Engineers AG Bellinzona