Federal Pipeline Inspectorate under new management

After almost thirty years as head of the Federal Pipeline Inspectorate (FPI), Ruedi Wendelspiess will be taking active retirement at the end of March 2022. Thanks to project-related support, his extensive expertise will be available to the ERI until further notice. His successor is Roger Bächtiger, who has been with the Federal Pipeline Inspectorate since 2019. In his new role, 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 training in materials technology, among other things. He brings both management and industrial experience from various sectors, including his previous positions at a well-known Swiss manufacturer of rail vehicles and a listed mechanical engineering company in north-eastern Switzerland. At the latter, he worked as a project manager and process engineer for large-scale industrial and process plants. The Federal Pipeline Inspectorate (FPI) supervises the planning, construction and operation of pipeline systems for the transportation of liquid or gaseous fuels in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein, insofar as these systems are subject to the Pipelines Act. As an independent body - the ERI is not subordinate to the Swiss Federal Office of Energy - it is integrated into the SVTI, the Swiss Association for Technical Inspections. The purpose of the SVTI is to prevent accidents, malfunctions and damage and to eliminate hazards in the manufacture and operation of technical installations of all kinds. Source and further information

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