R&M, the globally active Swiss developer and provider of high-end infrastructure solutions for data and communications networks, has appointed Jonas Güresir as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and a member of the Executive Board with effect from April 1, 2025. He will take over from Markus Stieger, who will retire at the end of July 2025 after 19 years of operational responsibility at R&M.
Jonas Güresir comes from the company’s junior ranks. He joined R&M’s Development Department in 2013 as a process engineer and took over as Head of Quality Management in 2015. From 2019, Jonas Güresir headed up the international Production Engineering Network, a team of engineers who define uniform production standards at the plants and drive digitalization in manufacturing processes. Jonas Güresir has also been in charge of Production at the headquarters in Wetzikon since 2022. The R&M Group has 12 production sites around the world that are connected by a centrally controlled supply chain.
During his studies at ETH Zurich, Jonas Güresir focused on technology management and production engineering. After completing his bachelor’s and master’s degrees, he completed international further education. Most recently, he qualified for the new management role at R&M with a degree in management and an Executive MBA at the University of St. Gallen. «I am looking forward to my new role as COO of R&M. I am very motivated to now contribute my experience in operational management at this level and to actively shape the future of R&M together with the global team,» says Jonas Güresir. In addition to operational management, he will also be responsible for the further implementation of the sustainability strategy at R&M.
