New Director for Alpiq Hydro Ticino SA

7-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Andrea Papina from the canton of Ticino will take over the position of Director of Alpiq Hydro Ticino SA. He will replace Alfredo Baldi who led the company based in Airolo (TI) for the past twelve years.

Andrea Papina will succeed Alfredo Baldi as Director of Alpiq Hydro Ticino on 1 May 2013. He will take over part-time activities related to the operation of the Airolo hydroelectric power plant, as well as for the water reservoirs Lucendro and Sella. Andrea Papina, who is from the Locarno region of Ticino, began his career with Alpiq in 2006 as project manager for the gas fired combined-cycle power plant at Chavalon in the canton of Valais. Since 2010, he has also managed various hydropower projects in the Ticino. Andrea Papina holds a diploma in mechanical engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and completed a postgraduate course at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne.

Alfredo Baldi will take early retirement on 30 April 2013, after twenty-two years at Alpiq, including twelve years as Director of Alpiq Hydro Ticino. The general management of Alpiq wishes to thank him warmly for his commitment throughout all this years.

Christel Varone

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Alpiq: Roots in Switzerland – active in Europe

Since its foundation in 2009, Alpiq Holding Ltd. has been the leading energy trader and service provider in Switzerland with European reach. The Group is active in Switzerland and Europe and in 2011 generated consolidated annual revenue of around CHF 14 billion. Alpiq specialises in electricity generation, sales and trading, as well as energy services, and is responsible for around one-third of Switzerland’s electricity supplies.

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Andrea Papina – New Director for Alpiq Hydro Ticino SA