Who's Who

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PMI Switzerland is powered by many passionate people, who dedicate their time, ideas and energy for the chapter.

An especially big thank-you goes those that take on a position in the chapter board or another leadership role!

Chapter Board

Our Chapter's board is responsible to:

  • Lead the way we are performing our activities.
  • Establish strategy for each departments.
  • Synchronize activities across the different teams.
  • Communicate regularly on our strategy.

Find below the volunteers that were elected / appointed into the board of 2025, listed in the sequence in which they joined the board.

Paul Selwold
Paul SelwoldChapter President

A volunteer with the chapter since he first joined in 2011, Paul has been a chapter Journalist, Publications Director, Communications VP, Board President, and Chapter Advisory Board Director, mentoring other volunteers along the way.

Philippe Soupart
Philippe SoupartVP Technology & Communications

Joined the chapter in 2015 by supporting volunteers with an email system and a shared drive repository. Later, led the development of a full enterprise architecture. Currently managing IT architecture while also adapting our communications system to meet evolving needs.

Nikola Goran Čutura
Nikola Goran ČuturaVP Professional Development

Volunteer since 2019 in events team, bringing knowledge sharing and networking opportunities to the community of project professionals. Fostering creativity and collaboration on all levels - from Chapter Volunteer to Chapter President and now VP Professional Development.

Joachim Dehais
Joachim DehaisVP Members & Volunteers

Volunteer since 2019, has built demographics and KPI analysis tools, a reproducible expert system for mentoring, and automated 90% of HR administration effort. More recently, he strengthens collaboration with volunteer training offers, other organisations, and enterprise architecture.

Mafalda Amaro
Mafalda AmaroVP Sponsors & Partners

Senior project manager at Swiss Re, joined the chapter via SCNG in 2022. Passionate about social impact, she leads initiatives that drive meaningful change and fosters strong partnerships within the project management community.

Martin Härri
Martin HärriVP Operations

One of the founding members of the chapter and a volunteer since more than 20 years.
Martin had many roles in the chapter, including board member and president in the past, and is now back in the chapter board.

Konstantinos Matziounis
Konstantinos MatziounisVP Finance

Konstantinos joined PMI Switzerland in 2020, beginning his volunteering journey with the Technology Department for a brief period. In 2023, he returned to contribute to the Finance Department, supporting the preparation of financial reports and coordinating the audit process.

Elections Committee

The Elections Committee is a semi-autonomous body elected by the Chapter members.
It is responsible to manage the elections process in accordance with the Chapter Bylaws and the Nominations & Elections Policy.

Marina Satapathy
Marina SatapathyElections Committee Member
Velan Thangavelu
Velan ThangaveluElections Committee Member

Financial Auditors Committee

The Audit Committee is a semi-autonomous body elected by the Chapter members.
It is responsible for semi-annual and ad-hoc audit reviews to ensure that appropriate internal controls are in place, to support the management of income and expenditure and the preparation of periodic financial reports which will be presented to the members at the Annual Members Meeting.

Mi Sook Park
Mi Sook ParkFinancial Auditors Committee Member

Chapter Advisory Board

The Chapter Advisory Board (CAB) is a semi-autonomous committee of former board members which advise and support the chapter in governance matters and in the case of ethics complaints or conflicts. It is governed by the Chapter Advisory Board Policy.

Bernard Roduit
Bernard RoduitChapter Advisory Board Member
James Greene
James GreeneChapter Advisory Board Member
Elena Milusheva
Elena MilushevaChapter Advisory Board Member
Irina Petkova
Irina PetkovaChapter Advisory Board Member

Appointed Chapter Officers

Chapter Volunteers can be designated by the Board as Appointed Chapter Officers. They act on behalf of the Board, i.e. by leading key projects, initiatives, committees and/or task forces. Appointed Chapter Officers report to the Board, but do not have voting rights for Board decisions.

Appointed Chapter Officers are:

  • Aristeidis Matsokis: Regional Events Director (Zürich)
  • Célia Herault: Regional Events Director (Basel)
  • Daniel Rodellar: Publications Director
  • Fredy Wehrli: Learning Seminars Director
  • Khatia Mishelashvili: Sponsor Management Director
  • Patryk Nosalik: Regional Events Director (Romandie)
  • Paul Reed-Peck: PMO Director
  • Valérie Pierre: Regional Events Director (Zürich)