and production patterns , and to a certain extent , steer the new ways of consumption .”
In terms of engineering services , BKW has been appointed as general planner for the overall build-up of the Tesla Gigafactory in Berlin – a prestigious win for the group . Besides that , infrastructure services focuses on the large transmission grids , communication networks , and drinking water supply .
On the business side , COVID-19 has impacted its services area and energy consumption dropped , but the group has not been heavily impacted . In its company presentation , it states Mühleberg nuclear power plant disassembly is ‘ on course ’ despite the pandemic , while innovative , techoriented buildings include the Tic Tric Trac solar-power cooling system in Zurich and Lonza ’ s new laboratories in Visp biopark .
“ Due to our model to hedge prices and sell production in advance , we were in a good position when energy prices dropped due to lower consumption ,”
169 EXECUTIVE PROFILE :
Thomas Zinniker Title : Chief Information Officer Location : Switzerland
Industry : Utilities
Thomas Zinniker joined BKW in 2016 . As a CIO he is responsible for further developing ICT services – supporting the transformation of BKW from a pure utilities company to an international Infrastructure Services Supplier . Zinniker has a degree in Computer Science and Business Administration . Prior to BKW , Thomas worked in various global companies as a software engineer , consultant and CIO . technologymagazine . com