Corporate Mission Statement

Vision

Open Energy Platform AG (OpenEP) is the leading natural gas procurement service provider for energy suppliers in Switzerland.

Mission

OpenEP procures natural gas and offers related services. Through a high degree of specialist expertise, efficiency and effectiveness, OpenEP creates above-average added value for its shareholders and customers, which in turn increases their competitive advantage.

Values

Everything we do is guided by the principles of quality, transparency and cost-consciousness. High customer satisfaction is as important to us as an environment that provides motivation for all employees.

Company policy

Customers
The focus of OpenEP is on offering procurement services and in procuring natural gas for its customers. Primary customers are companies that are also shareholders. OpenEP also provides its services to customers outside the shareholder group where appropriate market opportunities arise. These transactions offer economies of scale.

Customers see OpenEP as a platform that bundles expertise and resources to use synergies and economies of scale in natural gas procurement, thereby increasing their competitiveness. For OpenEP customers, the focus is on quality and efficiency in the services they receive. OpenEP constantly optimises its processes and is committed to the idea of continuous improvement. For OpenEP, having a high quality standard at all levels is a matter of course.

Owners
For the owners of OpenEP, the focus is not on profit maximisation but on the quality and efficiency of services they provide to customers. There is no primary dividend target to be expected from OpenEP.

Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is involved in all of OpenEP’s business activities with the aim of developing appropriate, forward-thinking strategic guidelines. It expects OpenEP to implement the strategic guidelines in compliance with all applicable provisions in areas such as compliance and risk management.

Employees
We value skilled specialists and motivated employees as a key component of success. We not only reward performance and results but also dedication and a willingness to learn. We promote a sense of responsibility in our employees. The principle of equal rights and equal treatment applies to all employees. We maintain an appropriate internal information policy, support educational measures and promote a culture of open dialogue, which is something we also expect of our employees.

Trading partners
We work with reliable partners in trading, regularly reassessing our selection and making adjustments where necessary.

Public authorities/industry bodies/NGOs
We adhere to statutory provisions and binding obligations. We maintain a consensus-oriented culture of dialogue which leads to solution-oriented results.

Suppliers
Our suppliers are a key component in the success of our business. So we take care in selecting suppliers, and work in partnership with them over the long term wherever possible. We assess the quality of our suppliers’ services. Our suppliers can expect OpenEP to work fairly and in a spirit of partnership.

Ownership

OpenEP is owned by Swiss energy supply companies:

• Energie 360° AG, Zurich
• St.Gallen Municipal Utilities sgsw (City of St. Gallen)
• SH Power (City of Schaffhausen)
• GRAVAG Erdgas AG, St. Margrethen
• Stadtwerk Winterthur (City of Winterthur)
• Technische Betriebe Wil (City of Wil)
• Technische Betriebe Weinfelden AG
• Säntis Energie AG, Wattwil
• Thurplus (City of Frauenfeld)
• Technische Betriebe Uzwil (Uzwil political municipality)
• Technische Betriebe Flawil (Flawil political municipality)

(formal owner in parenthesis, if different from the energy supplier)

Board of Directors

The Board consists of:

• Jörg Wild, Chair
• Peter Graf, Deputy Chair
• Michael Frick
• Daniel Pfister
• Hagen Pöhnert
• Christian Sauter
• Roger Schneider
• Rainer Schöne

Key Facts and Figures

Compliance

Everything we do is guided by the principles of quality, transparency and cost-consciousness. High customer satisfaction is no less important to us than an environment that provides motivation for all employees. Adhering to laws and regulations is just as much a matter of course for us as a sustainable approach to the environment. This present code of conduct applies to OpenEP’s employees and bodies in their interactions with each other and with business partners. Read more here:

Code of conduct 

If you suspect unlawful conduct or have other grievances, you can report it to the external reporting site below, either anonymously or by name. Our external compliance partner will of course handle every report in strict confidence. and will thoroughly investigate every report.

external reporting site 

OpenEP values a company culture of openness and transparency. For questions or enquiries, please contact either:

• Jsabelle Sauter – Corporate Services Manager and Compliance Officer
• Alexander Loistl – External Compliance Partner

Organisation

Our streamlined structure ensures close customer relationships and flexibility:

Organisation

We are a member of Provisiogas, which administers functions associated with compulsory stocks of natural gas on behalf of the Federal Council as provided for by the Federal Act on National Economic Supply.

Your contacts

Contact us at any time. Select the subject area of your concern below. You can reach us by phone at +41 44 733 62 00,
and by e-mail at info@openep.ch

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Vacancies

OpenEP welcomes dynamic, motivated specialists with the right professional profile and fresh ideas. Please send your unsolicited application with a comprehensive cover letter and CV to personal@openep.ch.