Martin-Schmid-portrait

Born 1969, Swiss national
Member of the Board of Directors

Martin Schmid is a lawyer, co-founder and partner of the law firm KUNZ SCHMID Rechtsanwälte und Notare AG in Chur. He completed his law degree at the University of St. Gallen in 1995 and was admitted to the bar in 1997. He obtained his doctorate incorporate tax law from the University of St. Gallen in 2005. He has represented the Canton of Graubünden in the Council of States since 2011. From 2003 to 2011, Martin Schmid was a member of the government of the Canton of Graubünden, where he initially managed the Department for Justice, Security and Health and subsequently the Department for Finance and Municipalities. Martin Schmid is President of the association Entwicklung Schweiz, the Kantonsspital Graubünden Foundation, the Institute of Law and Economics at the University of St. Gallen (ILE-HSG) and the Swiss Gas Industry Association (VSG/ASIG). He is also a Member of the Executive Board at economiesuisse, the umbrella association for Swiss business, and a Member of the Advisory Committee at EXPERTsuisse, the Swiss auditing, tax and fiduciary association.

Other appointments

  • Siegfried Holding Ltd, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • Engadiner Kraftwerke AG, Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • Elettricità Industriale SA, Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • Calanda Holding AG, Calanda Gruppe AG and Gribag AG, Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • Swissgas, Member of the Board of Directors