BKW AG has appointed Dr. Philipp Hänggi to the Executive Board effective 1 January 2020. The 50-year-old from Solothurn will be head of the Production division. This means that he will be responsible for BKW's entire production park. Philipp Hänggi is replacing Hermann Ineichen, who will be stepping down from the BKW Executive Board at the end of 2019. Since joining BKW in 2014, Philipp Hänggi has been a member of the Production division management and has over 20 years' experience in the energy sector. Prior to that, Philipp Hänggi held various positions at Alpiq and its founding company Atel.