AMAG Leasing AG is a subsidiary of AMAG Group AG. AMAG Group AG is a company limited by shares under private ownership with no obligation to publish. It has more than 7,500 employees, including around 800 apprentices.

Vehicles of the Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, Škoda, CUPRA and VW Commercial Vehicles brands are imported via AMAG Import AG. AMAG Import AG supplies Switzerland’s largest network of representatives, comprising around 300 dealerships and service partners.

AMAG Automobil und Motoren AG, which is itself a dealership and service partner with more than 80 of its own garages, used car dealerships and body shops, ensures distribution and the provision of support to end customers. It is also a Bentley service centre. The end customer organisation also includes AMAG First AG – the largest Porsche dealership organisation in Switzerland.

The AMAG Group also includes companies that support the import and distribution of vehicles such as AMAG Leasing AG, a financial services provider, AMAG Parking AG, which manages various car parks, and AMAG Services AG, a licensee of Europcar for Switzerland, which offers valet parking at Swiss airports and chauffeur services throughout Switzerland.

Since August 2018, AMAG has been a co-owner of autoSense – a solution for the digital networking of vehicles. It is also a partner of the Swiss Startup Factory. 

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is made up of representatives of AMAG Group AG, the owner of the AMAG Group and independent external members. With the exception of the Chairman and Vice Chairman, the members of the Board of Directors were previously neither members of the Group Executive Board nor senior management of AMAG Leasing AG. Persons nominated as members of the Board of Directors need to meet a specific requirement profile.

Permissible number of positions
AMAG Leasing AG does not impose any restrictions on the maximum permissible number of positions for mandates in other companies.

Election and term of office
The date when a particular member was first elected to the Board of Directors is stated in the table at the start. Each member is elected for a one-year term of office, and can be re-elected. There is no restriction on the maximum total term of office. The Board of Directors organises itself, and elects a Chair and Vice Chair from among its members.

Internal organisation
The Board of Directors may delegate its duties to committees made up of representatives of the Board of Directors, the Executive Board and the specialist departments. The composition of the committees is determined by the Board of Directors. The Risk Management Committee and the Strategy and Transformation Committee are standing committees.

Risk Management Committee
The Risk Management Committee governs the organisation, methods and processes for the management of all risks, both for individual companies and on a consolidated basis. The committee advises the Board of Directors on the funding strategy based on the risk appetite and the risk strategy ratified by the Board of Directors. It is also responsible for the company’s risk assessment, risk management and risk monitoring activities.

Strategy and Transformation Committee
The Strategy and Transformation Committee deals with the strategic direction of AMAG Leasing AG, as well as the ongoing optimisation and digitalisation of the leasing business. The committee advises the Board of Directors on these matters, but also on strategic priorities such as proximity and benefit to the customer, operational excellence and technology partnerships. The committee also discusses strategic risks and their implications for the business of AMAG Leasing AG. It is chaired by Christian Wunderlin.

Division of authorities between the Board of Directors and Executive Board
The Board of Directors of AMAG Leasing AG performs its tasks in accordance with the provisions of the law, including but not limited to Art. 717 of the Swiss Code of Obligations (OR; SR 220). These tasks are governed by organisational regulations, the current version of which was enacted on 20 September 2018, in consultation with AMAG Group AG.

The Board of Directors hereby delegates all other tasks, including but not limited to the preparation and execution of its resolutions and the monitoring of individual transactions pursuant to Art. 716a (2) OR and the governance of the company pursuant to Art. 716b OR, to the Managing Director, the CFO or the Executive Board of AMAG Leasing AG and the Group Executive Board of AMAG Group AG in accordance with those regulations.

Information and monitoring tools with respect to the Executive Board
The Executive Board of AMAG Leasing AG informs the Board of Directors about the course of business, the financial situation and strategic projects at each of its meetings. The Board of Directors also receives a detailed monthly report on the course of business and risk management activities.

At the meetings of the Board of Directors, any member of the Board of Directors may request information about all matters relating to the company from the other members or from the attending members of the Executive Board and Group Executive Board.

Outside the meetings of the Board of Directors, any member of the Board of Directors may request information from the Chair regarding the course of the company’s business and, with the Chair’s permission, receive information regarding specific transactions and/or access to business documents from the Executive Board or Group Executive Board.

  Year of Birth Nationality Qualifications First Election
Helmut Ruhl
Chairman		 1969 Germany Graduate
in Business Administration		 2017
Martin Haefner
Member		 1954 Switzerland Mathematician ETH 2004
Martin Meyer
Member		 1968 Switzerland Qualified Financial Reporting
and Controlling Expert		 2022
Prof. Dr. Dr. Christian Wunderlin
Member		 1968 Switzerland DBA, Dr. rer. eec. 2015
André Helfenstein
Member		 1967 Switzerland Lic. Oec. HSG 2025

Chairman, Representative of AMAG Group AG
Helmut Ruhl has been Chairman of the Board of Directors at AMAG Leasing AG since 2018, and CEO of AMAG Group AG since 2021. He previously worked for the Daimler Group in a variety of roles, both nationally and internationally, for more than 20 years.

Member, Representative of AMAG Group AG
Martin Haefner is the owner of AMAG Group AG and a member of the Board of Directors. He took over from Walter Haefner, who founded AMAG in 1945.

Member, Representative of AMAG Group AG
Martin Meyer has been CFO of AMAG Group AG since 2021, and joined the Board of Directors in 2022. He previously served as the Managing Director and CFO of AMAG Leasing AG. 

Independent Member
Christian Wunderlin is a professional board member, with mandates in a number of Swiss companies. He previously held the position of CFO in the IT industry, and worked at the Zug Institute of Financial Services (IFZ).​​​​

Independent Member
André Helfenstein is a professional board member and consultant, with mandates in a number of companies in Switzerland and abroad. He previously worked for UBS/CS as CEO of Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG.

Members of the Executive Board

  Year of Birth Nationality Qualifications Entry
Nicole Pauli
Managing Director		 1972 Switzerland University Degree
in Business Administration		 2022
Kay Wassmund
CFO		 1964 Germany Graduate
in Business Administration		 2020
Claas Vetter
Director Sales & Communications		 1989 Germany BSc Administration & Economics 2021
Patrick Riepl
Director Strategy & Product Management		 1978 Germany MSc Psychology 2020
Monika Frei
Director Change & Transformation		 1987 Switzerland MA Economic Sciences,
spec. in Management & Economics		 2021
Philip Anderegg
Director Customer Center		 1978 Switzerland MBA Economic Sciences UZH 2019

Managing Director
Nicole Pauli joined AMAG Leasing AG in January 2022, taking over from Martin Meyer as a Managing Director. Nicole Pauli has many years of experience from working in operational and non-operational positions in the banking sector.

CFO
Kay Wassmund has been responsible for all financial affairs at AMAG Leasing AG as CFO since October 2020. He previously held various positions in Germany and Italy at BMW for more than 20 years. 

Director Sales & Communications
Claas Vetter joined AMAG Leasing AG in July 2021, initially as head of the Sales department. Since July 2022, he has been in charge of the company’s distribution, communications and marketing activities as Head of Sales & Communications. Before joining AMAG Leasing AG he worked for AMAG Import AG as well as BMW Group Financial Services in Germany.

Director Strategy & Product Management
Patrick Riepl has been working for AMAG Leasing AG since February 2020. At first he was responsible for business development and portfolio management for the strategic projects. Since July 2022 he has been in charge of strategy and project management, with responsibility for aligning the product portfolio with the company’s strategic goals. He previously spent eleven years working internationally as a consultant for Horváth & Partners. 

Director Change & Transformation
Monika Frei has been working for AMAG Leasing AG since June 2021. Monika Frei initially worked as a project manager in the Business Development department and established the Product Development department. She is Director of Change & Transformation since May 2025 and, in addition to the AMAG Leasing AG project portfolio, is also responsible for ART Leasing in the context of SAFe. Previously, Monika Frei worked in the telecommunications and financial services sector in the areas of portfolio / project management and was also responsible for knowledge and digital services.

Director Customer Center
Philip Anderegg has been with AMAG Leasing AG since July 2019. Philip Anderegg initially worked as Head of Operations. He is Director of the Customer Center since May 2025. Philip Anderegg is a lecturer in supply chain management and a board member of the Association for the Management of an Information Centre for Consumer Credit. Previously, Philip Anderegg held various management positions at companies in the leasing industry.