New management confirmed for Stadtwerk Winterthur
Martin Emmenegger will become the new Director of Stadtwerk Winterthur on February 1. The former Head of Networks at ewz, the city's energy supplier, succeeds Marco Gabathuler, who is retiring.
The Winterthur City Council has confirmed Martin Emmenegger as the new Director of Stadtwerk Winterthur, according to a press release. Emmenegger is currently Head of the Networks Division and a member of the Executive Board of Elektrizitätswerk Zürich(ewz). He was previously Head of the Electricity and Telecommunications Division at Stadtwerk Winterthur for four years.
Emmenegger has a degree in electrical engineering from the Zurich University of Applied Sciences. The 57-year-old succeeds Marco Gabathuler, who has managed the municipal utility since 2017 and will retire in January 2026.
“With Martin Emmenegger, we have chosen a motivating personality who can successfully lead Stadtwerk Winterthur into the future,” said City Councillor Stefan Fritschi in the press release.