Our Executive Committee is composed of 8 members. It embodies the values of our group and provides decision-making functions on the operational management of the group's clinics, coordinates project management and contributes to the development and implementation of the overall strategy.
Executive Committee
Alain FLÜCKIGER
General director - CEO
Alain Flückiger worked for several years at Serono and Suisse Assurances. He was a member of the Executive Committee of Vaudoise Assurances for 10 years, then CFO and Vice-CEO Head of the "Finance and Service" department of Intras Assurances SA for 5 years, following the takeover of Intras by CSS, and became a member of the Group's General Management for 8 years.
His extensive experience in the specific fields of insurance and health care enabled him to become a member of the boards of directors of many important companies in Switzerland, such as Médidata SA, SSS SA, Sasis SA, SVK SA, Tarifsuisse SA and a member of the strategic committee of Forum Managed Care. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Medidata SA and Hotela Assurances SA as well as a member of the Conseil du Foyer and Bénévolat Vaud.
He joins our group as CEO in 2017.
Julien BERNARD
Operating director - COO
Julien Bernard has been working for over 15 years in the private clinics of international groups. After graduating from university with a degree in finance and business management, followed by a diploma in performance management from HEC Paris, he has always been keen to evolve and perfect his knowledge in the different areas of business.
Since starting out in 2003, Julien has held a variety of management roles, in both the financial and operational sectors. After several years spent with fiduciaries as a customer portfolio manager and business development expert, he joined the Ramsay Santé group in 2010 as Clinical CFO, before taking over as CFO of a division in France. In 2016, he joined the Vivalto Santé group, working to develop the territory and successfully integrate the facilities acquired in the Île de France region until 2021, then in the Eastern region.
A recognized expert within the Vivalto Santé group for his ability to optimize processes, consolidate results and effectively lead teams, he has been mandated since early 2023 to support the Clinique CIC Suisse group in its integration and development. Building on this successful collaboration, he will join the Group as Chief Operating Officer in November 2023.
Svetlana BANJANAC
Director of Medical Care and Quality
Svetlana Banjanac is a highly qualified health care professional with over 30 years of experience in the field of quality care. Beginning as a registered nurse, Svetlana has held several key management positions in various hospitals in the canton of Valais over a period of 20 years before specializing in the field of quality management with a master's degree in Quality & Strategy Management and training in risk management.
She was also a member of the foundation board of the Prévoyance Santé Valais pension fund and a general councillor for the city of Sierre.
She joined our group in 2022 as Quality Manager, where she brings her expertise based on continuous improvement and the implementation of a culture of quality care and patient safety. Thanks to her strong leadership skills and commitment, she was quickly entrusted with the position of Director of Medical Care and Quality.
Stéphane DÉRIVE
Director of Information Systems - CIO
With more than 25 years of expertise in information systems strategy and governance to his credit, Stéphane Dérive is marking a new chapter in his career by joining our Group's Management Board in July 2023 as Chief Information Officer (CIO).
He began his career with a Master 2 in Information and Knowledge Systems at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Throughout his professional career, he has worked in various industrial sectors on an international scale, implementing a wide range of business management solutions.
As a member of senior management, he has had the opportunity, thanks to a dynamic of digital modernisation and through process-oriented methodologies, to demonstrate his value in combining 3 essential factors for the health of a company; cost reduction, improved efficiency and data security.