24 June 2021

Handover of staff at Lenzerheide Bergbahnen AG

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Stabsübergabe Lenzerheide Bergbahnen AG | © Sundroina Pictures

Thomas Küng has been the new CEO of Lenzerheide Bergbahnen AG since June 2021. His predecessor, Peter Engler, has been assisting him in an advisory capacity during a transitional phase over the past few weeks, and is now going through his last days in Lenzerheide. He is leaving the company at the end of June after a total of nine years, during which he played a key role in the mountain railways' strong development.

Peter Engeler will leave Lenzerheide with a smile on his face, but above all with a tear in his eye. He would like to thank everyone - especially the employees of LBB AG - who have accompanied him on his journey over the past years. In Peter Engler, LBB AG is losing an extremely committed and loyal CEO who has played a key role in shaping the fortunes of LBB AG over the past nine years. The Board of Directors and its employees will miss him.

A merger and major investments
The technical connection to Arosa in the form of the Urdenbahn aerial tramway already existed before Peter Engler took office as CEO, but the cooperation between the two mountain railway companies still had to be developed in various areas such as personnel, cash desk or tariff system. Peter Engler brought the physical connection with Arosa to life with great personal commitment and tirelessly and consistently pushed forward the implementation across the mountain.

In addition to the merger with Arosa, various major investment projects have also been on Engler's agenda in recent years. These include the construction of the Churwalden portal with the new panorama cable car Heidbüel, the construction of the Obertor chairlift in Parpan (east-west connection of the two sides of the valley in Lenzerheide) and the conversion of the Motta Hut. Various investments in snow-making systems were also realized during Engler's time as CEO.

From Engelberg to Lenzerheide
The shoes that Engler's successor, Thomas Küng, will fill are not small. After graduating with a Master of Arts in Management from the University of Fribourg, he gained extensive experience as deputy managing director and project manager at grischconsulta AG in Chur in strategy consulting and conceptual design for mountain railways, tourism organizations and railway companies before successfully steering the fortunes of the Brunni cableways in Engelberg as managing director for nine years. As part of a consultancy mandate in the development of the corporate strategy of LBB AG 13 years ago, Küng also got to know his new employer at that time.