A Growing, International Network of Bilingual Schools

Andrea, who has been leading the SIS Group since 2019, has worked for SIS Swiss International School in various functions and countries throughout his career. He led the reins of SIS Switzerland for two years, after being CEO of SIS Brazil from 2015 to 2017. Previously, he was the Principal at Escola Suíço-Brasileira Rio de Janeiro by SIS Swiss International School. Andrea is a born Swiss and graduated as a secondary school teacher from the University of Teacher Education in St. Gallen, Switzerland. He gained practical experience as a teacher in St. Gallen before moving to Brazil, where he later completed an MBA in Business Management. Throughout his career, he has focused on the development and potential of young people and sees SIS's internationally oriented educational offering and group-wide network as a great opportunity. He is the father of a grown-up daughter, enjoys jogging and can occasionally be encountered with a board below his feet, on the water or in the snow.

Verena has been CEO of SIS Switzerland since August 2022 and has worked for SIS Swiss international School since 2011. She started as the Principal of SIS Regensburg, then became Regional Manager and was most recently CEO of SIS Germany. Before that, she lived in the USA with her family for several years and worked at a high school as an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) coordinator and teacher. At the same time, she completed a Master's degree in Educational Administration. She also completed her teacher training in the USA. Verena grew up in northern Bavaria, where she graduated from the University of Regensburg with a Master's degree in German, American Studies and Political Science. She now lives in Switzerland with her husband and three sons, who grow up bilingual and attend SIS. Her international background, her experience in education and business management and as a mother of three children, allow Verena to incorporate the different perspectives in managing the company.

As a qualified and certified Secondary School teacher, Tim taught at various schools in Germany before starting to work at SIS Swiss International School in 2014. In the following years, he played a key role in the growth and development of SIS Germany as the principal of SIS Ingolstadt and as the regional manager for five school locations. He is convinced of the importance of communication, words and languages and views them as the key to the world. Using the chances and possibilities of digital learning sensibly and with a sense of proportion also shapes his idea of what school should be. In his private life he likes to spend time with his family. In addition, he likes to balance work and life by reading a book or by spending time in his second passion outside of education: cinema and movies.

Carolina, CEO of SIS Brazil from January 2022 on, held the position of CFO of SIS Brazil since 2015, being responsible for the administrative and financial management of the SIS schools in the country and for reporting to the SIS headquarters in Switzerland. She joined the group in 2013 as project supervisor.

In all her positions, Carolina has always stood out for her determination in the search for results and for the formation of productive teams and efficient processes. She graduated in finance, with an MBA in business management and a postgraduate degree in Education.

Carolina is a mother of three SIS students and is famous as the best costume designer for kids. Besides working and mothering, Carolina loves gardening and taking care of her two dogs.

Janet moved to Switzerland from New Zealand over 14 years ago to begin her career with SIS Swiss International School. Educated in New Zealand, she brought with her a wealth of experience as a teacher and a leader.

Janet’s current position as Chief Quality Officer for the SIS Group sees her responsible for monitoring and enhancing the pedagogical quality in all our schools. Prior to that, Janet was the vice principal at SIS Winterthur before becoming the pedagogical quality leader of SIS Switzerland.
The students have always remained at the heart of Janet’s work. She keeps a strong focus on student well-being and achievement in all her interactions and decisions.

Living in Switzerland has afforded Janet and her family the opportunity to travel extensively and enjoy many experiences which they delight in. She also enjoys hiking and has walked the length and breadth of Switzerland.
 

Mostly in the background and hardly visible to most, Bernhard has been responsible for the entire IT teaching infrastructure of the SIS Group since January 2016 and is highly committed to ensuring that all locations are equipped with functioning information technology (IT), which is constantly maintained and further developed. He dedicates himself to this complex task together with the "SIS Group-IT Team" and the IT supporters at each SIS site. Previously, Bernhard worked as an IT consultant at Daimler AG from 2000 to 2003, and as a teacher and IT manager at Minerva Schools Basel from 2003 to 2012. Since the very beginning of SIS, Bernhard has been contracted as an external IT supporter for SIS. In his private life, Bernhard is an avid skier, mountain biker and volleyball player. Bernhard lives with his wife and three children in the tranquil Markgräflerland and enjoys the eventful "life full of breeze"!

Milena is leading our global marketing and corporate communications function where she focuses on corporate design, internal and external publications and our online and social media activities. She joined SIS Swiss International School in 2017 as management assistant to the Group CEO engaging in projects to manage and grow the global network of SIS schools. Prior to SIS, Milena was an executive search consultant based in Zürich and a research assistant at the Institute for Media and Communications Management at the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland, where she co-led projects on corporate communications and Design Thinking. She holds a Master in Management, Organisation Studies and Cultural Theories from HSG including studies abroad at Hanken Business School in Helsinki, Finland and Stanford University, USA. She completed a Bachelor in Psychology and Communication Science at the University of Zürich, Switzerland. Milena has been passionate about international life and education since her high school term in New Zealand. Outside of work, she enjoys her active family life with her husband and four children, going for an occasional run at Lake Zürich, and creative activities.