Mr Michel is since 2006 Senior Vice President Marketing & Sales at Ypsomed AG. From 2003 to 2006 Mr Michel worked for Orange Telecommunications, where he was responsible for the introduction and marketing of UMTS. Ypsomed is the world’s biggest developer and manufacturer of medical equipment for the self-administration of liquid medication. Since 2006 he has been a member of the Board of Directors of Sphinx Werkzeuge AG and since 2008 has been on the Executive Board of the Burgdorf Trade and Industry Association.