Meet the team

Aby Chacko

Alexandre Masson

Ann Goossens

Ashutosh Pani

Audrey Despignes

Ben Flamm

Benedetta Besozzi

Berta Mellado Gracia

Carla Montorfani

Colin Howlett

Enrique Munoz

Eric Bodin

Federico Vanzati

Floriane Saint-Jacques

Frédéric Gastaldo

Francisco Ferreira

Giovanni Spoleti

Henriette Fankhauser

Jens Wöhler

Léo Arnoux

Lorenzo Consolaro

Marcelo Barbosa da Conceição

Margarita Cherepanova

Marisa Silva

Martin-Joseph Mukuna Tumba

Matthias Zbinden

Michel Goetschi

Myriam Bruet

Noah Halford

Philip Frei

Philippe Vandendael

Rémi Roché

Richard Lu

Romain Couailhac

Sandra Trittin

Sophia Engel

Stefan Dörig

Sylvain Gadola

Takvoryan Jakobos Akis

Tim Plaisted

Tim Ryan

Tobias Rauber

Tom Kienle

Toni Sulankivi

Ella

Head of Energy Services
Aby Chacko
The Optimist |
Aby is our specialist for ancillary services and is responsible for the prequalification of our technology by TSOs. In his free time he enjoys reading historical fiction.

Junior Solution Designer
Alexandre Masson
The Adventurer |
Alex loves constantly being on the move. At tiko, he is always in exchange with his colleagues and appreciates the fact that every day is different. He never says no to adventures or new challenges, following the principle, “the steeper the mountain, the better.”

Business Development Director Benelux
Ann Goossens
Call me Harrison Ford |
Fitting with her position in business development, Ann loves to travel. Although she has traveled a lot, she still has a full list of countries she has yet to see. Ann is full of energy: she has four kids, loves adventures and participates in triathlons. With her positive attitude, she fits perfectly with tiko where she helps change the world for the better.

Energy Management Systems Controls Engineer
Ashutosh Pani
The Health Addict|
Ashutosh is passionate about football, following all of the major leagues and playing himself in his spare time. He grew up in India, but he moved to Switzerland, where he completed his Master’s degree in Energy Science and Technology. At tiko he is applying everything he learned by handling the HEMS operations and modelling tiko’s VPP algorithm. Around the office, he is known for balancing his health: if you eat an apple, you deserve a Snickers.

Marketing Manager
Audrey Despignes
The Bonne Vivante|
Native French but also Spanish at heart, Audrey enjoys having paellas and brunch in the pure Spanish tradition with friends as well as travelling with her family. Creative, organised and quick to find solutions, she contributes to tiko’s success with a smile.

EMS Operations Manager
Ben Flamm
The Californian|
Ben hails from California, and has swapped the Pacific Ocean for Lake Zurich as his base for outdoor adventures. From cycling up Alpine passes to training for the next footrace, Ben enjoys seeking out challenges. After receiving his PhD in electrical engineering at ETH Zurich, Ben joined tiko to continue with the multifaceted adventure of analyzing and improving system performance.

Head of product planning & CEO tiko italia
Benedetta Besozzi
The Sailor |
With the mindset of a planner, Benedetta likes to be organised at home and at work. This is perfect for her role at tiko where she is in charge of the roadmap and product pipeline. Benedetta also loves to be outside, especially sailing with her family on the Lago Maggiore with her little boat.

Business Analyst
Berta Mellado Gracia
The deep diver |
Berta loves to travel and discover the underwater world while diving. Besides travelling, her passions are art, fashion, and sports. A bit clumsy and often dropping things on the floor, when it comes to numbers she is always precise and accurate and enriches our finance team with her meticulous handling of numbers.

HR Operations Specialist
Carla Montorfani
The Disney Song Expert| |
An expert on Disney songs, Carla can be heard singing when you pass by her office. As our HR Operation Specialist, she knows the Swiss labor law by heart and makes sure that everything works properly like a Swiss clock. Always smiling, Carla likes to spend her time at the lake, walking in nature, or reading fantasy books.

CTO
Colin Howlett
The Architect|
Originally trained in architecture, Colin is always motivated to build new things. As our CTO, he especially loves to build systems that accelerate the energy transition. Outside of work, Colin enjoys photography, the opera, traveling, and hiking.

CFO
Enrique Munoz
The Oracle |
Part of Enrique’s job is to understand the past and predict the future… To make it more mysterious, he expresses his forecasts only in numbers. In his free time, Enrique plays football and doesn’t hesitate to organize tournaments with our partners – and of course to celebrate with a good glass of wine, as a true Spaniard.

Deployment Manager
Eric Bodin
The Photographer |
Eric’s job is to ensure the proper deployment of our solution in France, where tiko is present. He happily shares his expertise with local installers and partners alike. In his spare time Eric discovers the world through his long travels and photographs the beautiful nature around us.

Automation and Test Engineer
Federico Vanzati
Inspector Vanzati |
Part of Federico’s job is to make sure that our technology works seamlessly by investigating and testing it. Before coming to tiko, he helped to found a FabLab in Italy, where he liked to build things, such as a glorious cocktail machine.

Senior Creation & Communication Manager
Floriane Saint-Jacques
The Cake Addict |
Our creative genius who makes tiko shine in even more colors. When Floriane is not listening to French rap, she puts a smile on the faces of her co-workers. In her free time, she loves to spend time outdoors with her family and enjoys the mountains or the sea in the south of France.

Co-founder & CEO
Frédéric Gastaldo
The Connoisseur |
If Fred is not in the office, he’s probably travelling around Europe (by train, to reduce his CO2 impact) to see our clients, which gives him time to listen to symphonies. Always up to a challenge, his goal is to listen to all symphonies ever composed. He loves to spend his time reading and is truly passionate about wine. He hopes to one day invent a time machine, which would allow him to go back for more free time.

DevOps Engineer
Francisco Ferreira
Chico |
Having grown up in Brazil, Francisco loves to spend time close to the sea, doing sports, and travelling. Now he lives in Italy and enjoys the Italian lifestyle, visiting museums and exploring European cities. As a DevOps Engineer, he helps to organize and bring structure to our systems so that everything is in the right place and automated.

Product Manager E-Mobility
Giovanni Spoleti
Mister Charming|
Giovanni is always in a good mood with a smile on his face. As an Italian, he loves drinking a good glass of wine with his homemade pasta and is the go-to person for recommendations about places to drink and eat in Milan. With a strong background in the automotive industry, he is our e-mobility expert, helping to expand tiko’s technology for new products and solutions.

Assistant GL / Logistic Manager
Henriette Fankhauser
Any questions? |
If you have a question – ask Henriette! She organises our logistics and is an expert on how tiko works because she has been part of it from the beginning. In her free time she loves hiking with her dog Ella. Sometimes her furry sidekick comes to the office, making everyone’s day brighter.

Senior Financial Officer
Jens Wöhler
Cookie Dealer |
Jens takes care of our financials and is also the corporate secretary of tiko. To the delight of his colleagues, he happily shares the cookies and sweets which can always be found on his desk. He likes to drive through Switzerland and Europe on his motorbike and enjoys good food and being in nature.

Head of DevOps
Léo Arnoux
The Nutritionist |
Léo makes sure that our systems run smoothly at tiko. He is also our in-house dietician, despite a strong taste for weird, cheesy recipes. In his free time, Léo loves to go climbing and is always happy to bring some colleagues with him.

Head of Firmware Development
Lorenzo Consolaro
The Mystery Solver |
When Lorenzo is not making our network more stable by investigating its inner layer, he entertains us by happily teaching us fun Italian sentences. In his spare time, he enjoys going to concerts and programming.

Full Stack Engineer
Marcelo Barbosa da Conceição
Lead Awesomeness Singer|
While he is working passionately on our web and app solutions, you can hear Marcelo humming beautiful (according to him) songs inspired by things he hears in the office. He loves to spend his time with his wife and cute kid.

Product Manager
Margarita Cherepanova
The Conductor |
Singing, dancing, playing… for Margarita it’s all about the music. Our French-Russian artist also knows to conduct our teams so they play the perfect tune to ensure the delivery of her projects.

HR Specialist
Marisa Silva
The Talent Hunter |
Marisa is passionate about her job and takes pride in seeing each new employee thrive in their new role. A very enthusiastic reader, one of her dreams is to have a home library straight out of the Beauty and the Beast, where she could spend hours devouring books – but never with ice cream. She hates it – which we think is a crime (but we don’t judge).

Help Desk Specialist
Martin-Joseph Mukuna Tumba
Joe |
If Joe is not busy supporting our customers, you can find him singing and dancing around the office. Outside of work, he plays a lot of sports and loves to spend time with his family and friends.

Mechanical Engineer
Matthias Zbinden
The Glühwein Maker|
Matthias not only creates and develops devices for tiko, he also loves to make new toys for his kids. Following a strict zero-food waste principle, he’ll eat anything you put in front of him. He is known for his helpfulness and also for making amazing Glühwein for our winter apéros. As a father of two, he describes his hobbies as “picking up things from the floor and tidying up”.

Help Desk Specialist
Michel Goetschi
Inspector Gadget|
As a huge IoT fan, Michel’s house is completely set up with smart home gadgets. In his free time, he likes to explore Switzerland on his motorcycle.

Chief People Officer and Chief Marketing Officer
Myriam Bruet
Chief Happiness Officer|
Myriam is our marketing and HR mastermind – only the sky is the limit when it comes to her creativity. Always in a good mood, her laugh resonates all around the office and puts a smile on her colleagues’ faces. In her free time, you’ll find Myriam doing yoga, dancing or enjoying the company of her friends and family.

Backend Developer
Noah Halford
The Physicist|
Noah is excited about physics, programming in Haskell, and 3D printing. What he is not excited about is wearing shoes in the office – which everyone else has grown to accept.

Installation Manager
Philip Frei
The Road Runner|
Philip is always out on the road, helping our clients roll out our solutions. When he’s in the office, you’ll see him drinking coffee out of champagne flutes. In his free time Philip enjoys downhill biking through the French Alps.

Deployment Manager
Philippe Vandendael
Leopold |
Philippe ensures the deployment of tiko’s solution in Belgium and the Netherlands. Originally from Belgium, Philippe loves to make excellent waffels. and us obsessed to get the good sound from his HI-FI stuff with fine but not expensive material that I buy mostly on second hand sites like “Le bon coin” in France. I sometimes travel several hundred Km to buy a device and meet other enthusiasts like me for a listen. Some devices become hard to find and it’s like a treasure hunt.

Head of RTP Operations
Rémi Roché
The Baker|
Since joining tiko, Rémi has learned a lot, especially how to cook the perfect omelettes for lunch, which he happily shares with his colleagues. In his free time, he enjoys baking, hiking and skitouring in the French and Swiss Alps.

Senior Hardware Engineer
Richard Lu
Richipedia|
As our internal Wikipedia, Richard always knows the answers when you have a question about history, different cultures, or geography. He likes to play with acronyms to entertain his colleagues while designing our hardware.

Client Project Manager
Romain Couailhac
The Pilot |
Romain is a passionate adventurer and nature lover. He loves to sail, ride motorcycles, and fly planes. He has even held a pilot’s license for over 20 years. At tiko, he pilots all of the projects we have in France and brings positivity and high spirits wherever he goes.

Co-founder & CSO
Sandra Trittin
The Happy Traveler|
Always full of energy, Sandra travels all around the globe to promote tiko and create new business opportunities, and she always returns with some sweets to share in the office. Sandra also teaches pilates, loves surfing and enjoys skiing in the mountains.

Marketing Manager
Sophia Engel
Mother of Kittens|
Sophia is always ready to organise events, reflecting tiko’s motto: “Together we’re stronger.” You might wonder where all this energy comes from – in her free time she enjoys her friends’ company while snowboarding, kitesurfing or wakeboarding, and when she’s not doing sports she likes cuddling with her cute cats.

Head of Regulatory & Public Affairs
Stefan Dörig
The Windsurfer|
Stefan is our in-house specialist on regulation. Liaising with regulatory and political bodies in Switzerland and the EU, he travels extensively to represent tiko’s position and share his insights. Passionate about windsurfing, he spends most of his free time on the water, following the motto “The higher the waves, the better!”

Energy Operations Manager
Sylvain Gadola
Iced Coffee Expert|
Sylvain manages tiko’s relationship with the grid and operates our VPP services. In his free time he plays water polo in the Swiss National League and dances Lindy hop. Feel like an iced coffee? Ask Sylvain.

Head of Quality Assurance
Takvoryan Jakobos Akis
Akis the White|
German, Greek, English, French, Italian, and Turkish – choose your language with Akis and he will always answer with a smile. He makes sure that all of tiko’s interfaces and processes are perfect for our customers.

Team Lead: Full Stack & ERP, RTP Product Delivery Lead
Tim Plaisted
King of the Forest|
Tim is the heart of our Full Stack Team and has been part of tiko almost since the beginning. He makes his colleagues happy by bringing back treats from Australia and giving them lessons on how to properly do a Tim Tam Slam.

Head of Data Science
Tim Ryan
The Irishman|
Whenever possible, Tim spends his time away from screens and goes outdoors where he meets friends or goes hiking, skiing and climbing. This is one of the reasons Tim likes it here in Switzerland so much. With his strong interest in renewable energy, Tim found the perfect place of work at tiko.

Chief Operations & Quality Officer
Tobias Rauber
The Philosopher|
Tobias is our Quality Assurance specialist and also responsible for Operations and Cyber Security.
In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, doing sports and playing drums. But what interests him most is the subject of mind power, where he is also active as a coach.

CEO myStrom
Tom Kienle
Mister myStrom|
Tom leads myStrom, tiko’s little sister specialised in smart accessories, to international success. In his spare time, Tom enjoys the pleasures of life: skiing, animated discussions with friends, and having a nice dinner with a good glass of wine.

Head of Cyber Security
Toni Sulankivi
Mr. Spock|
With strong adherence to reason and logic, Toni keeps tiko’s digital business secure and protects what matters the most. On his spare time he teaches freediving and likes to explore many other activities in nature and mountains that some might consider a bit extreme.

Ella
Chief Cuddles Officer|
Ella’s job is to make everyone in the office happy. She has daily office routines, one of which is her morning cuddling tour where she goes from office to office visiting her fans and receiving cuddles. As a commuting dog, she knows exactly where to sit in the train and, believe us, she is surprised if her seat has already been taken. Ella is passionate about tennis balls, searching for things, and eating all the crumbs from the floor at office apéros.
Join us!
With employees from 17 different countries, you’ll be at ease at tiko no matter where you come from. Our working language is English and our common culture is open-mindedness.