PhD in computer science, University of Berne; MBA, University of Rochester, NY. Eric Dubuis has been with the COMET Group as Chief Information Officer since October 2005. His prior career included management positions in software development at well-known companies such as Ascom Switzerland, Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies in New Jersey, USA, and Xebeo Communications, New Jersey.

 

The COMET Group is a globally leading Swiss technology firm. For more than 70 years, we have been developing and producing innovative high-tech components and systems based on x-ray, radio frequency and ebeam technology. Consistently able to take advantage of global trends and developments, we grow continually. With pioneering solutions for a wide range of industries, we support clients in improving and evolving their products and processes. As a result, we help bring greater safety and security, mobility, sustainability and efficiency to numerous areas of life. With our innovative product developments under the COMET, YXLON and ebeam brands, we are always challenging the limits of the physically possible. Our highly qualified experts work closely both with customers in Europe, the USA and Asia and with well-known research institutions worldwide. This leads to tailored solutions that generate lasting value-added for our customers and partners. The Comet Group, with annual sales of CHF 371.6 million (2019), is based in Flamatt, Switzerland, and has a presence in all world markets. The Group employs about 1,300 people worldwide, including more than 500 in Switzerland. It operates production facilities in China, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and the USA, and maintains other subsidiaries in the USA, China, Japan, Korea and - since February 2020 - Malaysia. Comet’s stock (COTN) is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.