Dear Clients and Business Partners,

It is with deep sadness that we, on behalf of Roy C. Hitchman AG, inform you that Roman Huber, our long-standing Managing Partner, passed away May 11th 2026.

He succumbed to an illness that he had borne with remarkable strength and discretion over an extended period, and about which he only informed a very close circle a few months ago.

Roman took over the company in 2016 and led it with great passion, outstanding professionalism, and profound expertise — determined yet thoughtful in his approach. His work was characterized by a strong service orientation, entrepreneurial thinking, and a keen sense for the needs of our clients and partners. Creating value for our clients was always at the heart of everything he did.

His commitment to continuously developing the company and all of us as partners, to driving initiatives forward with consistency, and to actively promoting digitalization and AI-driven innovation distinguished him just as much as his aspiration for operational excellence, making a meaningful difference, and achieving sustainable success in the market.

With Roman, we lose not only an exceptional entrepreneur and executive search consultant, but above all, a generous, highly humorous, sensitive, deeply empathetic, and in every respect highly valued individual and dear friend.

Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones. We will honour his memory with deep respect and gratitude.

In quiet remembrance
Roy C. Hitchman AG – Partners and Employees

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Roman Huber studied business administration, marketing  and business management, completing a degree in Marketing Management, after initially having studied electronic engineering.

From 1984 to 2002, he worked in various management roles at Hewlett Packard in Switzerland and internationally in the computer, system and medical areas. From 2002 to 2006, he was Vice President "Area Manager Switzerland, CEE and Turkey" at Computer Associates (CA), entrusted with leading 20 subsidiaries.

Roman Huber joined the firm in 2006, strengthening the team of consultants, particularly in filling management positions on the level CEO, COO, CDO, CIO, CFO, CHRO, CMO for the industrial, information technology, services, financial services and MedTech sectors.

Roman Huber works intensively on the issue of corporate governance and the changing requirements for boards of directors in the digitalized economy. He has experience in searching for members of boards for well-known, listed companies and in assembling complementary board committees.

Roman Huber is the majority shareholder of Roy C. Hitchman AG.