On site

The teams that participated in the cleanup efforts worked together both on land and water, with mutual trust between Novartis and the remediation partners as the vital element.

Published on 01/07/2021

Text by Goran Mijuk, photos by Gregory Collavini

Daily tours of inspection and patrols at the remediation site.

View of the remediation site from the approaching disposal ship.

The core team from left to right: Cédric Herzog, David Homolica, Juerg Gerber, Martin Surer, Vincent Stemmelen, Julien Herzog, Rachid Oukteou.

The ARGE team from left to right: Hans-Ulrich Knehr (deputy overall project manager), Peter Michel (head of excavation and logistics), Manfred Schober (site manager), Manuel Schiffmann (overall project manager), Andreas Kaeser (deputy site manager).

The Novartis team from left to right: Christian Hitz (Health, Safety and Environment HSE), Claude Muller (overall project manager), Andi Truessel (building site project manager), Martin Kuster (Corporate HSE), Felix Hoch (HSE), Daniel Fabian (HSE), Walter Joerg (HSE).