A Growing, International Network of Bilingual Schools

Andrea, who has been leading the SIS Group since 2019, has worked for SIS Swiss International School in various functions and countries throughout his career. He led the reins of SIS Switzerland for two years, after being CEO of SIS Brazil from 2015 to 2017. Previously, he was the Principal at Escola Suíço-Brasileira Rio de Janeiro by SIS Swiss International School. Andrea is a born Swiss and graduated as a secondary school teacher from the University of Teacher Education in St. Gallen, Switzerland. He gained practical experience as a teacher in St. Gallen before moving to Brazil, where he later completed an MBA in Business Management. Throughout his career, he has focused on the development and potential of young people and sees SIS's internationally oriented educational offering and group-wide network as a great opportunity. He is the father of a grown-up daughter, enjoys jogging and can occasionally be encountered with a board below his feet, on the water or in the snow.

Roger is responsible for the financial management of the SIS Swiss International School Group and joined the Group in 2025. As a Swiss Certified Expert in Accounting and Controlling with an MBA and CAS in compliance and Digital Ethics, he brings in-depth expertise to actively support the mission of SIS. As the father of four children, he is personally passionate about high quality and child-focused education. In his spare time, Roger enjoys cycling, sailing and occasionally diving.

Morris is leading the ongoing development of the SIS network, actively evaluating opportunities in existing and new markets. He joined SIS Swiss International School in 2024, bringing with him valuable experience as a senior controller in Switzerland's education sector. He holds a Master's degree in International Business from the University of Applied Sciences for Business Administration Zürich (HWZ) and previously earned a Bachelor's in Banking and Finance from the Zürich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW). Driven by a passion for innovation and excellence, Morris is dedicated to leveraging his broad skillset to support both new and existing schools in delivering exceptional educational experiences. Morris enjoys spending his free time staying active with jogging and swimming – and as a music enthusiast, he sometimes enjoys creating compilations and music events.

Verena has been CEO of SIS Switzerland since August 2022 and has worked for SIS Swiss international School since 2011. She started as the Principal of SIS Regensburg, then became Regional Manager and was most recently CEO of SIS Germany. Before that, she lived in the USA with her family for several years and worked at a high school as an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) coordinator and teacher. At the same time, she completed a Master's degree in Educational Administration. She also completed her teacher training in the USA. Verena grew up in northern Bavaria, where she graduated from the University of Regensburg with a Master's degree in German, American Studies and Political Science. She now lives in Switzerland with her husband and three sons, who grow up bilingual and attend SIS. Her international background, her experience in education and business management and as a mother of three children, allow Verena to incorporate the different perspectives in managing the company.

As a qualified and certified Secondary School teacher, Tim taught at various schools in Germany before starting to work at SIS Swiss International School in 2014. In the following years, he played a key role in the growth and development of SIS Germany as the principal of SIS Ingolstadt and as the regional manager for five school locations. He is convinced of the importance of communication, words and languages and views them as the key to the world. Using the chances and possibilities of digital learning sensibly and with a sense of proportion also shapes his idea of what school should be. In his private life he likes to spend time with his family. In addition, he likes to balance work and life by reading a book or by spending time in his second passion outside of education: cinema and movies.

Carolina, CEO of SIS Brazil from January 2022 on, held the position of CFO of SIS Brazil since 2015, being responsible for the administrative and financial management of the SIS schools in the country and for reporting to the SIS headquarters in Switzerland. She joined the group in 2013 as project supervisor.

In all her positions, Carolina has always stood out for her determination in the search for results and for the formation of productive teams and efficient processes. She graduated in finance, with an MBA in business management and a postgraduate degree in Education.

Carolina is a mother of three SIS students and is famous as the best costume designer for kids. Besides working and mothering, Carolina loves gardening and taking care of her two dogs.

Janet moved to Switzerland from New Zealand over 14 years ago to begin her career with SIS Swiss International School. Educated in New Zealand, she brought with her a wealth of experience as a teacher and a leader.

Janet’s current position as Chief Quality Officer for the SIS Group sees her responsible for monitoring and enhancing the pedagogical quality in all our schools. Prior to that, Janet was the vice principal at SIS Winterthur before becoming the pedagogical quality leader of SIS Switzerland.
The students have always remained at the heart of Janet’s work. She keeps a strong focus on student well-being and achievement in all her interactions and decisions.

Living in Switzerland has afforded Janet and her family the opportunity to travel extensively and enjoy many experiences which they delight in. She also enjoys hiking and has walked the length and breadth of Switzerland.
 

In 2021, Alex began his Quality Management role for the SIS Group, working to continuously develop pedagogical practice and enhance student outcomes across our schools. Alex has been with SIS Swiss International School since 2017, first as a classroom teacher at SIS Männedorf-Zürich before taking on the role of Literacy Trainer for SIS Switzerland.  Alex has over 16 years of teaching experience in both Australia and England as well as valuable experience in educational leadership, teacher training and staff development. Outside of work, Alex enjoys music he plays the guitar and ukulele, learning languages like Japanese as well as traveling and experiencing other cultures.

Mostly in the background and hardly visible to most, Bernhard has been responsible for the entire IT teaching infrastructure of the SIS Group since January 2016 and is highly committed to ensuring that all locations are equipped with functioning information technology (IT), which is constantly maintained and further developed. He dedicates himself to this complex task together with the "SIS Group-IT Team" and the IT supporters at each SIS site. Previously, Bernhard worked as an IT consultant at Daimler AG from 2000 to 2003, and as a teacher and IT manager at Minerva Schools Basel from 2003 to 2012. Since the very beginning of SIS, Bernhard has been contracted as an external IT supporter for SIS. In his private life, Bernhard is an avid skier, mountain biker and volleyball player. Bernhard lives with his wife and three children in the tranquil Markgräflerland and enjoys the eventful "life full of breeze"!

Tobias is responsible for IT strategy, network management and device support and works closely with Bernhard Rieber's SIS Group IT team. As a qualified teacher of maths, sport and IT, he started at SIS Basel over ten years ago, teaching maths and ICT. Along the way, he took over ICT support and developed innovative digital solutions. Over time, his responsibilities in IT management at SIS grew until he moved fully to SIS Group IT in 2024. In addition to his technical work at SIS, he is also involved as a competition organiser for the SIS Cup. In his private life, he lives with his wife and three daughters in the south of Germany and finds balance in volleyball and mountain biking.

Almira has been working for the SIS Group as a marketing assistant since January 2025. She is currently studying Business Administration with a specialisation in International Management. Prior to this, she completed her commercial apprenticeship in the real estate and construction industry, accompanied by the Matura.  Sport, especially football, jogging and surfing, are among her favourite activities. She also enjoys travelling to new places and always carries a good book to read.