Private company

Motor-Columbus

Swiss electricity finance and engineering company

Motor-Columbus was a Swiss electricity finance and engineering company. It was formed in 1923 from the merger of Motor AG für angewandte Elektrizität and Columbus AG für elektrische Unternehmungen, and was renamed Atel Holding SA in 2007.² From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1895Founded¹

Industryelectric power generation, transmission and distribution, energy supply¹
HeadquartersBaden¹
Legal formAktiengesellschaft¹

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Leadership

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Chair

Hans von Schulthess-Rechberg1942–now

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ChairHans von Schulthess-Rechberg 1942 to now¹
ChairAgostino Nizzola¹
ChairAngelo Pozzi¹
ChairGuido Hunziker¹
ChairHeinrich Steinmann¹
ChairMichael Kohn¹
ChairTheodor Boveri¹
ChairWalter Boveri¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Compañía Italo Argentina de Electricidad

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

2007Dissolved Dissolved¹
1895Founded Founded¹

Sources

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WikidataMotor-Columbus on Wikidata
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WikipediaMotor-Columbus on Wikipedia