Mr. Carlo Centonze is a pioneering entrepreneur who co-founded HeiQ - a world leader in materials and textile innovation. Carlo studied Environmental Sciences and Forest Engineering (MSc) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich. He earned his Executive MBA at the University of St. Gallen (HSG). After his service as an army pilot, he started his professional career as co-founder of the ETH spin-off, MyClimate, a non-profit organization and prominent provider of carbon offsetting measures. Since 2004, Carlo Centonze has served HeiQ as co-founder and CEO, developing the firm from a two-employee company to an over 200-employee company.

He also serves as Chairman of ECSA Group, a 108-year-old Swiss chemical and energy distributor with a consolidated turnover of over US$ 352 million for 2022 and is a member of the executive board of Science Industries, the Swiss association of the pharmaceutical, biotech and chemical industries.

Carlos Centonze has won several accolades and awards including, European Entrepreneur of the Textile Industry (2022), EY Entrepreneur of the Year award and finalist Entrepreneur of World (2021),Swiss Technology Award (2020) and Swiss Environmental Award (2019),et al.