Reinforcement at Swiss Hockey

Horw, July 30, 2025 – Michael Zeis and Fabio Dornbierer will join Swiss Hockey as Head of Match Operations and Head of Refereeing respectively from August 1.

“We are delighted that with Michael and Fabio we have been able to recruit two very experienced colleagues in country field hockey for Swiss Hockey and are confident that we can further professionalize the work of the association here,” says Punleuk Kam, Managing Director of Swiss Hockey.

Michael Zeis

Head of Match Operations

Michael Zeis brings years of experience both as a player (goalkeeper a.SV Arminen Wien), coach (e.g. U15 Basel, U18 Regio Girls) and as a member of the Swiss Hockey Sports Commission. Michael will take over the management of match operations as well as the management of the supplier partnership with immediate effect.

Fabio Dornbierer

Head of Refereeing

Fabio Dornbierer brings years of experience as a player, referee and board member of GC. Fabio will take over responsibility for refereeing. In addition to planning the referee assignments, Fabio will also be responsible for the further development of refereeing