GoKawiilSince 1994, Infomaniak has followed the same path: privacy, environmental responsibility, and local roots. Thirty-two years on, these commitments are no longer just promises. On 20 May 2026, our founder Boris Siegenthaler transferred the majority of Infomaniak’s voting rights to a Swiss public-interest foundation: the Infomaniak Foundation. An irrevocable move, rare in Europe, that places the company beyond the reach of any takeover and sets its DNA in stone. For you, our customers, this means one thing: your cloud will remain Swiss, independent, and true to its values. Forever.
“Technology only makes sense if it improves lives, respects our planet, and strengthens our collective autonomy.” — Boris Siegenthaler, founder of Infomaniak
Why now?
For a long time, Boris Siegenthaler had a different plan. Each year, he opened up the company’s capital to staff by handing over a portion of his shares. The idea was that the company would gradually become theirs. Thirty-six of them were already shareholders, holding 25% of the capital. A gradual handover, aligned with the company’s values.
But this plan remained fragile. If several employee-shareholders left at the same time, Infomaniak would have to buy back their shares, with financial costs that could become unsustainable. And above all, there was the question of succession: if Boris were to pass away, his heirs, who have no operational knowledge of the company, would have been immediately approached by investors. With a majority of voting rights, you control a company. You can change everything. Undo everything.
We needed an anchor point that no longer depended on a single person. The context made completion urgent: the acceleration of AI, takeovers of European cloud players, the strengthening of extraterritorial legislation, geopolitical tensions. And our responsibility was growing: millions of individuals and hundreds of thousands of businesses and institutions entrust us with their most sensitive data every day. We owe it to them to secure their choice for the long term.
What has concretely changed
The Infomaniak Foundation now holds the majority of voting rights in Infomaniak Group SA, in the form of special shares: a category that gives the Foundation a permanent blocking power and that can never be transferred. Boris Siegenthaler and the 36 employee-shareholders have all unanimously approved this transfer, accepting that the voting rights attached to their shares decrease accordingly. To date, Infomaniak has no external investors.
Concretely, this means that no takeover of the company is possible without the Foundation’s approval. Even if Boris were to pass away, even if an irresistible investor came knocking, control of Infomaniak remains in the hands of a structure dedicated to its mission.
Not a promise. Not an intention. A structure.
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