Active Family Members

Chairman
Chairman of the Nomination Committee (NA)
Member of the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee (ARCC)

Dr. Thomas Schmuckli-Grob (1963)
Swiss citizen

• Chairman of the board of directors since 2007
• Chairman of the nomination committee since 2007
• Member of the audit, risk & compliance committee since 2002
• Member of the board of directors since 2000
• Secretary to the board of directors from 1997 to 2000

Professional background
Dr. Thomas Schmuckli-Grob currently works as a professional board member. Between 1993 and 2013, he held various management positions in the General Counsel division of Credit Suisse Group, initially in the Bank Leu Group and then from 1998 with a break at Credit Suisse. From 2005 to 2007, he headed the legal department of Corporate & Institutional Clients at Credit Suisse in Zurich, afterwards he was Managing Director of the Legal and Compliance Asset Management division in Zurich (2007 to 2013). From 2000 to 2005, he was head of process and product management at Zuger Kantonalbank.

Educational background

• Studied law (LLB and LLD) at the University of Fribourg
• Accredited lawyer and notary in Zug
• Management studies at the University of Zurich
  
  

• Chairman of the board of directors of Credit Suisse Funds AG, Zurich
• Member of the board of directors of the MultiConcept (Luxembourg) S.A., Luxembourg
• Member of the board of directors of the Hans Oetiker Holding AG, Horgen
• Member of the board of directors of the Patria Genossenschaft, Basel
• Member of the board of directors of Helvetia Holding AG, Basel / St. Gallen

CEO North and Eastern Europe

Dr. Daniel Bossard (1970)
Swiss citizen

• CEO Northern & Eastern Europe since 2009

Professional background
From 2006 to 2008, he served as sales & marketing manager of Bossard Group and was responsible for the reorientation of Bossard´s sales strategy as well as the development of international customer relations. From 2003 until 2006, he was CEO of Bossard Denmark. Dr. Daniel Bossard joined Bossard in 2000 as an e-business manager, after having worked as a consultant for Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting).

 
Educational background

• Business administration degree from the University of St. Gallen, with postgraduate studies leading to a doctorate in technology management (Dr. oec. HSG)

Other activities and vested interests

• Chairman of Bossard Unternehmensstiftung, Zug

CEO Central Europe

Beat Grob (1962)
Swiss citizen

• CEO Central Europe since 2006

Professional background
Beat Grob joined Bossard in 1995 as a project manager in logistics; the following year, he became head of logistics for Bossard Group. From 2005 to 2016 he was managing director of Bossard Switzerland.

 
Educational background

• Degree in law from the University of Zurich
• Postgraduate MBA from the University of San Diego, USA

Other activities and vested interests

• Chairman of the board of directors of Kolin Holding AG, Zug
• Member of the board of directors of Aeschbach Holding AG, Zug
• Member of the foundation board of Bossard Unternehmensstiftung, Zug

Vice-President Purchasing and Logistics

Andreas Bertaggia (1969)
Swiss citizen 

• Vice-President Purchasing and Logistics

  
Professional background
Andreas Bertaggia has been Vice-President Purchasing & Logistic of the Bossard Group since November 1, 2008. From 2006 to 2008 he was head of the supply chain management of Bossard Europe. Andreas Bertaggia joined the Group in 2004 and was the assistant of the Group purchasing director until 2006. Prior to this, between 1996 and 2004, he worked in different positions in the product management of a Swiss consumer goods retailer. During that time, from 2000 to 2003, Andreas Bertaggia worked as a manager of the non-food department in Hong Kong. 

Educational background

• MBA of the University of Zurich
• Swiss Federal Diploma in Marketing
• Swiss Federal Diploma in Business Administration
• Swiss Federal Diploma in mechanical technician.

Other activities and vested interests

• Member of the board of directors of Kolin Holding AG, Zug
• Member of the board of the German Fastener Distributor Association - FDS, Berlin