Chair of the board of directors
Chair of the nomination committee7
Member of the audit, risk & compliance committee (ARCC)
Active Family Members
- Dr. Thomas Schmuckli
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Dr. Thomas Schmuckli (1963)
Swiss citizen
- Chair of the board of directors since 2007
- Chair 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 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, primarily for M&A, Corporate & Institutional Clients and
Asset Management, in Zurich. From 2000 to 2005, he was Head of
Process and Product Management at Zuger Kantonalbank.
Educational background
- Degree in law (LLB and LLD), University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
- Accredited lawyer and notary, Zug, Switzerland
- Management studies, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Further studies in the fields of strategy, leadership, board of directors; and leading a family office, IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Further studies in the fields of strategy and strategy development, HSG, St. Gallen, Switzerland
- Further studies in the field of finance, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Other activities and vested interests
- Member of the board of directors, Hans Oetiker Holding AG, Horgen, Switzerland
- Chair of the board of directors, Helvetia Holding AG and two subsidiaries, Basel/St. Gallen, Switzerland
- Dr. Daniel Bossard
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Group CEO
Dr. Daniel Bossard (1970)
Swiss citizen
- Group CEO since 2019
Professional background
From 2009 to 2018, Dr. Daniel Bossard was CEO Northern
and Eastern Europe. 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 and doctorate in technology management, University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Other activities and vested interests
- Member of the board of directors, Schweiter Technologies AG, Steinhausen, Switzerland
- Member of the board of directors, BURU Holding AG, Cham, Switzerland
- Member of the board of directors, Ecoparts AG, Hinwil, Switzerland
- Andreas Bertaggia
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Vice-President and Head of Global Supply Chain Management
Andreas Bertaggia (1969)
Swiss citizen
- Vice-President and Head of Global Supply Chain Management
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
- EMBA of the University of Zurich
- Swiss Federal Diploma in Marketing
- Swiss Federal Diploma in Mechanical Technician
Other activities and vested interests
- Member of the board of directors of Kolin Holding AG, Zug
- Chair of Bossard Corporate Foundation , Zug
- President of EFDA (European Fastener Distribution Association)
- Member of the board of the German Fastener Distributor Association - FDS, Berlin