Active Family Members

Chair of the board of directors
Chair of the nomination committee7
Member of the audit, risk & compliance committee (ARCC)

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

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

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