Conversation with Simon Michel (Ypsomed) & General Assembly
On 19th November 2024 in Zurich, we had the immense pleasure of welcoming our member Simon Michel, CEO and Member of the Board at Ypsomed AG, and Member of the Swiss National Council, for a conference on the topic ‘Politics & Entrepreneurship’. Simon shared a rare in-depth and very personal testimony with intimate insights into […]
13th Forum for Family Businesses (HSLU)
On 25 April 2024, FBN Switzerland took part in the 13th Forum for Family Businesses (HSLU) by conducting a workshop titled “Between Self-Confidence and Pressure of Expectation: A Successor’s Perspective”. The session was led by Marie-Christine von Pezold, Director of FBN Switzerland together with FBN member Ms Livia Mietzsch (formerly Knup), Project Manager Business Development […]
Conference with the Wendel Group: How to Unite Shareholders?
It was a great pleasure to welcome Priscilla de Moustier, Chairman and CEO of Wendel Group and Vice-Chairman of FBN France, and representative of the 9th generation of the Wendel entrepreneurial family, for an interactive and instructive discussion at Cercle de la Terrasse. Ms de Moustier not only shared her extensive and long experience of […]
FBN Switzerland NxG Ski Weekend
Early March, 40 members of the Swiss and international Next Generation Community met in Gstaad for the 2nd FBN Switzerland NxG Ski Weekend. Under the motto “it’s all family” the weekend included company visits to the “Swiss Fort Knox” and the “Cheese Cathedral”, as well as skiing and other outdoor activities. Of course the group […]
Learning Circle
Beginning of February 2024, we relaunched our “Learning Circles” format on the topic of governance and the family charter with two workshops in Geneva and Zurich, moderated by FBN Switzerland’s Chapter Director Marie-Christine von Pezold. Our key recommendations for drafting a successful family charter: A big thank you to our members for their active participation in […]
FBN 32nd Global Summit
From 8th to 10th November 2023, FBN International held the 32nd Global Summit in Paris, France. Families from all over the world gathered to share their knowledge and experience about the topic “Making the Invisible Visible – Family Business in the Age of Transparency”.
Visit of the Construction Site “RBS Railway Station Bern”
5 years and total costs of CHF 1.1 billion: The construction of the new RBS station in Bern is an extremely complex building project. Frutiger Group is responsible for the construction of the access tunnel to the new RBS station (Lot 2.4) and is therefore playing a major role in shaping Switzerland’s second-largest transport hub. […]