There is an important personnel change at the Zug Economic Development Agency. After more than thirteen years at the helm of the Business Contact Point, Beat Bachmann is retiring and handing over to Thomas Fuchs. The new head will be supported by Sandro Jörg and in future also by a trainee, with

Vertina Investment Foundation is investing fresh capital in four new-build projects in the first quarter of 2026. Their completion will increase the total portfolio value of the Vertina Residential investment group from CHF 219 million to CHF 350 million within one

Swiss Federal Railways elected a new Chairman of the Board of Directors at its Annual General Meeting on 29 April 2026. André Wyss, former CEO of Implenia, has big shoes to fill - and brings with him a profile that has never been seen before at SBB. What he plans to do and why his election is more

The CEO of the ERNE Group, Giuseppe Santagada, intends to become a partner in the construction and property group in the future. The founding family welcomes Santagada's decision to acquire a minority stake in the ERNE

Daniel Müller is set to take up the post of Head of the Office for Economic Affairs and Labour of the Canton of St. Gallen on 1 May. The current head of the cantonal business development agency will succeed Karin Jung, whose duties he has been performing on an interim basis. Jung announced her

Martin Bucher is the new director of Regio Energie Solothurn. Bucher had already taken over the operational management of the company on an interim basis in July 2025 and has now been confirmed in his position by the board of

In 2025, cantonal, regional and national location marketing organisations attracted a total of 264 companies to Switzerland. That is 33 more than in the previous year. They have already created 919 new jobs, and the total is expected to reach over 2,687 jobs within three

Helmut Perreten has announced his resignation as CEO of Industrielle Betriebe Interlaken (IBI), effective mid-2027. Perreten has led IBI since 2015. He intends to pursue a career outside the energy sector in

Margarita Aleksieva will take over as Head of BKW's Energy Production division at the beginning of April. She will also be promoted to the Group Executive Board. The current Head of Wind & Solar at the Bern-based energy supplier will follow in the footsteps of Philipp

The energy supplier Repower AG has a new CEO. Michael Roth will take over the reins in June 2026. He succeeds Roland Leuenberger, who has led the company since

Marc Flückiger is set to succeed Hansjörg Brunner as president of WirtschaftsPortalOst. A trained cheesemaker, he is a co-owner of SYGMA AG Liegenschaftenbetreuung in Wil. Brunner has chaired the Wil Area Business Association since its foundation in

Christina Doll and Andreas Zettel have been newly elected to the board of Netzwerk Standort Schweiz. The business development officer for the town of Schlieren and the deputy director of Lucerne Economic Development are taking over from Jasmina Ritz and Albert

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The building materials group Holcim is one of just 17 companies worldwide to have been recognised as a Global Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute. This marks the second consecutive year the company has received this

Wieland Hintz is the new Head of Market and Policy and Deputy Managing Director at Swissolar. His predecessor, David Stickelberger, will continue to support the association as Senior Policy Advisor. Anna Plancherel will become the first Director for French-speaking Switzerland at the solar energy

Raman Misinovic joins the management team at fsp Architects as the new COO. Misinovic previously spent several years as a project and team leader at fsp and most recently worked as a freelance

Rolf Schären will chair Limeco's Board of Directors from 1 May. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of EKZ and former Chief Financial Officer of Dietikon succeeds Stefano Kunz. The Schlieren-based construction executive has been a member of the Board of Directors of Regiowerk for twelve

Three companies in the ERNE Group – ERNE AG Bauunternehmung, HUSNER AG Holzbau and ERNE AG Holzbau – have been recognised as kununu Top Companies. The seal distinguishes employers who receive consistently positive ratings from their

Reto Trittibach is the new owner and managing director of INES Energieplanung. The company is striving for continuity with the aim of providing environmentally friendly solutions for energy supply. André Joosten is his

Jasmina Ritz will replace Katja Schönenberger as Managing Director of SwissFoundations in mid-March 2026. As co-founder and long-standing Managing Director of Limmatstadt AG, she brings with her extensive experience in advocacy, networking and

"Progress instead of regulation - loosening shackles, shaping the future" was the title of the latest Group of 15 symposium at Zurich's Kunsthaus. Swiss politicians and responsible players from the real estate industry came together to discuss the highly controversial status quo of the Swiss real

Urs Neuhauser stepped down from his position as CEO of Griesser, a brand active in the sun protection sector, on 12 January 2026. Stefan Leitner, previously CFO of the Griesser Group, has taken over as interim CEO. The search for a new CEO has

Patrik Wermelinger will take over the management of the organization from June 2026. He will bring back an expert on the Lucerne economic region who combines regional roots with international settlement experience. A signal for continuity and strategic development at the same

Gregory Oswald will return as CEO for the DACH market at Franke Home Solutions on 1 February 2026. He previously headed this division of the Aargau-based Franke Group from 2022 to 2024. He then served as CEO of WESCO AG in Wettingen, which was acquired by Franke in

PIRMIN JUNG Schweiz AG is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Today, the owner-managed timber construction company from Sursee employs over 150 people at seven locations in Switzerland and Germany. Circular construction is becoming increasingly

Daniel Kuster, a high-profile personality with broad real estate and governance experience, will strengthen the Group's strategic management in future. He is to be elected to the Boards of Directors of Property One Partners AG and Property One Investors AG at the Annual General Meetings in April

Patrik Wermelinger will become the new director of Lucerne Economic Development, succeeding Ivan Buck, who is stepping down after almost eight years in office. Wermelinger, who previously worked for Lucerne Economic Development from 2006 to 2016, will officially take over on 1 June

Dominic Schuhmacher becomes CEO of the property and trust company Müller Schuhmacher. Daniela Steiner is responsible for property management, Head of Sales Michael Zeugin is now also head of the Board of Directors and Christine Müller is in charge of the new Corporate Centre. Christian Furrer

A new sports powerhouse for the Zurich region will be built between Dübendorf and Wangen-Brüttisellen by fall 2026. The Zurich Sports Center in the Dürrbach area will bring together over 30 types of sport under one roof. This project combines popular and top-class sport, training and

Martin Emmenegger will become the new Director of Stadtwerk Winterthur on February 1. The former Head of Networks at ewz, the city's energy supplier, succeeds Marco Gabathuler, who is