GZA appoints new ambassadors for Greater Zurich Area
Zürich - Die Greater Zurich Area AG (GZA) hat vier neue Persönlichkeiten zu Greater Zurich Ambassadors ernannt. Sie repräsentieren weltweit tätige Unternehmen, die sich in der Region angesiedelt haben und von dort aus erfolgreich operieren.
The location marketing organisation GZA has added four new Greater Zurich Ambassadors to its ambassador network: Jeff Poulton, CFO of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Andreas Raptopoulos, founder and CEO of Matternet, Ophelia Snyder, co-founder and president of 21.co, and Michael Vollmer, Chief Business Development Officer and Managing Director Switzerland of Photon Medical Communications. The GZA is thus honouring “the outstanding achievements and leadership qualities of these personalities in their respective industries as well as the successful establishment of their globally active companies in the Greater Zurich Area”, according to a press release. The Greater Zurich Ambassadors are important for spreading the message of the Greater Zurich Area both digitally and offline and for attracting innovative companies. The GZA now has a total of 46 Greater Zurich Ambassadors.
According to the press release, Jeff Poulton from Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, which specialises in RNAi drugs and is headquartered in the US state of Massachusetts, believes that Zurich is a “great location to build a team to lead our international activities”. The drones from Matternet, based in Mountain View, California, have been transporting laboratory samples between hospitals and laboratories in Zurich on the world’s longest drone delivery route since December 2022. “Doing business in Zurich is like doing business in the future. The city just works,” says CEO and founder Raptopoulos.
21.co, with offices in Zurich and New York, describes itself as the global market leader for exchange-traded cryptocurrency products. Its co-founder Ophelia Snyder sees Zurich as the “ideal location” for the home of her company. Michael Vollmer’s company Photon Medical Communications, based in Arizona, sells a collaboration platform for medical professionals. He praises Zurich’s “world-class employee pool, infrastructure, security, beauty, culture and cuisine”.