Ansgar Gmür

Ansgar Gmür (born November 29, 1953 in Amden SG) is a Swiss economist and former director of the Swiss Homeowners Association .

Life

Gmür was born the seventh child. After his poor childhood on his parents' mountain farm and the early death of his mother, he started his professional career in 1971 with an apprenticeship as a chemical laboratory assistant at Sandoz in Basel . After completing his apprenticeship, he made up his Matura at AKAD («Academic Community for Adult Education») and at the same time found a new job as a chemical laboratory assistant at Sika AG in Zurich. In 1978 he passed the federal diploma. Matura and then began studying economics at the University of Zurich with a major in law. He finished his studies with a degree in business administration with a minor in law . In order to be able to finance his studies, he worked as a taxi driver, night porter, cashier, teacher and trainer, among others at the training center of the Schweizerische Kreditanstalt (SKA) and at AKAD.

After completing his studies, he took a position as a controller at Roche in Basel and attended the Controller Academy in Munich. For several years he worked as a lecturer at the AKAD as well as at the IMAKA (Institute for Management and Management Training) and at the SIU in Bern. At the same time he made himself available as an expert. From 1985 he was secretary of the Swiss Trade Association in Bern. Ansgar Gmür took in many federally. Commissions one seat, so u. a. in the federal Agriculture Commission, Federal Vocational Training Commission, PTT Commission, Central Commission for the Federal Final apprenticeship exams for commercial apprentices. This commission appointed him as the delegate for the LAP exams in the commercial area. At the same time he was a member of the federal Commission of the branch-neutral LAP (several thousand apprentices throughout Switzerland) and later took over the presidency of this commission.

From 1987 to 1992 he held the position of Vice Director at the Association of Employers in the Textile Industry (VATI) and was a member of the Federal. Labor Law Commission. From 1992 to 2000, as director of the Association of the Swiss Pulp, Paper and Board Industry (ZPK), he headed its office and expanded the association into a service center with a total of 14 Swiss and European associations. Ansgar Gmür had to negotiate many social plans and collective agreements with the unions in both the VATI and the paper industry. In 1997 he founded the IGEB (interest group for energy-intensive industries), which is still very active.

He also worked as a labor judge at the Zurich District Court for 14 years . During this time he continued to work as a lecturer in various fields, v. a. Labor law , rhetoric and communication , economic subjects, etc. In addition, he continued to participate in numerous commissions and working groups.

From May 2000 to the end of 2018 he was Director of the Swiss Homeowners Association. Under his leadership, the HEV developed into one of the largest organizations in Switzerland: The association now has more than 335,000 members, offers a wide range of services and publishes the biweekly specialist newspaper "Der Schweizerische Hausigentümer" with over 600,000 certified readers . Thus the newspaper was the largest newspaper in the off. Newspaper format in Switzerland when he left. As editor-in-chief for the association newspaper, Gmür writes his column. In 2015, his first book best of Ansgar was published with 108 selected columns from previous years and this book became a bestseller. Ansgar Gmür has developed the HEV Switzerland into a business unit in which the business income covers up to 80% of the association's income. In cooperation with the VZ (asset center), he succeeded in making mortgage loans more flexible by offering cheap HEV mortgages. In the area of insurance, too, advantages and many other member advantages could be negotiated for the members. Ansgar Gmür became known throughout Switzerland through both TV and radio, and many articles were written and recorded when he retired. He showed great commitment as a board member for the Association of Friends of Einsiedeln Monastery. The Federal Council appointed him as Switzerland. Energy experts and also appointed him to the federal Strategic Commission for Energy Issues. In 2015, HEV Switzerland celebrated its 100th anniversary and over 3000 members and guests came to the Rütli for the festival. In 2016, HEV Switzerland collected 143,000 signatures for the abolition of imputed rental values within a few months. To hand over the signatures in Bern, 4,000 people came to support the cause.

As of 2018, Ansgar Gmür is studying full-time as a retiree at the theological faculty in Zurich. At the same time, he is involved in a number of social NPOs and on a real estate board of directors.

Ansgar Gmür is married and has three grown daughters and lives in Affoltern am Albis. As a hobby he made appearances as a ventriloquist and enjoyed a part-time soloist training as a tenor at the Zurich Conservatory .

Works

Best of Ansgar. , Publishing House of the House Owners Association, Zurich 2015, ISBN 978-3-033-05340-3 .
The economic importance of the real estate industry in Switzerland , Ostschweiz Druck, Wittenbach 2014, ISBN 978-3-9524383-2-9 .

Web links

Ansgar Gmür on the website of the home owners association (version from 2017 in the web archive)

personal data
SURNAME	Gmür, Ansgar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss economist and association official
DATE OF BIRTH	November 29, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH	Amden , Switzerland