Valentin Vogt
Valentin Vogt (born September 26, 1960 ) is a Swiss manager . In 2011 he took over the presidency of the Swiss Employers' Association .
Life
Vogt grew up in the canton of St. Gallen and passed the Matura (type C). He then studied business administration with a focus on finance and accounting at the University of St. Gallen . In 1984 he finished his studies with a licentiate (lic. Oec. HSG).
He then worked for the industrial company Sulzer AG , most recently from 1992 to 2000 as managing director of the Sulzer Metco division. From 2000 to 2011 he was Chairman of the Management Board and Delegate of the Board of Directors of the international mechanical engineering company Burckhardt Compression Holding AG in Winterthur. After a management buy-out, he has been co-owner of the company since 2002 and Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2011 . In 2014 he was elected to the Bucher Industries Board of Directors. In addition to other board memberships, he is a member of the Economic Advisory Board of the Swiss National Bank and is President of the Swiss Employers' Association (since 2011).
Vogt holds the rank of lieutenant colonel retired in the Swiss Army .
He is married and has two children.
Web links
- Valentin Vogt at the Swiss Employers' Association
Individual evidence
- ^ Board of Directors , Bucher Industries, accessed May 23, 2014.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vogt, Valentin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss manager and employer president |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 26, 1960 |