Overview
24. September 2024
Gabriela Manser is the new member of the F.G. Pfister Foundation Board
Gabriela Manser, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors and minority shareholder of Goba AG, Mineralquelle und Manufaktur, is a new member of the Board of the F.G. Pfister Foundation. The purpose of the F.G. Pfister Foundation is to promote innovation and entrepreneurship for the benefit of the Swiss economy and society, with the overarching aim of strengthening Switzerland as a place to live and work. With her extensive entrepreneurial knowledge and creative expertise, Gabriela Manser is an ideal addition to the Board.
26. August 2024
Successful succession planning at Promet AG
After around three years and a successful internal succession process, Roger Graf, founder, CEO and co-owner of Promet AG, is handing over the operational management of the company to the management. Erich Flühler - previously COO of Promet AG - will take over as CEO on September 1, 2024.
26. June 2024
Keynote speech by Yuval Noah Harari at the Prix Suisse 2024
The world-famous bestselling author, visionary and historian Professor Dr Yuval Noah Harari will give a keynote speech on the impact of artificial intelligence on society, the economy and politics on the 9th of November 2024 at the Prix Suisse awards ceremony in the Kursaal Bern.
19. June 2024
Büne Huber receives the "Prix Suisse" 2024 in November
On 9th November 2024, the Prix Suisse will be awarded for the fourth time. This year's Prix Suisse honours an exceptional figure from the field of culture and goes to Büne Huber from Patent Ochsner. Federal Councillor Beat Jans will present the Prix Suisse 2024 in a festive ceremony in the Kursaal Bern in the presence of four hundred invited guests from business, politics, administration, sport and culture and honour Büne Huber for his outstanding achievements and great merits as a musician, painter and artist.
15. December 2023
GROB AG Nebikon is now a part of the F.G. Pfister Foundation
As part of a succession solution, Fritz Grob, owner and Chairman of the Board of Directors of GROB AG Nebikon, is selling 90% of the company to F.G. Pfister Holding AG, under whose umbrella the entrepreneurial activities of the F.G. Pfister Foundation are bundled.
GROB AG Nebikon is a leading Swiss manufacturer and supplier of high-quality gearwheels, bevel gears, worms and worm gears for customers in the machine and vehicle construction, plant and apparatus engineering sectors.
1. December 2023
Alder + Eisenhut AG is now under the umbrella of the F.G. Pfister Foundation
As part of his succession plan, Robin T. Alder, owner, chairman of the board and CEO of Alder + Eisenhut AG, is selling 90% of the company to F.G. Pfister Holding AG, which handles entrepreneurial activities for the F.G. Pfister Foundation.
The 132-year-old traditional Swiss company Alder + Eisenhut AG based in Ebnat-Kappel (St. Gallen) is a fourth-generation family business and the leading Swiss manufacturer and marketer of gymnastics and sports equipment for school and club sports. The company has also been involved in stage building since 2005.
12. November 2023
Prix Suisse 2023: Ski racer Marco Odermatt honored and keynote interview with President Bill Clinton
Marco Odermatt receives the Prix Suisse 2023 for his outstanding performance as a top athlete and ski racer. It was awarded by Federal Councillor and Sports Minister Viola Amherd. The high-profile keynote interview with Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States of America, focused on global challenges. The Prix Suisse is an annual award presented by the non-profit organization Initiative Switzerland to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to Switzerland.
21. September 2023
Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch new member of the Board of Directors of F.G. Pfister Holding AG
Former State Secretary and Director of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch has been elected as a new member of the Board of Directors of F.G. Pfister Holding AG.
28. June 2023
President Bill Clinton attends the Prix Suisse 2023
President Bill Clinton with keynote interview at Prix Suisse 2023. Ski racer Marco Odermatt will be honoured with the «Prix Suisse 2023» for his outstanding achievements. Ex-Research Director of NASA Prof. Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen with guest lecture.