Urs Furrer becomes new Director of the Swiss Trade Association
At its meeting on October 25, 2023, the Chamber of Commerce of the Swiss Confederation of Skilled Crafts (sgv) unanimously elected Urs Furrer as its new director. He succeeds Hans-Ulrich Bigler, who has stepped down due to age.
The largest umbrella organization of the Swiss economy is arranging the succession of its management: Urs Furrer will succeed Hans-Ulrich Bigler, who has stepped down due to age. The lawyer has been managing director of the industry associations Chocosuisse and Biscosuisse since 2014. Previously, Furrer was a member of the Executive Board of EXPERTsuisse and economiesuisse as well as a business lawyer at KPMG. Urs Furrer is expected to take up his post on May 1, 2024.
Urs Furrer, who lives in Aargau, is looking forward to his new role: "I would like to thank the Chamber of Commerce for the trust it has placed in me. I look forward to leading the sgv into a continued successful future together with its members." The President of the sgv, Fabio Regazzi is optimistic about the future of the association with this election: "The sgv Board is very pleased that the Swiss Chamber of Commerce has elected Urs Furrer as the new Director of the Trade Association. With his track record, his professional and social competence, his leadership experience, his many years of activity in trade associations, his political compass and his high integrity, Furrer is the right man at the right time for the sgv!" The sgv President is convinced that the designated Director will strive for good cooperation with the other business associations and will represent the positions and interests of the Swiss SME economy internally and externally in a clear, professional and convincing manner.
The replacement for the position of sgv Director had previously been paved with stumbling blocks: Originally, the position was to be filled by Henrique Schneider. However, allegations of plagiarism were made against him, so the board decided to withdraw his election on the basis of a legal opinion it had obtained. Now, however, the difficulties surrounding Hans-Ulrich Bigler's successor appear to have come to a conciliatory end.
Source and further information: www.sgv-usam.ch
