Hans Huber Foundation awards recognition prizes to Eastern Switzerland and Vorarlberg
As a globally active CEO, one always wants to remain a learner, and the other wants to lead specialists from apprenticeship to retirement: With the presentation of its recognition awards, the Hans Huber Foundation focused on role models on Friday evening, September 27, 2024 in Heerbrugg.
Geberit CEO Christian Buhl has recognized the signs of the times: He knows that the company's success also depends in part on its own successful vocational training, said Christian Fiechter, President of the Hans Huber Foundation, in his laudatory speech. It is exemplary when Buhl says of himself that, even as CEO of a global corporation, he himself always wants to remain a learner. His courageous commitment is helping to combat the shortage of skilled workers.
The Vorarlberg roofing entrepreneur Urs Peter is in no way inferior to him. He has made a virtue out of necessity, because 20 years ago his roofing and tinsmith company was still struggling to attract the odd application for an apprenticeship. Today, things are different: Peter Dach has become a popular training company with exciting incentives in monetary and non-monetary form as well as holistic personal development, and even runs its own vocational academy.
Urs Berger, former CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of "Mobiliar", paid tribute to the educational landscape in his speech, referring to the two award winners. The system is "perfect for being able to react to challenges in the future". As a result, the economy and society have always remained adaptable and have developed further, seized opportunities and found innovative ways: "This requires people who are courageous and willing to get involved."
Source: www.hanshuberstiftung.org
