Bechtle appoints Christian Speck as Vice President Switzerland

With the appointment of Christian Speck as Vice President, Bechtle is transferring the previously separately managed sales channels IT system house & managed services and IT e-commerce in Switzerland to a new overall responsibility. The aim is to intensify cooperation for comprehensive customer support and to exploit additional synergies. The 54-year-old, currently Managing Director of Bechtle Schweiz AG, will thus also be responsible for the nationwide design and implementation of an integrated multichannel strategy. "Christian Speck has impressive management and industry experience. We are convinced that this step will enable us to further expand our market position as one of the leading IT partners for SMEs, enterprise customers and the public sector in Switzerland and to drive growth forward strongly," says Konstantin Ebert, COO, Bechtle AG.

Experienced top manager steers further development

Christian Speck has been at the helm of the IT service provider Bechtle Schweiz AG as Managing Director since 2020. Prior to this, he was Co-Managing Director of Steffen Informatik AG, which was acquired by Bechtle in 2016, and subsequently a member of the Management Board of Bechtle Steffen Schweiz AG. An electrical engineering graduate, he holds an Executive MBA in General Management from the University of St. Gallen. He is an honorary board member of HSG Alumni, St. Gallen.

"I am very much looking forward to my new role as Bechtle Vice President Switzerland. By linking all sales channels, we will be able to seamlessly support our customers across the entire spectrum of their digital transformation requirements - from smart procurement, IT infrastructure and innovation projects to efficient managed services. In addition, we can support Swiss companies in the strong network of the Bechtle Group throughout Europe and worldwide," says Christian Speck.

Handover from Hanspeter Oeschger to Christian Speck

January 1, 2025 also marks the end of Hanspeter Oeschger's era as divisional director of Bechtle in Switzerland. Until the end of March 2025, the renowned IT manager, who is highly respected in the industry, will continue to oversee the transition to Christian Speck and will then leave the company as planned. At the age of 65, he intends to take more time for his hobbies and family and to continue his education in the field of artificial intelligence.

Like Christian Speck, Hanspeter Oeschger joined Bechtle as co-founder and Managing Director of Steffen Informatik through the acquisition of the company. In January 2019, he assumed responsibility as Divisional Director Bechtle IT System House & Managed Services Switzerland. In this role, he played a key role in shaping the strategic and organizational realignment of the Bechtle IT system houses in Switzerland and the cooperation between the Group companies in the market.

"Over the past few years, Hanspeter Oeschger has driven forward the positioning in the Swiss market with great entrepreneurial skill and great prudence, made smart strategic decisions and led Bechtle in Switzerland to extremely pleasing growth despite economic challenges. We are very grateful to him and are delighted that he is handing over the baton of a well-positioned organization to his long-time colleague Christian Speck," says Michael Guschlbauer, COO, Bechtle AG.

Strong IT partner for the Swiss economy

Bechtle started the company's international expansion in Switzerland in 1996. In addition to the nationwide IT providers Bechtle direct and Bechtle Schweiz AG in the German-speaking parts of the country and Bechtle Suisse SA in the French-speaking parts, the group is now active in the Swiss market with the ERP and CRM specialist Aproda AG and the subsidiaries Solid Solutions AG and SGSolution AG, which specialize in PLM solutions. Bechtle employs a total of 1,162 people at 12 locations in Switzerland and generated revenue of over 505 million euros in the 2023 financial year.

Source: www.bechtle.com