Rainer Hungerbuhler

Management of GF AgieCharmilles’ sales company for South China and Hong Kong. The company has more than 100 staff working as sales, application and service engineers and generated approx. 40 million USD sales in 2008 in 3 locations: Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Dongguan. Successful integration of 3 sales companies for 3 brands into 1 common brand sales company; reorganization of the company based on modern sales management concepts, which helped to increase its market share from 10% to 16% in 2008.

Planning and coordination of the marketing activities of GF AgieCharmilles’ 9 sales companies in Asia with approx. 450 employees and over 180 million USD sales. Development of a market information data base for Asian markets; development of GF AgieCharmilles’ group strategy for India, which is currently being implemented.

Establishment of a new Representative Office in Shanghai. Its scope was the sourcing and quality assurance of garments and luggage for the big German discounters. Establishment of a new base of factories for garments and luggage in China, Vietnam and Cambodia.

Plumor and Novimex are run and owned by my father in law. Approx. 50 staff in Switzerland, Bangkok and Hong Kong. Set up and implementation of a new ERP system with various integrated e-commerce solutions; coordination of the European sales team with Far East merchandisers; negotiations with European customers’ buying departments; acquisition of new business fields.

Development, production, marketing and sales of own patented parafoils for kite surfing.

Management of Oerlikon Contraves’ R&D branch office in Geneva; coordination of the Geneva branch office with the head office in Zurich; development of air defense systems; FEM analyses of heavily stressed components.

Calculations and dynamic analysis of heavily stressed components of air defense systems.

Majors: Turbo Systems and Mechatronics