Thomas Schweizer

General Management of the Balzers Coating Service Business in Switzerland/ Liechtenstein with two locations and around 150 employees. Oerlikon Surface Solutions Segment, BU Balzers Industrial Solutions

Region Management for Central and Eastern European countries, such as Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slowakia, Romania and Bulgaria Oerlikon Surface Solutions Segment

General Management of the Country Organisation in China with full P&L responsibility. The company comprises five business lines at three locations and 300+ employees.

Definition and support of all activities of the Swiss Chinese Chamber of Commerce Shanghai

General Manager of the legal entity Sulzer Metco AG (Switzerland) comprising several operational units as well as divisional services such as R&D, Marketing and Comminications, IT, and SAP

General Management of coating services operations based in Switzerland with full P&L responsibility and around 50 employees in two locations

Business Strategy Development across all business segments, comprehensive market and competition analyses, project member in M&A initiatives

Head of Strategic Business Unit Automotive Components, Vice President, Head of Global Sales and Global Key Account Management

Worldwide responsibility for the component business with automotive key customers. Driver of Global Account Management at Balzers

Managed four engine test benches for a broad engine size range (passenger cars, trucks, marine engines) with a team of two engineers and three technicians. Acquired engine manufacturer contracts with Iveco, DaimlerChrysler, Sauber Petronas Engineering, etc. and their associations (ACEA, OICA)

Managed exhaust emissions survey of 50 passenger cars and 5 heavy-duty truck engines

General Management, Finance, Entrepreneurship

Energy Technology, Combustion Engines, Fibre Composite Materials