​​PERSONAL COMMENT

​"Make people bloom!" I have felt called to do this for 30 years. This applies to individuals and people in companies. I am a person with high ethical values and stand for simple, clear visions and fast, creative implementation. Self-reflection and self-leadership are the basis for this. 

​Broad experience.
Broad education. Emotional competence.

Robert Suter

​M. Sc. Eng. ETH/EMBA University St. Gallen/Harvard AMP

​International board member, CEO and managing director with many years of multicultural experience in owner-managed and public listed companies in the mechanical and plant engineering, electrical engineering, chemical and plastics, aerospace, defense technology, consumer goods and real estate sectors.

Sustainable improvements of financial results, even in difficult situations, through clear and simple strategies, careful selection of personnel, systematic and motivating leadership, organic and inorganic market expansion and rapid, professional and creative implementation of action plans that have been developed.                   

​​EXPERTISE

​Strategy and organization, personnel selection, and development, change management and restructuring, M&A, worldwide development of sales networks and production sites, international marketing, project, process and contract management in R&D, technology and production, innovation management

​SOCIAL COMPETENCES

​Ability to motivate and involve stakeholders, find a balance between soft and hard factors for long-term optimal and sustainable solutions. Fast, professional & creative implementation through simplicity.

​INDUSTRY COMPETENCES

​Mechanical & plant engineering, chemical products, plastics, energy & electrical engineering, printing industry, aerospace & defense technology, automotive industry, consumer goods, real estate.

​INTERNAL. EXPERIENCE

​Many years of global leadership experience with proven success in different cultures and industries. Longer deployments in Asia, North America, and Southern Europe.

EDUCATION / LANGUAGES​

​M. Sc. Eng. ETH; Executive MBA HSG AMP Harvard, Swiss Board School, IMD HPL
German, English, French, Spanish                 

​Persönliches

​Nationality: Swiss
Other interests: Fast sports, philosophy, psychology

​work experience

YEAR COMPANY COMMMENT
​2019 -  ​Roscon GmbH
​Owner		 ​Private Company for professional mandates (Coaching, Non-Executive Board mandates, Consulting)
​2016 - 18 Villiger Söhne AG & GmbH
​CEO and Chairman in subsidiaries 		​​Family-owned, 1’700 employees, marketing & production of Cigars
Improvement of financial results and become market-driven                 
2009 - 15 Conzzeta AG 
​(Bystronic, Mammut,..) 
Group CEO and Chairman in subsidiaries		 ​Public listed, sales BCHF 1.2, 3'500 employees
Restructuring, Chances in Strategy, improved turnover, and earnings                 
​2004 - 09 ​ABB Ltd. - Small Power ​Transformers
Group Senior Vice President 		 ​Head of department, sales BUSD > 1.3
New strategy, restructuring /change with high turnover and earnings improvement                 
​2002 - 04 ABB ​Switzerland - High Voltage Technology
Head of High Voltage Division 		 ​Major company within ABB Switzerland, sales MCHF.
Offshoring, turnover and earnings improvement                 
​2000 - 02 ​ABB Korea Ltd.
President & Country Manager		 ​Subsidiary of ABB Group, sales MUSD 400
Development and expansion, improvement in sales and earnings
​1995 - 99 ​Micafil AG
​Managing Director		 ​Marketing and manufacturing of insulation components, sales MCHF 65Restructuring, sales and earnings improvement
1988 - 94 ​Cellpack AG - Advanced Composites Div.
Division Head, member of the Exec. Board (entry position: Assistent) 		​Family-owned, sales of division MCHF 30
Turnaround, sale of parts of the company, improvement of results
1984 - 88 Oerlikon Contraves (heute RUAG)
Development- and Test-Engineer Space                 
 ​Test and development of satellite components
Project Management for ISS experiments, patent application