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Dr. Thomas C. Stalder

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Name: Stalder
First names: Thomas Christopher
Nationality: Swiss and British citizen
Date of birth: 10th October 1965

Phone number: +41 78 624 77 15 (cellular)
E-mail: thomas.stalder@swissbankinglaw.ch

Education: PhD (Dr. oec. HSG), University of St. Gallen 1995,
MBA (lic. oec. HSG), University of St. Gallen 1990

LANGUAGE SKILLS: SPOKEN / WRITTEN

German: mother-tongue / mother-tongue
French: spoken at home / excellent
English: near-native speaker / excellent

WORK EXPERIENCE

Since July 2005
Independent Consultant (initial partner died in 2006) on financing and M&A projects (so far valued from € 20m to € 5.8b), representing/advising the seller or buyer side;
Structuring of taylor made investment products (private placements for specific client groups from the UAE, UK, B) in collaboration with a major Swiss private banking group and a Belgian banking group. Mandates coming from family offices and UHNWI.


FKG, FRITZ KAISER GROUP, Zurich-Zollikon/Vaduz, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, [www.fkg.com];
April 2001 to June 2005.
“Managing Partner/CEO” FKG, Marketing Division;
• Development from scratch (under extremely difficult conditions) and commercialisation of the world’s first computer-assisted decision-support and media planning instrument for the sponsorship channel (state-of-the-art, fully web-based, system software & scientific database);
• World-wide acquisition of top-tier clients such as Pepsi International (USA), Anheuser Busch (USA), BMWF1(D/UK), DaimlerChrysler (D/USA), Carlsberg (Dk), SMS (UK), Ford (USA/UK), KIA (KR), and development of strategic alliances with major agency/consultancy groups (Omnicom, ATKearney, IPG, McKinsey, SBN)
• Leader of consulting projects with top-tier clients (see above) with regards to brand positioning, branding strategy and best fit of sponsorship strategies with marketing, branding and communication targets
• “Introduction services” with regards to a number of UHNWI for the benefit of FKG group and 21i.net (www.21i.net)


FUTUREBRAND (INTERPUBLIC GROUP, NYC), [www.futurebrand.com];
November 1998 to April 2001.
“Managing Partner” of the HQ and “COO” of its German-speaking affiliates [Basel, Hamburg, Düsseldorf; today integrated into McCannErickson];
FutureBrand is one of the top branding, brand consulting, design and CI companies in the world.
• Development of branding strategies, brand names, design and identity concepts for global players such as Novartis, Henkel, Roche, Nestlé, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Börse, Bahlsen, Procter&Gamble, Swarovski, Lindt. Acquisition “from scratch” of large global accounts for the FB World-Group [Bahlsen, Roche, Swarovski, P&G (Cincinnati and Geneva)]
• Member of global FB competence teams (luxury goods and pharmaceutical products)


SWATCH GROUP (SMH); TISSOT S.A., Le Locle, Switzerland;
December 1996 to October 1998.
“International Marketing Director”;
• Co-responsible for the definition, and fully responsible for the implementation of the global corporate “turnaround” marketing strategy in 22 main markets with their own subsidiaries and 120 secondary markets (taking the strong lead from the headquarters)
• Responsible for the development and implementation of the new and coherent world-wide brand identity: Co-responsible for product development, fully responsible for product environment, all world-wide communication and training tools, “BaselWorld” presence, world-wide advertising and sponsoring, world-wide media buying, merchandising, world-wide marketing controlling
• Growth 1997: ca. 25%, 1998: > 30%


SWATCH GROUP (SMH); OMEGA S.A., Biel-Bienne, Switzerland;
July 1994 to November 1996/April 1997(personality/film contracts)
“Head International Marketing and Communication & Global Marketing Controller”;
Member of the company’s “Management Committee” /“Comité de Direction”, reporting directly to Jean-Claude Biver, a member of the Swatch Group Board.
• Instrumental - as initiator - in the definition of the world-wide marketing/corporate revitalisation strategy (initiator and author of “3C: 1+1=3, a new way of thinking about marketing at Omega”; the global marketing strategy document)
• Responsible for the world-wide marketing budgets, for marketing audits in subsidiaries and for the coherent implementation of the (then) new global brand identity in 22 main markets (own subsidiaries) and 120 secondary markets (“taking the strong lead from the headquarters”)
• Responsible for the co-ordination of product launches (all aspects of the supply chain, marketing and after sales service).
• Responsible for the negotiations of all major contracts with talent agencies (e.g. Cindy Crawford, Pierce Brosnan, Michael Schumacher, Sir Peter Blake, Elle McPherson etc.) and media groups
• Responsible for all licensing contracts
• Responsible for all Hollywood film partnerships (e.g. James Bond, Apollo 13)
• Head of the international communications department and responsible for the development and production of the global advertising campaign and for the global media-buying. Instrumental in the planning of international events (St. Tropez, Milan, Tokyo, Shanghai, Dubai) and of sponsoring activities [e.g. Omega (Asian) Golf Tour, America’s Cup Team New Zealand]
• Omega is today probably THE case study for a successful repositioning in the watch industry, and I was a crucial part of the small team that made it happen.


KS KADERSCHULE ST. GALLEN AG, St. Gallen, Switzerland;
April 1992 to October 1993 [while writing my doctoral thesis].
Part-time Course Instructor for marketing (classes of engineers and businessmen)


UNILEVER [Elida Cosmetic AG], Zürich;
January 1991 to April 1992
“Assistant product manager” for male perfumery and from May 1991 on responsible for the company’s bath additives and shower gels (all dominant market leaders) as an “Acting Product Manager”


*Military Service: Between 1985 and 1988 two years of military service (until 2003 more than 3 years).
Officer of the Infantry with different functions in a federal tank brigade, “retired” in 2003;


Memberships:
• Regular invitee to the “Swann Club” Soirées, Paris
• Member of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce
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