From 1 June 2009 Gregor Hüni takes up his appointment as International Sales Director and member of the Management Team with Carl F. Bucherer, the independent watch brand with its headquarters in Lucerne.
The manufacture has workshops in Lengnau and Ste-Croix, as well as affiliates in Hongkong, Taiwan, Japan and the US. In addition, it operates with strong distribution partnerships in important markets.
In his position as International Sales Director, Gregor Hüni will be responsible for the worldwide sales and distribution of Carl F. Bucherer timekeepers, the pricing of all products, the conception and implementation of the distribution strategy, sales planning, the evolution of individual country business plans and new market development.
After completing an economics degree at the University of St. Gallen (lic. oec. HSG) specialising in finance, accounting and controlling, Gregor Hüni spent two years as a business management consultant. From 2004 to 2008, he worked as Area Sales Manager for a well-known Swiss watch brand, responsible for Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Russia, the Benelux countries, Great Britain and the US. In May 2008, he joined the Carl F. Bucherer team in Lucerne, as Regional Sales Director.
“Since the introduction of the new brand positioning in 2001, Carl F. Bucherer has undergone a successful first phase in its brand development. Now it is time to build and establish the international brand even more strongly as a manufacture, by further developing its product, marketing and distribution strategies. Leading this fantastic company further along this road provides an extremely attractive challenge for me“, explained Gregor Hüni.
“With Gregor Hüni we have managed to get on board a specialist with many years experience in premium segment watch sales. He will bring us a lot closer to the realisation of our vision of positioning Carl F. Bucherer as an exclusive watch manufacture in important world markets”, confirms Thomas Morf, CEO of Carl F. Bucherer, with every confidence.
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