Philipp von Büren took over responsibilitMaurice Lacroix changes in the Executive Management
A new Financial Director was appointed as part of the majority take-over of Maurice Lacroix by DKSH on 1 July 2011. As a member of the executive board, Philipp von Büren (36) took over responsibility for the financial division on 1 October 2011 from Stefan Wüest (47), who will be leaving the company at the beginning of 2012, after eight years.
Philipp von Büren has been working for DKSH, a leading company in the field of market expansion services focusing on Asia, for the past five years in a dual capacity, which includes the position of Controller for the luxury and lifestyle product segment. He spent three of these years as Controller of the special raw materials business division in Singapore.
Statement by Martin Bachmann, CEO of Maurice Lacroix: "The synergy we are striving for necessitates some staff changes. Stefan Wüest has made an outstanding contribution in recent years, enhancing the image of Maurice Lacroix through his personality; we are very grateful to him for this successful contribution. We are pleased that Philipp von Büren, who will not only take responsibility for our finances but also act as an important link between Maurice Lacroix and DKSH, is reinforcing our team and supporting it in developing and implementing our expansion initiatives".