Rolf W. Schnyder, president and CEO of Ulysse Nardin, passed away unexpectedly on April 14th, 2011. The Extraordinary General Meeting of the traditional Swiss watch manufacture elected the new company management on 27th April: Chai Schnyder is to take up the office of president of the Board of Directors. The widow of Rolf W. Schnyder holds a Master of Science in Manufacturing Engineering (Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom).