Michael Fahrni becomes new managing director of the Swiss Venture Club
As of April 2, 2018, Michael Fahrni will become the new Managing Director of the Swiss Venture Club (SVC). As former SVC Regional Manager Central Switzerland, he has known the club from the ground up for years. The previous Managing Director Sabine Herren had decided to leave SVC after 16 years.
With Michael Fahrni, a proven business economist with many years of management experience will take over the leadership of the Swiss Venture Club as of April 2, 2018. Michael Fahrni is not only well anchored in the Swiss SME scene, but has already been committed to the SVC in the Central Switzerland region for six years: from 2011 to 2016 as Regional Director, since 2012 as a jury member, and since 2014 as OC President of the regional Prix SVC. Professionally, he worked for many years in the corporate client business of Credit Suisse, built up individual, new business areas for the major bank and led various teams in the area of corporate client services. SVC President Andreas Gerber is looking forward to the cooperation: "With Michael Fahrni, we were able to win our ideal candidate. He brings with him all the qualities to keep the SVC's standing high in the long term and to play an active role in shaping the association's future."
Farewell after 16 successful years
With Managing Director Sabine Herren, a person leaves SVC who has contributed decisively to its success since its foundation. While she was initially mainly responsible for the Prix SVC events, since 2012 she has also been tirelessly driving the professionalization and growth of the SVC as Managing Director, enabling the association to develop into one of the most important entrepreneurial networks in Switzerland.
Sabine Herren has now decided to join Bernapark AG in Deisswil (www.bernapark.ch) to take on a new challenge. In this role, she will be jointly responsible for developing a new, attractive residential and working quarter on the site of the former Deisswil cardboard factory. Andreas Gerber regrets her departure: "On behalf of the entire association, I would like to sincerely thank Sabine Herren for her many years of exceptionally great commitment to SVC and wish her every success and all the best for the future."
Handover of office to Michael Fahrni with the change of fiscal year
Herren will continue to manage the business until March 31, 2018, and will hand over the association at the end of the fiscal year. In order to ensure a seamless transition, Fahrni will deal with some of his future tasks beforehand and familiarize himself with them. Michael Fahrni is looking forward to his new job, which will take him back to his home in Bern: "SVC is an extremely exciting and active association that has had an incredibly successful development," he explains. "It will be a great challenge to lead SVC into the future and develop it further together with the SVC team."
