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Chief Executive Salaries

Daniel Vasella remains the most highly paid Chief Executive in Switzerland with 44.2 million francs salary for 2006.
According to the most recent study published by Ethos and presented yesterday in Zurich, the president of Switzerland’s number one pharmaceutical group earned the equivalent of CHF 120,000 / day. His remuneration was actually composed [...]

Career Advancement in Switzerland

For a variety of reasons — lack of recognintion, difficulty in rising through the ranks, or simple desire to change one’s field of work– every year in Switzerland numerous executives leave their jobs in order to advance their careers, largely due to obstacles to their advancement in their current employment.
A current refrain heard in executive [...]

Strong Growth along Lake Geneva – Executive Opoportunities

In the French speaking part of Switzerland, beyond the rapidly expanding Geneva metropolis, the economies of the lake Geneva region – Lausanne-Morges, Nyon, Vevey-Montreux, Yverdon-les-Bains—are booming.
Lausanne-Morges has roughly 310,000 inhabitants scattered over 70 communes, Nyon 60,000 inhabitants spread over 32 communes, Vevy-Montreux 73,000 inhabitants in 13 communes, and Yverdon-les-Bains 30,000 inhabitants across 7 communes.
These [...]