Rolf Bischofberger

Rolf Bischofberger

Head of IT of Switzerland Global Enterprise,
Switzerland

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Revenue

26,24Million USD

Employees

120

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We support Swiss SMEs in their international business and help innovative foreign companies to establish in Switzerland. This is how we create added value for our clients and prosperity for Switzerland.

 

Our mission: Enabling new business

We support Swiss SMEs in their international business and help innovative foreign companies to establish in Switzerland. This is how we create added value for our clients and prosperity for Switzerland.

 

Our vision
Swiss SMEs realize their international business potential in new and existing markets. Switzerland is the first choice of location in Europe for innovative foreign companies.

 

Our strategy

·        We provide Swiss SMEs with information, services and contacts for their entire internationalization process.

·        We target innovative foreign companies and provide them with information, services and contacts in Switzerland.

·        To this end, we work together with a unique network of national and global partners and, together with the FDFA, operate offices in 31 countries.

·        Like our services, we gear our partner network and our locations to the needs of our clients.

 

OUR POLITICAL MANDATES

As a non-profit organization, we provide a public service for our clients on behalf of the Swiss Confederation (State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO) and the cantons. The Swiss Confederation (State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO) has been mandating us to promote exports since 1927, and SECO and all cantons have been mandating us to promote Switzerland as a business location since 2008. Since 2016, S-GE has in particular been promoting the export of Swiss cleantech solutions on behalf of SECO and the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE). After three pilot years (2017-2019), the marketing of Switzerland Innovation has been integrated into the investment promotion mandate. Our mandates form important pillars of Switzerland's national economic promotion and foreign economic policy. They complement each other and by fulfilling them S-GE creates synergies, based on the combined expertise for the promotion of international business. The Liechtenstein Office of the National Economy mandates S-GE to support Liechtenstein SMEs in their international business.

 

Head of Strategic Projects + IT

·        Development of the IT strategies

·        Digitalization - realignment of IT to the needs of the new business models.

·        Enterprise architecture management / cloud integration (AWS, Azure / MS-365)

·        Project management and project control

·        Development of CRM strategy and implementation of Microsoft Dynamics CRM

·        Intranet and collaboration platform Microsoft SharePoint / process automation

·        Finance and Human Resource ERP platform; Microsoft Dynamics AX

·        Various other digitalization projects in the areas of HR, BI/Analytics/MDM

·        Full outsourcing of IT infrastructure operations, including provider change and transition

·        Development and leadership of strategic project portfolio management & reporting

·        Development of process management (BPMN) 

 

Management of the export promotion measures program - to support the order and employment situation in Switzerland - Budget volume CHF 35 million.             

 

Formation of industry clusters and conception and development of export platforms for the marketing of Swiss products and services under a common umbrella brand abroad in the areas of cleantech (Cleantech Switzerland), medical technology (Medtech Switzerland), medical tourism (Swiss Health) and architecture, engineering and design (ingenious switzerland) within the framework of public-private partnerships.

 

Winterthur Insurance

Program Director IT - FOM (Finance Operational Model)

·        Joint program management (together with the Program Director Business) for the implementation of a new, group-wide business model for the finance area based on various SAP modules. Successful implementation in Switzerland in 2006. Project size; at times up to 96 project members (business, IT and external). Project budget 1st phase 44 Mio CHF

Head of IT Corporate Centre & Common Applications    

·        Director and member of the IT Management Committee (ITMC) of Winterthur Group, reporting directly to the Group CIO. Head of department with 5 directly reporting sectors for application development and maintenance. Responsible for 100 employees

 

Head of IT Operation Centre (OPC)         

·        Vice President and member of the IT Management Team of Winterthur Switzerland. Reporting directly to the CIO Switzerland, budget responsibility for 4-10 Mio CHF. Operation and extension of all IT applications and systems of the OPC (Call Center)

·        Project management for the development and implementation of a CRM solution (Campaign Mgmt / analytical and operational CRM)

·        Development of a group-wide CRM Capability Model and IT strategy for the sales department

  • 2018 - present Head of IT at Switzerland Global Enterprise
  • 2011 - 2017 Head Strategic Projects + IT at Switzerland Global Enterprise
  • 2009 - 2011 Head Stimulus Program Trade & Export Promotion at Switzerland Global Enterprise
  • 2006 - 2009 CEO AXA Group Solutions Switzerland
  • 2004 - 2006 IT Program Director FOM - Finance Operation Model (SAP Implementation)

                       Winterthur Insurance Group

  • 2000 - 2003 Head IT Operation Center & CRM at Winterthur Insurance
  • 1995 - 2002 CIO at Swissline Direct Insurance
  • 1993 - 1995 Head IT Zuritel (Direct Insurance) at Zurich Financial Services
  • 1991 - 1993 Head of IT at Hypothekar- und Handelsbank Winterthur

 

  • 2000 - 2001 University St.Gallen, EMBA, Business Engineering
  • 2000              Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
  • 1990 - 1992 Specialist in business organization with federal certificate of proficiency
  • 1986 - 1989 Graduate in business administration with federal certificate of proficiency