Walter Vollenweider
Associate GMCS GmbH                                       

Core competence:

Management & Leadership in a multicultural environment

Introduction:

A proven expert in general management, Walter Vollenweider is widely recognized for his practical and common sense approach to leadership challenges in any given environment.

After finishing his commercial education in Zurich, he started his career with Euro-Centers, the European Language Schools.

Mr. Vollenweider joined Swissair in 1966 and pursued his career in Sales, Marketing and Operations. He held several executive positions in these fields in New York, Moscow, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Nairobi and at the Swissair head office in Zurich.

Between 1988 and 2000, Mr. Vollenweider successively directed the Swissair regions of Africa, Asia, the USA and South America. Responsibilities included sales turnover, route developments, bilateral relations with the travel trade and the alliance partners in the respective regions. Another important task was leading and developing the sales, marketing and operation teams in each local organization.

While his broad, international experience in sales and marketing substantiates his expertise in these fields, it’s Mr. Vollenweider’s extensive understanding of multicultural environments that make him an outstanding leader and people oriented human resources specialist.

Mr. Vollenweider aspires to share his vast knowledge and thoughts on management with the goal to contribute to an effective, objective driven leadership that will result in improved performance and ultimately increased profits.