{"id":77567,"date":"2026-05-05T22:20:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T20:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/?p=77567"},"modified":"2026-05-05T22:20:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T20:20:34","slug":"villiger-soehne-holding-ag-appoints-new-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/en\/villiger-soehne-holding-ag-ernennt-neuen-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Villiger S\u00f6hne Holding AG appoints new CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Christoph Sch\u00fcpbach takes over as CEO of the Villiger Group on 1 June 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Long-term strategy to be continued<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Villiger Group remains family-owned<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Pfeffikon\/LU, 04.05.2026 - The Board of Directors of Villiger S\u00f6hne Holding AG appoints<br>Christoph Sch\u00fcpbach as the new CEO of the Villiger Group and thanks the previous<br>Managing Director Clemens G\u00fctermann, who was appointed after completing a comprehensive<br>retires during the handover phase in 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Swiss manager Christoph Sch\u00fcpbach brings many years of international industry experience to the company.<br>and stands for clear strategies, consistent leadership and the development of high-performance teams.<br>The graduate mechanical engineer and MBA graduate of the University of Chicago Booth School of<br>Business, the Schleuniger Group - an internationally active technology company - led the<br>as CEO for eleven years and in 2020 took over the operational management of Regent Lighting, a Swiss<br>provider of professional lighting solutions. Previously, he was responsible for international market<br>and management tasks at Bystronic and ABB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/schuepbach.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/schuepbach.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/schuepbach-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/schuepbach-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/schuepbach-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jvo Grundler, Chairman of the Board of Directors: \u00abWe are delighted to have Christoph Sch\u00fcpbach on board.<br>a renowned international leader as CEO. With his<br>broad experience from various industries and different phases of the<br>development, he will lead the Villiger Group into the future with fresh perspectives.<br>lead. On behalf of the Villiger family and the Board of Directors, I would like to thank Clemens G\u00fctermann for<br>his commitment and prudent leadership in recent years, particularly in the<br>Transition phase since the death of Heinrich Villiger in summer 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company's strategy is geared towards the long term and will continue to be pursued under the new CEO.<br>by combining tradition with innovation, quality with a customer focus and<br>Combining continuity with dynamism.\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clemens G\u00fctermann worked for many years in various management functions for Villiger<br>Group, most recently as CFO and Managing Director, and during this time has led the company<br>significantly shaped the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Villiger Group<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Villiger S\u00f6hne Holding AG, headquartered in Pfeffikon, is an internationally active Swiss cigar and tobacco manufacturer.<br>Cigarillo manufacturer. Today, Villiger is one of the market leaders in the industry in Europe. The<br>The family-run company produces around one billion cigars and cigarillos a year, employs over 1,150 people and generates annual sales of over 130 million Swiss francs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Villiger Group exports to over 80 countries worldwide. Production is concentrated at six locations, the company headquarters in Switzerland (Pfeffikon, Lucerne), the head office and a further plant in Germany (Waldshut-Tiengen and B\u00fcnde-D\u00fcnne), Brazil (Bahia region), Indonesia (Ngoro\/Mojokerto) and, since 2021, in a joint venture in Nicaragua (Esteli).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.villigercigars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">villigercigars.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pfeffikon\/LU, 04.05.2026 \u2013 Der Verwaltungsrat der Villiger S\u00f6hne Holding AG ernenntChristoph Sch\u00fcpbach zum neuen CEO der Villiger Gruppe und dankt dem bisherigenGesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrer Clemens G\u00fctermann, der&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":77570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[662],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-marktplatz",""],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/schuepbach-cover.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77567"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77572,"href":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77567\/revisions\/77572"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}