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Commemorative ceremony
Commemorative ceremony for Nicolas G. Hayek on July 3, 2010 On Saturday, July 3, 2010, at 2 p.m., a public commemorative ceremony will be held at Kursaal, Kornhausstrasse 3, 3013 Bern (Switzerland), Arena room. You are welcome to attend. Instead of flowers, may we ask those persons who wish to commemorate Mr. Hayek to make a donation to «…
Nicolas G. Hayek 1928–2010
Press Release Biel/Bienne, 28 June 2010 - With deep sadness and regret we inform you that Mr. Nicolas G. Hayek, Chairman and Delegate of the Board of Directors of The Swatch Group Ltd. unexpectedly passed away today due to heart failure during work at his beloved Swatch Group. Mr. Nicolas G. Hayek's greatest merit was his enormous contribution…
Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders 2010
Swatch Group: Decisions taken by the Swatch Group shareholders at the Ordinary Annual General Meeting of Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at the Exhibition Center of Basel in Basel, Switzerland. Biel / Bienne (Switzerland), May 12, 2010 – At its today’s Ordinary General Meeting, the shareholders of The Swatch Group Ltd approved the proposals submitted by…
Message from the Chairman
Address of Nicolas G. Hayek, Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Swatch Group Ltd at the Assembly General 2010 of the Swatch Group Shareholders of May 12, 2010, in the Congress Center Basel (Switzerland). The spoken word is valid When Swatch Group published its sales results for 2009 on 20th January this year, they were met with…
Consolidation of company structures and major investments
The Swatch Group Ltd: Consolidation of company structures and major investments by Blancpain, Frédéric Piguet SA, François Golay SA and Valdar SA Further to the significant expansion of the Blancpain brand and consequently the company’s increasing requirements for components for movements, together with the need to adapt organization structures…
Swatch & Art Collection: Four artists create new work
Swatch has expanded its popular Swatch & Art Collection with new watches by four contemporary artists and designers working in a broad range of mediums and styles. Indian fashion designer Manish Arora contributes a wonderfully colourful Bollywood-inspired ‘movie’ watch, while French artist, writer and film director Enki Bilal presents two…