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Ernst Tanner new Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swatch Group
This press release is not available in English. Please see the French or the German versions below. Ernst Tanner Ernst Tanner est le nouveau vice-président du Conseil d’administration de Swatch Group Bienne (Suisse), 29 juin 2011 – Au cours de la réunion d’aujourd’hui, le Conseil d’administration de Swatch Group a élu Monsieur Ernst Tanner,…
Domain name swatch.ru
Swatch wins Russian domain trial also at Federal Court In a decision of 23 May 2011, the Federal Arbitrazh Court of the Moscow Circuit confirmed the position previously taken by the Tenth Arbitrazh Appellate Court and by the Court of the Region of Moscow in respect of the domain name swatch.ru. According to the Federal Court, the registrant of…
A.-L. Breguet. How watchmaking conquered the world
After the Louvre Museum in 2009, the Swiss National Museum is devoting a retrospective to the art and the life of Abraham-Louis Breguet, commonly referred to as «the greatest horologer of all time». Born in Switzerland, he established himself in Paris and extended his network throughout Europe at the turn of the 19th century. This prestigious…
COMCO opens an investigation against Swatch Group
The Swiss Competition Commission COMCO announced today on its website that «COMCO is opening an investigation against Swatch Group». This investigation was initiated by Swatch Group and should determine which mutually agreed solution is available to allow Swatch Group to reduce gradually its deliveries of mechanical watch movements and…
Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders 2011
Swatch Group: Decisions taken by the Swatch Group shareholders at the Ordinary Assembly General Meeting of Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at the Exhibition Center of Basel in Basel, Switzerland. At its today's Ordinary Assembly General Meeting, the shareholders of the Swatch Group Ltd. approved the proposals submitted by the Board of Directors with…
Message from the Chair
Address of Nayla Hayek, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Swatch Group, to the 2011 General Assembly of the Swatch Group Shareholders on May 31, 2011, at the Congress Center Basel (Switzerland). The spoken German word is valid. Ladies and gentlemen, fellow shareholders, As you certainly noticed when you entered the exhibition hall, the…