André Wyss – it's the new boss of Implenia

André Wyss managed to climb to the top. When he retired to Novartis in April after more than 30 years, he said that he would be tempted to serve as CEO. On October 1, he took over the position of chief of Implenia the largest construction company of Switzerland .
This is a change of direction for André Wyss – he is a veteran of Novartis and therefore a intimus of the pharmaceutical industry, not the construction industry . "I will have to acquire specialized knowledge on Implenia's different markets," said Wyss in an interview published internally at Implenia and available in the Handelszeitung. On the other hand, he is familiar with the complex tasks and major construction projects of Novartis

Responsibility for 40,000 employees

There, Wyss was the last head of country Switzerland and directed the " Novartis Commercial Operations." This division included under its aegis the production of Novartis and all the services of the enterprise beyond the pharmaceutical content, including IT, procurement and human resources Also for real estate and infrastructure Wyss was responsible; a total of $ 13 billion with responsibility for for 40,000 employees, or one-third of all Novartis employees.Wyss described as one of his duties representing the interests of Switzerland in the group of Novartis With Wyss the last director left Novartis who had roots in Basel.

He was one of the last "Vasella boys", the director of the overfather of Novartis Daniel Vasella had grown up. Upon leaving said Wyss Basler Zeitung: "The decision was not easy for me.It matured for several years as I spent my entire career in Novartis . "Wyss added:" I deliberately wanted a professional management position outside of the pharmaceutical industry. "

Corporate Careers at Novartis

[19659005] At Novartis, Wyss completed a Old school corporate career: At 16, he began as a student in the Department of Chemistry of the time Sandoz later added business studies. He rose from hierarchical level to hierarchical level up to the top of the Executive Committee. He said: "I am very grateful for all the opportunities that
Novartis has commanded over my many years of career."

Shadow of Time as Head of Country in Greece [19659025] Among his stations at Novartis include the presidency over the national companies in the ] USA and
Greece .As head of many countries, Wyss is adept at dealing with political authorities, which can be very useful in the negotiation of employment contracts. At the same time, Wyss brings with him: Head of country in Greece facing allegations of corruption Novartis .Speculation, after which his departure from the company had to do with these processes, denied the pharmaceutical giant indeed. is not yet closed – there is a risk that it's Quest on the allegations still cast a shadow.