The Swatch Group AG Company Description
The Swatch Group AG designs, manufactures, and sells finished watches, jewelry, and watch movements and components worldwide.
The company operates through Watches & Jewelry and Electronic Systems segments. The Watches & Jewelry segment designs, produces, and commercializes watches and jewelry.
The Electronic Systems segment engages in the design, production, and commercialization of electronic components, as well as sports timing activities.
It is also involved in the provision of assembly, research and development, administration, polishing, logistics and distribution, and customer services; and hard material products, microelectronics, watch cases and crowns, miniature low-frequency quartz crystals, thin wires, miniature batteries, watch dials, watch hands, bracelets, sports timing technology and equipment, precision parts, and assembly electronic components.
In addition, the company engages in retail, communication, real estate, real estate management, finance, reinsurance, and art center businesses.
It offers its watch and jewelry products primarily under the Breguet, Harry Winston, Blancpain, Glashütte Original, Jaquet Droz, Léon Hatot, Omega, Longines, Rado, Union Glashütte, Tissot, Balmain, Certina, Mido, Hamilton, Swatch, and Flik Flak brands.
The Swatch Group AG was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland.
| Country | Switzerland |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Industry | Luxury Goods |
| Sector | Consumer Discretionary |
| Employees | 33,602 |
| CEO | Georges Hayek |
Contact Details
Address: Seevorstadt 6 Biel/Bienne, 2501 Switzerland | |
| Phone | 41 32 343 68 11 |
| Website | swatchgroup.com |
Stock Details
| Ticker Symbol | SWGNF |
| Exchange | OTCMKTS |
| Fiscal Year | January - December |
| Reporting Currency | CHF |
| ISIN Number | CH0012255144 |
| SIC Code | 3873 |
Key Executives
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Raynald Aeschlimann | Member of Executive Group Management Board and Chief Executive Officer and President of Omega Brand |
| Matthias Breschan | Chief Executive Officer of Longines Brand and Member of Extended Group Management Board |
| Georges Nicolas Hayek Jr. | President of Executive Group Management Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| Dr. Thierry Kenel | Chief Financial Officer and Member of Executive Group Management Board |
| Francois Thiebaud | Chairman of Tissot Board and Member of Executive Group Management Board |
| Florence Ollivier-Lamarque | Member of Executive Group Mgmt Board and President of Swatch Group France and France Les Boutiques |
| Dr. Marc Alexander Hayek | Member of Executive Group Management Board and Director |
| Pierre-Andre Buhler | Member of Executive Group Management Board |
| Calogero Polizzi | Chief Information Officer, Head of Group IT and Member of Extended Group Management Board |
| Daniel Everts | Co-Chief Legal Officer and Member of Extended Group Management Board |