Christian Zesiger

Christian Zesiger

+41 79 334 27 84
christian.zesiger@experts4experts.com

Managing Partner

born on July 19, 1957
resident in Allschwil n. Basel.
Language skills: German, English, French fluent, Italian partly.
Graduate as cum laude at University of Basel in Economics.

Professional Stages – main activities, successes or projects

  • Christian Zesiger started his work at CIBA-GEIGY shortly after graduation in 1983, where he was responsible for investment processes in the Agrochemistry Division.
  • By joining the Steinbeck Group in Zurich he entered logistics industry in 1987, responsible for the Managerial Policy Procedures division.
  • 1988 change to practice as Head Controlling at Goth Logistics Services, a subsidiary of the Steinbeck Group; from 1989 as CFO and member of the Executive Board. Additional functions followed in the next years (Sales & Marketing, Human Resources, EDP, Special Projects).
  • 1993 Appointment as Head of all Administrative Services of the entire transport and logistics division of the Steinbeck Group.
  • After Fiege took over the company in 1997, he was appointed CFO of F-LOG AG with the planned, but finally cancelled IPO in 2000.
  • 2003 Appointment as CFO of all international companies of the Fiege Group, accompanied by board mandates in Italy and Switzerland.
  • In order to manage the global growth of the Fiege Group, Christian Zesiger was appointed Director Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Structure in 2005.
  • 2007 he was appointed CEO of CLOSe Logistics Ltd. (4PL with Vorwerk), and in 2010 further responsibility for the entire purchasing of the Fiege Group.
  • 2013 Président Directeur Général of Fiege France.
  • Christian Zesiger has carried out restructuring projects for the Fiege Group in Poland, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Germany and Switzerland.
  • Since January 2014, Christian Zesiger has been Managing Partner and co-owner of Experts for Experts (Switzerland) Ltd. in order to bring his acquired management expertise of over 27 years into the logistics industry.

1999 to 2014 on the Board of Directors of Spedlogswiss, from 2016 Chairman of the Business Administration Commission of Spedlogswiss