Prof. em. Dr. Pius Baschera

Professor Emeritus at the Department of Management, Technology, and Economics

Dep. Management,Technolog.u.Ökon.
Weinbergstr. 56/58
8092 Zürich
Switzerland

Short Bio

Born in Switzerland in 1950, Pius Baschera studied at ETH Zurich, where he graduated with a Masters Degree in Engineering and Management. He earned afterwards a Ph.D. in technical sciences. Following his academic education he joined Hilti Corporation (Liechtenstein) in 1979. He held several management positions until he became the CEO of Hilti in 1993 until 2006. 2007 he was promoted to the position Chairman of the Hilti Group. He is a Member of the Board of Directors of Roche Holding Ltd., Schindler Group, Vorwerk & Co. KG and Ardex GmbH. He is the Chairman of Venture Incubator, a seed money venture fund in Switzerland. He has been a professor for Entrepreneurship at ETH Zurich since 2007. His research fields are Entrepreneurial Management and Leadership.

Introductory lecture / Einführungsvorlesung, Unternehmensführung - Leidenschaft oder Handwerk, 20.10.2008

Additional Information

CAS ETH Entrepreneurial Leadership in Technology Ventures

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