Congrex Switzerland announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Silvano Schär as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and Stephane Dazet as Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the company.
“We are delighted to confirm Silvano Schär as Congrex Switzerland’s CCO and Stephane Dazet as our new COO. Silvano and Stephane both have a deep passion for the business events industry, and are highly motivated to build on the success story of Congrex Switzerland,” said Daniel Brändlin, Chairman of the Board, and Julia Bicher, Member of the Board and CEO.
Silvano joined the company in 2010 as a sales representative and worked his way up to head of global marketing and sales activities. He has an executive MBA from the University of Berne and over twenty years of experience in the business events and hotel industry.
“I look forward to this new role and to working even closer with our CEO Julia Bicher, our Chief Key Account Officer Sabine Adam, and our new COO Stephane Dazet. We have a fantastic team of professionals at Congrex, who do their utmost to make it easy for our clients to concentrate on the scientific content of their conferences, while being assured that the events run without a hitch,” said Silvano Schär.
Stephane has over twenty-two years of experience in the healthcare and business events industry and possesses a deep knowledge of medical association congresses. He has worked for leading European medical associations, in the pharmaceutical industry and for an international PCO.
“I feel honoured to be part of a company that cares deeply about its employees and clients. Together with Julia Bicher, Sabine Adam, Silvano Schär and all my new colleagues, I am excited to help apply our expertise and experience for the benefit of our clients and to contribute to Congrex’ growth in our new hybrid and digital world,” said Stephane Dazet.
