Carl Josef Otto Elsener (also known as Carl Elsener Jr. or Carl Elsener IV) (born July 1958) is a
Swiss
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entrepreneur
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An entreprene ...
and, since 2007, CEO of
Victorinox
Victorinox () is a knife manufacturer and watchmaker based in the town of Ibach, in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. It is known for its Swiss Army knives. Since its acquisition of rival Wenger in 2005, it has become the sole supplier of mul ...
AG, a family-owned company that employed 2,000 people worldwide in 2015.
Life
Carl Elsener Jr. is the great-grandson of
Karl Elsener (1860–1918) and the son of
Carl Elsener Sr.
Carl Elsener Sr. (also known as Charles Elsener or Carl Elsener III, born 6 July 1922, Ibach, Switzerland † 1 June 2013 Schwyz, Switzerland) was a Swiss entrepreneur.
Life
Carl Elsener was the grandson of Karl Elsener (1860–1918) and the ...
(1922–2013). Karl Elsener had opened a factory in
Ibach in 1884 for the production of knives and
surgical instrument
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s, from which the Messerfabrik Victorinox developed.
In October 2000, Elsener founded together with his father and his brother Eduard Elsener as a successor solution, the , to ensure the survival and further prosperity of the family business. The foundation holds 75 percent of the shares of Victorinox AG, another 15 percent belongs to the non-profit . The Elsener family owns 10 percent of the shares.
Since 2007, Elsener has led the company as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Awards
*2011 SwissAward, Business category
References
External links
Official website Victorinox
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Victorinox
Swiss businesspeople
1958 births
Living people