{"id":24358,"date":"2018-02-12T17:00:33","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T15:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/?p=24358"},"modified":"2019-06-21T11:59:50","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T09:59:50","slug":"ceo-la-mobiliere-montreux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/ceo-la-mobiliere-montreux\/","title":{"rendered":"CEO of La Mobiliere to Speak to EU Students in Montreux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EU Business School is delighted to welcome Markus Hongler, CEO of Swiss based insurance giant La Mobiliere, to speak to EU Business School students in Montreux. The event will take place at 1.30 p.m. at the Fairmont Le Montreux Palace.\u00a0Students from all EU campuses are encouraged to attend this prestigious guest speaker session, the first of many to come during EU Business School\u2019s 45<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary year.<\/p>\n<h2>A unique Swiss story<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24362 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Markus-Hongler-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Established in 1826, La Mobiliere was the first private insurer in Switzerland. Through its clear customer focused strategy,\u00a0it has\u00a0become the Swiss insurance market leader. Today, La Mobiliere stands tall as a uniquely Swiss success story. A combination of its proud 192 years of history, a workforce of more than 4,000 employees and profits of CHF 439.5 million in 2016 amount to an outstanding enterprise.<\/p>\n<h2>A progressive CEO<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Markus-Hongler-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"452\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Markus Hongler\u2019s stellar career in the insurance business has put him in the spotlight of the Swiss business world since 2011.\u00a0One of the most progressive CEOs in the insurance industry in western Europe, and a respected figure in commercial and political circles, Mr. Hongler will share his ground-breaking vision and strategy for the future of the insurance business with EU Business School students.<\/p>\n<h2>A personal approach to business<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Markus-Hongler-4-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"316\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Students from all EU campuses, faculty and invited guests will hear from Mr. Hongler about La Mobiliere\u2019s personal approach to business and their philosophy of partnership, responsibility and client orientation, ensuring their sustained success.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about\u00a0the event, Dr. Dirk Craen, president of EU Business School said, \u201cwe are honored that Mr. Hongler has agreed to take time out from his busy schedule to join us. He will be sharing with our students the challenges of the insurance industry, and insights into how La Mobili\u00e8re is tackling them. We are excited that our students will have this opportunity to learn from one of Switzerland&#8217;s most highly-regarded CEOs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This special guest speaker\u00a0session will take place at 1:30 p.m. on February 23 at Le Fairmont Montreux Palace. Students from all EU campuses are encouraged to attend this prestigious event, the first of many to come during EU Business School\u2019s 45th anniversary year.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/en\/What-s-on-EU\/What-s-on-EU.html\">Keep up-to-date with events at EU Business School.<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EU Business School is delighted to welcome Markus Hongler, CEO of Swiss based insurance giant La Mobiliere, to speak to EU Business School students in Montreux. 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