After completing my education, my professional path quickly led me into leadership roles, in which I have built many years of solid and well-founded expertise. In my position at executive management level, I have gained extensive practical experience and particularly value close, trusting collaboration within teams.

Alongside my professional career, I have been deeply passionate about endurance sports for many years, especially running. A day without my running shoes almost feels like a lost day to me. Because running is truly close to my heart and I enjoy sharing this passion with others, I have pursued further education in this field, including training with Swiss Athletics.

The combination of my professional passion for leadership and my personal passion for running is deeply fulfilling to me. I am constantly looking for meaningful ways to connect these two worlds. I take great pleasure in facing both professional and athletic challenges and in bringing experiences from both areas together. From my own experience, I know what it feels like to perform under pressure – and how much running helps to develop focus, balance, and mental strength.

It is precisely from this core idea that SILENTHUNTER RUNNING COACH FOR LEADERS was created. I am not a former professional athlete explaining leadership or challenges to executives. I am an entrepreneur and manager who primarily supports leaders at C-level in transferring their management experience into sport, thereby gaining new perspectives on leadership, decision-making, and mental strength. In doing so, I consciously take the opposite approach to that chosen by many other coaches.

In addition, I find great joy in participating as a pacemaker at various running events, including the OCHSNER SPORT ZÜRICH MARATHON, the Sempacherseelauf, the SwissCityMarathon Luzern, and many other races. Supporting fellow sports enthusiasts not only as a coach but also in active competition, and accompanying them on their journey toward their goals, gives me deep personal fulfillment. This close connection to sport and to people is a central part of my work and an experience I hope to be able to pass on for many years to come.

 

Date of birth: 13 June 1977

Place of origin: Domat/Ems, Grisons

Marital status: Married, two children

 

Various senior management positions in retail, including Chairman of the Swiss Executive Board of Tchibo (Schweiz) AG.

 

• Executive MBA (EMBA), University of St. Gallen, focus on General Management

• Master’s thesis: “Brick-and-Mortar Retail in a Process of Transformation”

• Advanced studies in Marketing and Sales Innovation

• University of St. Gallen thesis: “Potential Growth Strategies”

• Long-distance runner, ultra runner, and trail runner

• Streak runner since 4 October 2020

• Coach with Swiss Athletics core and advanced certification

• Certified running coach (expected completion in 2026)

• Pacemaker experience (Zurich Marathon, SwissCityMarathon Luzern, etc.)

• Race director and community builder (pacer.ch)

• SILENTHUNTER FOR LEADERS: Individual running and mental coaching for leaders in endurance sports