Dominique Freymond is an independent director and consultant in corporate governance, strategy and technology. Since 1997 he has sat on more than thirty boards of directors, of large companies such as Swiss Post (Vice-Chairman 2002–2014) or Allianz Suisse, of SMEs such as SolvAxis in Sonceboz, of family businesses such as CortiBau in Winterthur, and of start-ups.
He is currently chairman or member of eight boards of directors and four advisory boards.
Previously, he worked for 14 years for IBM in Switzerland and Europe in management, sales, marketing and market-analysis positions. He then restructured the operations of the German subsidiary as Director Central Europe for Unisys. He also managed the reorientation of customer service for Switzerland and Austria. Finally, he was Chairman of the Board and Managing Director of Unisys Switzerland for 5 years.
As Chancellor of the Canton of Vaud, Dominique Freymond contributed to the modernisation of the cantonal administration. In addition to his duties as secretary of the State Council and of Parliament, he was responsible for the strategic staff and was spokesperson of the government. He was then CEO of the TKS-Teknosoft group, representing the Indian IT company Tata Consultancy Services in the field of banking solutions in Europe and offshore services. From 2003 to 2017 he was a partner of management & advisory services ltd in Erlenbach (ZH) before creating his own firm in Treyvaux (Aldérus Consulting).
His network of contacts in economic, financial and political communities is extensive. He is Vice-Chairman of the Committee of the Swiss Institute of Directors (Isade) in Bern. Since 2010 he has co-moderated the Académie des administrateurs (ACAD) in Lausanne, jointly organised by CRPM and Triple A Associés. In 2016 he joined the Board of the France-Switzerland Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He is also a member of numerous associations, including the “Club des Quatre Saisons” in Zurich, which he founded in 2003. He regularly gives talks and writes articles in “Le Temps” on corporate governance and other management topics.
A Swiss national, Dominique Freymond speaks French, German and English. He holds a master’s degree in physics and plant physiology from the University of Lausanne. He has also developed his skills in management and corporate governance at IBM, Unisys and leading schools such as INSEAD (IDP-C), Harvard, IMD and Wharton. He was also trained in relational psychology at the CRAM Centre in Montreal.