Chantal Schmelz has profound knowledge and expertise in corporate
development, digitization, financing, marketing, and communication.
After leading the Marketing and Communication team for the Business
Unit Solar at Hilti Corporation and her assignment as Head Marketing and
Communication at Kistler Corporation (both large, international
holdings), she founded her own consulting agency in 2015 with a
customer base reaching from consumer goods to FinTech.
In the last 9 years, she has also been appointed to several boards of
directors (currently as Chair of the Board at the biotech, Rheiazymes AG),
chaired the Association of Female Founders in Switzerland (VFU), and
worked as a start-up coach for the University of Zurich and the University
of Basel. Additionally, she is an investor in several early-stage start-ups,
where she additionally contributes with her expertise and international
network.
Chantal holds a business management master's degree from the University of
St. Gallen and a postgraduate from the Swiss School for Journalists
(MAZ, Lucerne), with an additional professional degree in Business
Education from the University of St. Gallen and several certificates for
variety of agile/design thinking methodes.More...