Jean-Daniel Pasche Assumes Presidency of the FH
(Federation of the Swiss watch industry)

On 27 June, the FH appointed a new President in the person of Jean-Daniel Pasche to succeed FranÇois Habersaat, who has resigned.

FranÇois Habersaat let it be known on 22 June 2000, when he was re-elected as President of the FH, that he intended to pass on the baton to his successor before the end of his new three-year term of office. This has now been accomplished, since the General Meeting of the Federation of the Swiss Watchmaking Industry held on 27 June at the Schweizerhof in Bern unanimously elected Jean-Daniel Pasche to the presidency of the sector's umbrella association.

Born on 25 February 1956, married and the father of two children, the new President of the FH - he took up his duties on 1st July - comes originally from Servion (VD). With a degree and a doctorate in law from the University of Neuchâtel, he began in 1982 climbing the ranks of the Federal Office of Intellectual Property (lawyer, Head of Trademarks Division and Vice-Director) before accepting, in the summer of 1993, the post of Director of the FH. He has therefore been running the association for nine years, with the enlightened support of FranÇois Habersaat. All of which testifies to the fact that he has been in good hands and has a comprehensive, detailed and rigorous knowledge of watchmaking matters!

Source: www.fhs.ch
July 2002