Building Mountains: Ben Ku?ffer, CEO of Norqain
Ben Ku?ffer, CEO of Norqain, tells us about how he and his team started, and the path they have charted to the peak of Swiss watchmaking ? while keeping things accessible.
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Ben Ku?ffer, CEO of Norqain. Image: Norqain
In covering watches, we often circle around the same topics and the same people. Indeed, we have even written those words before ? or words to that effect. It is thus a pleasure to discover for ourselves the wonderful world of Norqain watches, and meet the strikingly upbeat CEO Ben Ku?ffer. A youthful 34 years of age, Ku?ffer is nevertheless a veteran of the watch industry, in the sense that he was previously at Breitling, before the CVC buyout, and his father is the founder of private label watchmaking firm Roventa-Henex. The elder Ku?ffer is also the chairman of the Norqain board, and the firm is blessed by the faith of star shareholders such as Mark Streit and Ted Schneider. Streit is an ice hockey player while the name Schneider might ring some bells for watchmaking enthusiasts. Indeed, Ted is the son of the former Breitling owner, and worked with Ben Ku?ffer at the Grenchen-based watchmaker.
If nothing else, this tells us that Ku?ffer knows that one of the most important ingredients in making a standout watchmaking brand is getting the right people on your team ? not as hires but as stakeholders. Admittedly, it is a little like the story of Max Busser at MB&F but the ...
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Ben Ku?ffer, CEO of Norqain. Image: Norqain
In covering watches, we often circle around the same topics and the same people. Indeed, we have even written those words before ? or words to that effect. It is thus a pleasure to discover for ourselves the wonderful world of Norqain watches, and meet the strikingly upbeat CEO Ben Ku?ffer. A youthful 34 years of age, Ku?ffer is nevertheless a veteran of the watch industry, in the sense that he was previously at Breitling, before the CVC buyout, and his father is the founder of private label watchmaking firm Roventa-Henex. The elder Ku?ffer is also the chairman of the Norqain board, and the firm is blessed by the faith of star shareholders such as Mark Streit and Ted Schneider. Streit is an ice hockey player while the name Schneider might ring some bells for watchmaking enthusiasts. Indeed, Ted is the son of the former Breitling owner, and worked with Ben Ku?ffer at the Grenchen-based watchmaker.
If nothing else, this tells us that Ku?ffer knows that one of the most important ingredients in making a standout watchmaking brand is getting the right people on your team ? not as hires but as stakeholders. Admittedly, it is a little like the story of Max Busser at MB&F but the ...
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