A few facts about us

Consultancy:

Kappler Management AG

Analyses – Concepts  – Realisations

Owner:

Arnold Kappler, Dr. oec. HSG CMC

Background:

• Studies at St.Gallen University (HSG)
  (Licentiate, Doctorate, Dissertation "Export Publicity")
• "Export advertising for the Swiss Textile Industry", St. Gallen
  (Managing director / 4 years)
• "Viscosuisse", Emmenbrücke / Synthetic fiber industry
  (Project Manager M+A, Board member at affiliated companies, Executive Secretary / 7 years)
• "Swiss Transportation Museum", Lucerne
  (Director / 7 years, new orientation, extension / new buildings, fund raising)
• "OPES-Consulting", Lucerne
  (partner, extension of Consultancy / 6 years)

Since 1991:

• Own Consultancy, “Kappler Management AG“ (since 2004)

Awards / Prizes:              

• ASCO AWARD 2012- Special Prize for" Best Business Transformation" (award of the Association of the Swiss management consultants) for the innovative project of the economic restructuring of the Benedictine monastery of Disentis" (master plan or the sustained improvement of the (at the time) critical financial situation of the monastery.
  
  
• 2007: ASCO Award 2007 - "Certificate for Excellent Business Transformation" (Award of the Industry Association of Swiss Company Consultants (Branchenverband der schweizerischen Unternehmensberater) for the customer mandate "Bellikon Rehabilitation Clinic" (Strategic Realignment and Strategy Implementation with Balanced Scorecard).

Professional organizations:

• 15 years as President of the Central Switzerland Public Relations Association / ZSPR, long time committee member of the Swiss Public Relations Association / SPRG, entry in the professional register BR/SPRG
• Member of ASCO/FEACO
• CMC (Certified Management Consultant), since 1997 recertified 2011.
• Lecturer at Universities and Research Institutes

Peripheral activities:

• Art (10 years committee member / Presidency of Art Society Lucerne)
• Governor Lions-District 102 E (1991/1992)
• "Sister City Committee Lucerne - Chicago" (President 1999 - 2004)
• Technopark Lucerne (Committee member)
• Model trains (enthusiast!)

Residency of the company owner:

CH-8908 Hedingen, Haldenstrasse 56