Lieutenant General Thomas Süssli
Chief of the Armed Forces
Lieutenant General Sussli is responsible for the leadership and the development of the Swiss Armed Forces. He heads the Department’s defence sector and is directly subordinate to the head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS), Federal Councillor Viola Amherd. Under his command as Chief of the Armed Forces are the Armed Forces Staff, Joint Operations Command, the Armed Forces Logistics Organisation, the Command Support Organisation and the Training and Education Command.
Career
| 2020 | Lieutenant General, Chief of the Armed Forces |
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| 2018 | Major General, Head of Armed Forces Command Support Organisation |
| 2015 | Brigadier General, commander logistics brigade |
| 2012 | Colonel GS, deputy commander logistics brigade |
| 2008 | Deputy chief of staff in logistics brigade staff |
| 2004 | Lieutenant colonel GS, commander hospital battalion |
| 2000 | Major GS, General Staff officer in staff of territorial division |
| 1995 | Captain, commander mobile hospital company |
Civilian Career
| 2015 | Accession to career officers’ corps |
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| 2014 | CEO, Vontobel Financial Products, Singapore |
| 2011 | Director, head of Investment Advisory International, Credit Suisse AG |
| 2008 | Executive director, head of processing management, Bank Vontobel AG |
| 2001 | COO and co-owner, head of product management, IFBS AG |
| 1989 | Director, global head of collateral trading IT, UBS AG |
| 1989 | Officer/head of laboratory, UN mission UNTAG Namibia |
Documents
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CV Thomas Süssli
23.01.2020 | PDF, 1 Pages, 254 KB
