Bernhard WALKER

About

I am a Doctor of veterinary medicine and food chemist (Master Food Safety Management) with several years of working experience in Quality Assurance in Senior Management positions in Switzerland and Hong Kong

Experience

• Leiter Qualitätssicherung Micarna SA at Micarna-Gruppe
  Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

  Standortübergreifende Qualitätssicherung in der Fleisch-, Geflügel-, Ei- und Fisch-Branche mit Schlachthöfen und Produktion. Im Geflügel verfügt Micarna über die gesamte Wertschöpfungskette von den Elterntieren bis zum Produkt.

• Swiss Quality Testing Services (8 yrs 10 mos)
  • Leiter Labore Biologie SQTS
    Mar 2022 - May 2025 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    Food analyses like microbiology, molecular biology, identifications and sequencing

  • Head SQTS Fareast (Hong Kong & India); CFO Migros Consulting Services Shenzhen Ltd.
    Aug 2016 - Dec 2022 · 6 yrs 5 mos

• Migros Consulting Services (Shenzhen) Ltd. (10 yrs 2 mos)
  • Chair Board of Directors and CFO
    Aug 2014 - Dec 2022 · 8 yrs 5 mos

    Support the change of the company form from a Rep. Office to a WFOE (Ltd.). Supervision of the finance (CFO) Organization of the board of directors

  • Manager Quality Assurance
    Nov 2012 - Jul 2016 · 3 yrs 9 mos

    Build up a Quality Assurance for non food and food products sourced in Fareast and sold to Migros in Switzerland. Inspect and consult factories (manly Food) in the field of QA/QC which are chosen to deliver Migros in Switzerland

• Swiss Quality Testing Services (Courtepin, Switzerland)
  • Manager Audits and Inspections
    Jul 2005 - Oct 2012 · 7 yrs 4 mos

    Inspections, audits and consulting of food production companies, animal production worldwide

  • Responsible Veterinary Services
    Sep 2003 - Jun 2005 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Food safety (HACCP) and – Quality; Risk analyses, Technology, Toxicology, Law; Audits and Consulting Scientific support for Migros for animal protection and epizootic deseases Representative of SQTS / Migros: EurepGap (technical advisor); SNV  CEN/TC 153 Food processing machinery - Safety and hygiene specifications; Codex Alimentarius (CH expert team); TVL (GST) vet. Assoc. for food hygiene

• Veterinary Assistant at Universität Bern
  Jan 2001 - Aug 2003 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  Internship in veterinary medicine at the hospital for small animals at the university of Bern. Subjects: Surgery, Internal medicine, Radiology, Neurology, Anesthesia, Cardiology