Kai-Uwe Schweizer

COO Colas Suisse SA, Member of the Executive Board

Lausanne Metropolitan Area

About

Experience

  • COO Colas Suisse SA, Member of the Executive Board at Colas Suisse
    Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

    Colas Suisse SA is a proud member of the Colas Group, a global leader in the construction and maintenance of transportation infrastructure. The Group’s core expertise lies in road construction and maintenance, encompassing a wide range of activities: construction, rehabilitation, preservation, and upkeep of roads, highways, airport runways, industrial and logistics facilities, urban infrastructure, and more. In Switzerland, we are a dedicated team of over 850 employees. We deliver tailored technical solutions for every project and client, managing all stages—from tendering and design to the construction and maintenance of civil infrastructure. Discover more at www.colas.ch Switzerland / VD, GE, VS, JU, NE, FR, TI, BE

  • Head Swiss French Area Civil Construction & Head Civil Construction Geneva at Implenia
    Apr 2020 - Aug 2023 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    Global responsibility for the Country Unit, overseeing 700 employees and managing a turnover of CHF 265 million across multiple sites including Vetroz, Martigny, Echandens, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Fribourg, and Onex. The unit operates in diverse sectors such as infrastructure, civil engineering, earthworks, structural engineering, hydraulic works, microtunneling, and sheet piling. Additionally, the role involves overseeing 24 production companies engaged in a range of activities, including circular economy, asphalt mixing plants, concrete production facilities, and waste disposal sites. www.implenia.com Switzerland / GE, VD, VS, NE, FR

  • Head Swiss French Area, Member of the Executive Board at AF TOSCANO AG
    Apr 2019 - Mar 2020 · 1 yr

    AF Toscano AG was an engineering and design company within the fields of building, industry and infrastructure. In the French part of Switzerland, 80 talented civil engineers, architects, process engineers, draftsmen and technology based in Lausanne, Fribourg, Delémont and Domdidier. AF Toscano AG merged 2020 with Pöyry Schweiz AG into AFRY Schweiz AG. www.afry.com/de-ch Switzerland / FR, VD, JU

  • CEO at Félix constructions sa
    May 2014 - Mar 2019 · 4 yrs 11 mos

    Félix Constructions is a highly specialized Swiss company in the design, computation, manufacturing and implementation of outstanding architectural envelopes. The 165 people company performs in innovative, complex and high-tech façade projects in Switzerland and many European countries under the direction of internationally-renowned architects. The company’s headquarter is based in Denges near Lausanne, Switzerland, incorporating a modern production center. The company has three subsidiaries – Basel, London and Madrid. Félix Constructions merged end of 2018 with the French Fayat group. https://metal.fayat.com/ Switzerland / VD UK / London ES / Madrid

  • CEO at Beyeler Ingenieure AG
    Oct 2009 - Apr 2014 · 4 yrs 7 mos

    Beyeler Ingenieure AG provided civil engineering, structural design, seismic design, consulting in Switzerland and at international level. The innovative highly dynamic, financially successful 25 people company worked mostly for general contractors and institutional clients. Based in Bern with a subsidiary in Thun the team had the opportunity to participate on mayor industrial, housing and office projects. Beyeler Ingenieure AG merged end of 2013 with BG Consulting Engineers AG. www.bg-21.com Switzerland / BE