Mario Christen

Sales Director | Division Manager | Key Account Management | C-Level | Healthcare | Medtech | Marketing&Sales | Investment goods | Implants | Consumables

Beckenried, Nidwalden, Switzerland

About

With over 20 years of experience in the Swiss MedTech market, I bring deep expertise in building, leading, and developing high performing sales and marketing organizations. My strengths lies in strategic thinking, relationship building, and cross functional collaboration to drive sustainable market growth. I am committed to empowering teams and creating a performance driven, motivating culture. By recruiting, developing, and mentoring talent, I enable professionals to excel in dynamic and competitive environments. Through strong partnerships with key opinion leaders and decision makers, I expand networks, strengthen market positions, and shape impactful commercial strategies that deliver measurable results aligned with organizational goals.

Experience

  • Executive Director of Sales at Karl Storz Endoskope Schweiz AG
    Jan 2026 - Jun 2026 · 6 mos

  • Head of Sales at ANKLIN AG | Ein Unternehmen von KARL STORZ
    May 2021 - Jan 2026 · 4 yrs 9 mos

  • Sales Manager Out Patient Market/ Business Development Manager at B. Braun Medical
    Jun 2018 - Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • National Sales Manager Surgical at Alcon
    Jul 2015 - May 2018 · 2 yrs 11 mos

    leading the surgical sales team, execution of business plan, networking with clinic groups and key opinion leaders, motivation and coaching sales crew to top performance (5 Account & 2 Equipment Managers), > Winning new strategic accounts from competition , successful implementation of CRM systems and transparency billing, stabilized and developed sales team

  • Sales Manager Endoscopy at Smith & Nephew
    Mar 2013 - Jun 2015 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    leading Sales & Marketing with P&L responsibility as management team member for the Endoscopy Division, market analysis, planning marketing and sales actions, leading and coaching sales & marketing team (5 members) > Achieving P&L targets, winning new key customer, forming new sales team with winner spirit, developing marketing activities (f.e. newsletter)