Fred Kindle
Chairman at VZ HOLDING AG
Net worth: 63 M $ as of 2024-02-28
Profile
Manfred Kindle is a Swiss businessperson who has been at the helm of 12 different companies and presently is Chairman of VZ Holding AG, Chairman of BCA Osprey Ltd.
and Operating Advisor at Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLP.
Mr. Kindle is also on the board of Schneider Electric SE, Zurich Financial Services Ltd.
and Zurich Insurance Group Ltd.
and Chairman of Berkshire College of Agriculture.
In his past career Mr. Kindle was Chief Executive Officer for Sulzer AG Chief Executive Officer for Sulzer Industries, Inc. and Head-Products Division at Sulzer Chemtech AG (both are subsidiaries of Sulzer AG), Chief Executive Officer of ABB Ltd., Chief Executive Officer for Kinon AG, Manager-Associate Engagement at McKinsey & Co., Inc., Non-Executive Chairman of BCA Marketplace Plc, Director at Exova Treasury Ltd., Chairman for BCA Group Europe Ltd., Chairman for Exova Holdings Ltd., Non-Executive Director at Exova Group Ltd.
and Marketing Director at Hilti AG.
He received an MBA from Northwestern University and a graduate degree from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.
Known holdings in public companies
Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
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VZ HOLDING AG
1.25% | 2022-12-30 | 500,775 ( 1.25% ) | 63 M $ | 2024-02-28 |
Fred Kindle active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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VZ HOLDING AG | Chairman | 2001-12-31 |
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE | Director/Board Member | 2016-04-24 |
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd.
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. Multi-Line InsuranceFinance Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. provides insurance products and services. The company was founded on November 26, 1872 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. | Director/Board Member | - |
Berkshire College of Agriculture | Chairman | - |
BCA Osprey Ltd. | Chairman | - |
Zurich Financial Services Ltd. | Director/Board Member | 2010-01-14 |
Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLP | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Former positions of Fred Kindle
Companies | Position | End |
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Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd.
Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd. Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd. engages in the provision of life and general insurance. It offers insurance products on motor vehicles, travel, retirement, and protection. It caters to individuals, small-and-medium business enterprise, and corporations. The company was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. | Director/Board Member | 2019-02-17 |
ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP LTD | Director/Board Member | 2018-04-03 |
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Training of Fred Kindle
Northwestern University | Masters Business Admin |
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology | Graduate Degree |
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Linked companies
Listed companies | 6 |
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REXEL | Distribution Services |
SULZER LTD | Producer Manufacturing |
ABB LTD | Producer Manufacturing |
ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP LTD | Finance |
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE | Producer Manufacturing |
STADLER RAIL AG | Producer Manufacturing |
Private companies | 19 |
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BCA Marketplace Plc /Old/
BCA Marketplace Plc /Old/ Specialty StoresRetail Trade BCA Marketplace Plc operates principally in the European used vehicle market, which engaged in purchase and remarketing of vehicles and the offering of related value-added services. The company provides an efficient and effective mechanism to facilitate the exchange of used vehicles that matches the complex requirements of both vendors and buyers of used vehicles who participate in the Exchange. It operates its business through two divisions: the Vehicle Remarketing division and the Vehicle Buying division. BCA Marketplace was founded on April 30, 2014 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Retail Trade |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Hilti AG
Hilti AG Metal FabricationProducer Manufacturing Hilti AG engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of construction tools and equipment. The company's product portfolio includes anchor systems, construction chemicals, cordless systems, direct fastening, drilling and demolition, firestop, diamond coring and cutting, modular support systems, measuring systems, screw fastening, façade systems, as well as accessories. It also provides system solutions, as well as software and services. The company was founded by Martin Hilti and Eugen Hilti in 1941 and is headquartered in Schaan, Liechtenstein. | Producer Manufacturing |
Beauford Dormant No.5 Ltd.
Beauford Dormant No.5 Ltd. Construction MaterialsNon-Energy Minerals Beauford Dormant No.5 Ltd. is a holding British company. The company is based in Edinburgh, UK. Beauford Dormant No.5 was acquired by Beauford Plc on October 01, 1996 for $6.24 million. | Non-Energy Minerals |
Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd.
Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd. Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd. engages in the provision of life and general insurance. It offers insurance products on motor vehicles, travel, retirement, and protection. It caters to individuals, small-and-medium business enterprise, and corporations. The company was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. | Finance |
Sulzer Chemtech AG
Sulzer Chemtech AG Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Sulzer Chemtech AG provides products and services for separation, reaction and mixing technology. It offers mass transfer technology, including column internals, separators, trays, and design tool products; random and structured packing, and shell alliance products; and fractional and suspension crystallization, freeze concentration, and pervaporation services. The firm also provides process technology, which include distillation and absorption, liquid-liquid extraction, crystallization, membrane processes, evaporation, process plants, reaction, polymer production, pilot testing, and installation of a distillation unit services; and process services/equipment and spare parts. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland. | Producer Manufacturing |
Zurich Financial Services Ltd. | Finance |
Zurich Insurance Co. | Finance |
Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLP | Finance |
Sulzer Industries, Inc. | |
Exova Treasury Ltd.
Exova Treasury Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Part of EMT Holdings Ltd., Exova Treasury Ltd. is an acquisition vehicle. The private company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 2008. The CEO is Anne Thorburn. | Finance |
Stadler Bussnang AG
Stadler Bussnang AG Trucks/Construction/Farm MachineryProducer Manufacturing Part of Stadler Rail AG, Stadler Bussnang AG is a private company that manufactures railway rolling stock. The company is based in Bussnang, Switzerland. | Producer Manufacturing |
BCA Group Europe Ltd.
BCA Group Europe Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Part of Constellation Automotive Group Ltd., BCA Group Europe Ltd. operates as a financial holding British company. The private company is based in Farnham, UK. | Finance |
BCA Osprey Ltd. | |
Exova Holdings Ltd.
Exova Holdings Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Exova Holdings Ltd. provides laboratory based testing, calibration and advisory services. It offers its services to the aerospace, defense, fire safety, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals and transportation services. The firm also provides mobile laboratory services. The company was incorporated on August 13, 2008 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom. | Commercial Services |
Exova Group Ltd.
Exova Group Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Exova Group Ltd. provides laboratory-based testing and related advisory services. Its activities include calibration and metrology, chemistry, coatings testing, composites, corrosion testing, failure analysis, fire safety, materials testing, metal technology, microbiology, non-destructive testing, polymer testing, structures and systems. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Commercial Services |
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd.
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. Multi-Line InsuranceFinance Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. provides insurance products and services. The company was founded on November 26, 1872 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. | Finance |
Kinon AG | |
VZ Holding AG |