Matthias Breschan

Matthias Breschan of Austria, a graduate of the Vienna University of Economics and Business, has been a member of the Swatch Group’s Extended Group Management Board since 2005, when he took over as CEO of the Hamilton watch brand. He is currently also responsible for Rado (since 1 January 2011), Swatch Group Mexico and Swatch Group Austria.

Matthias Breschan started out working in sales and marketing for Texas Instruments and Alcatel Mobile Phones. He then joined Swatch Group, first as Area Sales Manager, then moving to Swatch Telecom as divisional manager. After an interlude with Aldi France, where he was responsible for the eastern region, he returned to Swatch.