Bernhard Heusler

Bernhard Heusler
Born27 December 1963
NationalitySwiss
Alma materUniversity of Basel
Occupation(s)Businessman, lawyer
Known forFormer president of FC Basel

Bernhard Heusler (born 27 December 1963) is a Swiss businessman, lawyer and former president of the football club FC Basel.

Life

Heusler studied law at the University of Basel.[1] He was a research assistant to René Rhinow and was awarded his doctorate in law in Basel. In 1994, he completed a post-graduate course at the University of California, Davis and worked for the New York law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell. After that, he worked at the law firm Wenger Plattner in Basel, where he was a partner from 2000 to 2014.[2][3] He then worked as a consultant at the law firm Walder Wyss in Basel until 2017. Today, he is co-founder and partner at Heusler Werthmüller Heitz, an agency for consulting in business, sport and culture.[1]

Heusler holds various directorships, including that of Valora Holding AG. He is Chairman of the foundation Stiftung für kranke Kinder in Basel, which benefits sick children in Basel.[2]

Heusler is married and has two children.[2][4]

FC Basel

Bernhard Heusler was President and Delegate of the Board of Directors of the football club FC Basel.[5] From 2012 to 2017, Heusler served as President of the football club.[6][1] When he stepped down, FC Basel appointed him Honorary President.[7] Under Heusler's leadership, the Swiss club won the championship title eight times in a row[6] and FC Basel recorded a turnover of over 100 million Swiss francs for the first time.[8]

In 2022, his honorary position was expanded to include the role of advisor.[7][9]

Publications

  • Ein Team gewinnt immer. Mein Leadership-Abc. NZZ Libro, Basel 2023. ISBN 978-3-907396-49-0

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dr. Bernhard Heusler". cas-sportmanagement.ch. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Iso Ambühl (21 February 2012). "Machtnetz von Bernhard Heusler: Der Daig-Mann". handelszeitung.ch. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  3. ^ "euro adhoc: Valora Holding AG / Geschäftszahlen/Bilanz / Valora: Trendwende im zweiten Halbjahr eröffnet erfreuliche Zukunftsperspektiven". ots.at. 3 April 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  4. ^ François Schmid-Bechtel (9 March 2015). "«Er atmet den FCB» - ein Portrait über Bernhard Heusler". Luzerner Zeitung. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Verwaltungsrat". fcb.ch. 13 July 2008. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b "What does a club expect from a head coach?". uefa.com. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  7. ^ a b Christoph Kieslich, Jakob Weber (10 May 2022). "Heusler als Berater wieder beim FCB – eine Rückkehr, die Hoffnungen schürt". Watson. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  8. ^ "FC Basel knackt 100-Millionen-Marke". nzz.ch. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  9. ^ Andreas Böni (11 May 2022). "Bernhard Heusler will keinen Lohn vom FCB". blick.ch. Retrieved 9 January 2024.