Swisscard AECS
Christian Knecht has over 25 years of work experience, with their most recent role being the Head of Sourcing and Vendor Management at Swisscard AECS GmbH since January 2022. Before that, they served as the Head of IS Sourcing at ABB from September 2019 to December 2021. Prior to their role at ABB, Christian worked as a Principal Consultant and Member of the Board of Management at Karer Consulting AG from June 2016 to August 2019. Christian has also held various positions at Syngenta, Soltar AG, Credit Suisse, Hewlett-Packard, and Karer Consulting.
Christian Knecht's education history includes a Diplom-Betriebswirt (FH) degree in European Betriebswirtschaft from ESB Business School, Reutlingen University, obtained between 1993 and 1997. Additionally, they hold a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in European Business Administration from Middlesex University. From the provided information, it is not clear when they obtained this degree. In terms of additional certifications, Christian has obtained various certifications, including Certified SAFe Agilist from Scaled Agile, Inc. in October 2022, ServiceNow CSA from ServiceNow in June 2018, Accredited Trainer for Exin BCS SIAM Foundation from EXIN your ICT competence partner in March 2018, TOGAF 9 Level 1+2 from The Open Group in February 2017, COBIT5 from APMG International in March 2016, Scrum Master from International Scrum Institute™ in March 2016, and Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Practitioner from APM Group in May 2014.
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Swisscard AECS
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Swisscard AECS is a joint venture between Credit Suisse AG and American Express. Swisscard AECS is the only company in Switzerland to offer the world leading credit card brands American Express, MasterCard and Visa from a single source, in the name and on behalf of Credit Suisse AG. Customers managed by Swisscard AECS have the largest choice of credit card products on the Swiss market. Thanks to the different product ranges, customers can put together a personalized combination of cards. Swisscard AECS was established as a joint venture between Credit Suisse AG and American Express in 1998. The company handles product development, sales and marketing, customer service and card processing in Switzerland on behalf of the card issuer Credit Suisse AG. As a merchant acquirer, Swisscard AECS is also responsible for expanding and handling the American Express network of points of acceptance in Switzerland. Swisscard AECS combines the strengths of its two parent companies in the credit card business, with American Express being the global leader as far as card management is concerned and Credit Suisse AG owning strong national sales channels. As a merchant acquirer for American Express, Swisscard AECS’s job is to guarantee that the customers can use their card wherever they want all over Switzerland. SIX (formerly Telekurs) and Aduno are primarily responsible for acquiring MasterCard and Visa in Switzerland.