Stefan Frefel, CEO of Bilfinger Industrial Services in Switzerland, outlines Bilfinger's core offering of maintenance and engineering services to the pharmaceutical industry, the importance of the Swiss affiliate to the global group, and how the company is positioning itself at the forefront of digital disruption and other new industry trends.
Bilfinger is one of the leading players in the field of industrial services, with 37,000 employees globally and an output volume of EUR 4.2 billion for 2016. The Group reframed its corporate strategy to re-focus activities on two service lines, four regions and six industries, the so-called ‘2-4-6 concept.’ Could you tell us how Switzerland fits in this matrix and introduce the Swiss affiliate?
"Switzerland is home to a significantly high amount of regional headquarters of global pharma and biotech companies. Chances are that if they are our clients in Switzerland, they will be our clients in other parts of the world."
