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About us
The Greater Zurich Area AG is in charge of
promoting and marketing the
Greater Zurich Area business region abroad.
The Greater Zurich Area is one of Europe’s economically
strongest regions and comprises the area that can be reached
roughly within a 60-minute drive from Zürich international
airport.
The Greater Zurich Area AG has the following
mandates:
The Greater Zurich Area AG has been operational
since August 1999.
In September 2002, it changed its name from «The Zurich Network»
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«Greater Zurich Area AG».
Our services
The Greater Zurich Area AG is a supra-regional
non-profit organization. Our services are provided free of
charge. We are integrated in numerous networks thanks to our
public-private structure. Together with our regional partners –
business promotion agencies and providers in industry, science,
education and tourism – we provide expert service.
The services of the Greater Zurich Area AG
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Providing information about
the Greater Zurich Area business region. |
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Assisting international
companies to evaluate their future business location in
the Greater Zurich Area. |
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Advising companies with
their investment projects and providing help in
establishing a company. |
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Evaluating the ideal
company structure and possible tax savings in close
collaboration with tax professionals. |
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Organizing tailored
visitor’s programs. |
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Facilitating the right
contacts in any field. |
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Establishing contact with
the authorities in the member cantons of Aargau,
Glarus, Grisons, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Zug
and Zürich and
the cities of Zürich and Winterthur. |
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Specific expertise in Life
Sciences, Information and Communications Technology (ICT),
hightech and headquarter structures. |
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Providing assistance with
detailed questions about: establishing a company, market
environment, taxes, real estate, work permits, human
resources, financing, research facilities,
technology transfer, etc. |
Executive board
Sonja Wollkopf Walt, Chief Executive Officer
Board of directors
Prof. Dr. Hans Peter Wehrli (President), University
of Zürich
Walter Anderau, Kilchberg
Bernhard Merki, Netstal Maschinen AG
Bruno Sauter, Office for Economy and Labour of the Canton of
Zürich
Martin Vollenwyder, Zürich City Councilor
Dr. Peter Weibel, Member of the Board of Directors, Credit Suisse Group
Our sponsors
The Greater Zurich Area AG is wholly owned by the
«Greater Zurich Area Standortmarketing» Foundation, which
provides the annual budget required by Greater Zurich Area AG to
realize its goals. The foundation was established in November
1998 as a public-private partnership, since which time it has
continuously added more members. The President of the Foundation
Board is the Canton of Zürich’s Minister of Economic Affairs,
Senior Executive Officer Ernst Stocker. Members of the «Greater Zurich Area Standortmarketing» Foundation are:
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the cantons
Aargau, Glarus, Grisons, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Zug
and Zürich. |
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the cities
Winterthur and Zürich. |
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the companies
ABB (Switzerland) AG; Alpine Finanz Immobilien AG; Credit Suisse
Group; Implenia AG; Karl Steiner AG; Swiss Prime Site; Swiss Re Group; Treuco AG; UBS; Walder Wyss & Partner, Attorneys
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Law;
and Zürcher Kantonalbank. |
 Foundation
Board «Greater Zurich Area Standortmarketing»
Annual reports
Greater
Zurich Area AG – Annual Report 2008 (german)
Greater
Zurich Area AG – Annual Report 2007 (german)
Greater
Zurich Area AG – Annual Report 2006 (german)
Greater
Zurich Area AG – Annual Report 2005 (german) |
