People

The people behind
Open Opportunities.

Advisory, technology and matchmaking under one roof – led by partners with more than 30 years of agency and corporate experience.

Christian Baertschi

Christian Baertschi

Partner, Managing Director

Christian is a graduate of the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and built his career in marketing and communications, complemented by executive education in Sustainability Leadership at the University of Cambridge, in the circular economy at MIT and in Climate Innovation at ETH Zurich.

He has founded several companies and built one of the largest agency groups for integrated marketing and communications services in Switzerland. His passion: getting things done and delivering results.

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Christian
Baertschi
Partner, Managing Director
+41 44 515 04 50
+41 79 631 40 56
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-baertschi/
Zurich
Mark Nikolaus Backé

Mark Nikolaus Backé

Partner, Managing Director

Mark is a graduate of the University of Munich (LMU) and built his career in innovation research and brand management.

He has held numerous leadership positions in mobility and sustainability in Germany and Switzerland. His professional passion is the lasting implementation of innovative concepts – exploring new creative business ideas while constantly measuring them against solid facts.

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Mark Nikolaus
Backé
Partner, Managing Director
+41 44 515 04 50
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-nikolaus-back%C3%A9-9590a9155/
Zurich