Rudolf "Ruedi" Noser (born 14 April 1961,
Glarus
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Switzerland) is a Swiss businessman and politician (
FDP.The Liberals
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).
Education and profession
From 1978 to 1982, Noser completed an apprenticeship as a mechanic at
Rieter
Rieter is a producer of textile machinery based in Winterthur, Switzerland.
History
Founded in 1795 by Johann Jacob Rieter (1762–1826), the company initially produced textile products. In 1806, as Napoleon imposed the Continental Blockade to ...
in
Winterthur
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. He then studied at the
University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil and graduated in 1985 as an
electrical engineer. Later he continued his education at the
University of St. Gallen
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(HSG) in Business Management and at the
University of Zurich
The University of Zürich (UZH, german: Universität Zürich) is a public research university located in the city of Zürich, Switzerland. It is the largest university in Switzerland, with its 28,000 enrolled students. It was founded in 1833 f ...
in
Business Administration.
Together with his brother, he set up a software company. In 1988, Ruedi Noser co-owned Noser AG (development of measurement and
control technology) in Winterthur, which was restructured a year later to the Noser Group. Since 1996, he is the sole owner of the group. The Noser Group (Noser Management AG) includes several companies in Switzerland, Germany and Canada with a total of around 600 employees. The group competence lies in the area of telecommunications and computer science. Noser serves on the Board of Directors of Noser Management AG. From December 2006 to May 2008 he was chairman of the board of directors of Esmertec AG (now known as
Myriad Group
Myriad Group AG is a Swiss software company in the mobile communications sector. Myriad delivers consumer applications, social media and messaging solutions, and embedded software to OEM's, mobile operators and pay TV providers. Myriad operates th ...
).
From 2000 to 2006, Noser was the Central President of Swiss Engineering. Since 2006 he is member of the board of ICTswitzerland and since 2009 president of the umbrella organization of the ICT industry. He is also a member of the Industrial Advisory Board of the Department of
Computer Science
Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines (includi ...
of
ETH Zurich and a member of the board of
Economiesuisse and the Zurich Chamber of Commerce.
On 29 October 2018, Noser was elected to the Board of Directors of Crealogix Holding AG.
Ruedi Noser lives in Zurich, is married and has four children.
Politics
From 1997 to 2004, Noser was board member of the FDP Canton Zurich, from 2000 to 2003 he was also vice president and from 2003 to 2004 president ad interim of the Cantonal party. He waived a candidacy for the presidium of the FDP Canton of Zurich. From 1999 to 2009 he was also a member of the executive board of the FDP Switzerland (now FDP.The Liberals) and from 2003 to 2009 vice-president of the national party.
In the 1999–2003 parliamentary term, Ruedi Noser sat on the canton council for the Zurich FDP and between 2003 and 2015 as a representative of the FDP Canton of Zurich in the
National Council. On 22 November 2015, he was elected to the
Council of States as a representative of the Canton of Zurich.
He became a co-founder and core member of the parliamentary group "ePower" in 2005.
Since 2011, Noser has been Vice President of the parliamentary group "Fiber Optic Network Switzerland" and since 2012, President of the Economic and Monetary Policy Working Group.
References
External links
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Website from Ruedi NoserWebsite of the Noser Group''Broadcast «Schawinski'' Roger Schawinski in conversation with Ruedi Noser. 21 October 2013
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Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians
FDP.The Liberals politicians
Swiss businesspeople
University of St. Gallen alumni
University of Zurich alumni
1961 births
Living people