Background
Buess, Heinz was born on February 11, 1941 in Liestal, Switzerland. Son of Eduard and Alice (Schaub) Buess.
International trading executive
Buess, Heinz was born on February 11, 1941 in Liestal, Switzerland. Son of Eduard and Alice (Schaub) Buess.
Diploma, Swiss Federal College Commerce, Liestal.
Marketing manager, Freetown Cold Storage Limited company, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa, 1965-1969;
plant manager, F.C.S.C, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Switzerland, 1969-1971;
general manager, F.C.S.C, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Switzerland, 1972-1978;
Executive officer, H. Buess AG International, Gelterkinden, Switzerland, since 1979. Chairman of the Board Comparo AG, Bubendorf, Switzerland, since 1987. Consul general of Switzerland to the Republic of Sierra Leone, 1971-1978.
Director National Trading Company, Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1972-1976.
Member Sierra Leone Chamber of Commerce (council member 1971-1978), Sierra Leone Employers Federation (chairman 1973-1978), Rotary (vice president Freetown 1975-1978), Acqua Sports Club (founding member), Freetown Golf Club.
Married Heidi Fankhauser, August 16, 1968. Children: Claudia Anna-Katharina, Marcus Christopher.