The Swatch Group Ltd.

Seevorstadt 6
CH-2501 Biel, Bern, Switzerland (Map)
Phone: +41-32-343-68-11
Fax: +41-32-343-69-11
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http://www.swatchgroup.com

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Overview

Swatch is worth watching. The Swatch Group (formerly Société Suisse de Microélectronique & d'Horlogerie) is the world's second-largest watchmaker (after Citizen Watch). Its 19 watch brands range from low-priced, collectible Swatch and Flik Flak to premium-priced Blancpain, Brequet, and Omega brands. Swatch watches are sold at some 15,000 retailers worldwide, plus at more than 500 Swatch stores, more than 1,000 shop-in-shops, and some 140 kiosks. The company supplies nearly all the components for its own watches and is a supplier to other watchmakers. Its Dress Your Body subsidiary designs and makes jewelry for the Swatch Group brands. Chairman Nicolas Hayek's family controls about 39% of The Swatch Group.

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Key financials for The Swatch Group Ltd.

Company Type Public (Swiss: UHR)
Fiscal Year-End December
2008 Sales (mil.) £3,712.0
1-Year Sales Growth 7.3%
2008 Net Income (mil.) £547.9
1-Year Net Income Growth (11.9%)
2008 Employees 23,000
1-Year Employee Growth (2.4%)
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Chairman H. C. Nicolas G. Hayek Sr.
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President Nicolas G. (Nick) Hayek Jr.
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CFO and Executive Management Board, Controlling and Finance, Quality Assurance, Investor Relations,Swatch Group UK Edgar Geiser
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