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...takes calculated risks and consistently beats the odds. An engineer who developed a reputation as a marketing whiz at Olivetti and Apple Computer, De Luca took Logitech's helm in early 1998, when the company was known mostly for selling mice to PC makers. Today Logitech, incorporated in Switzerland and with headquarters in Fremont, Calif., sells a wide range of retail PC peripherals known for catchy designs and reasonable prices: webcams, wireless keyboards, game controllers and speakers...
Barker was born in Brookline and raised in Argentina and Switzerland. He graduated from the College magna cum laude...
...sounds mighty confident. Despite the red ink, the affable American, whose manner belies his nickname of "Mack the Knife," is buoyant. "I'm an optimist," he told Time. Given Credit Suisse's recent track record, Mack could be accused of wishful thinking. Consider how the 146-year-old bank - Switzerland's second-largest, with operations globally - has seen its key divisions gouged by hostile market conditions. In the third quarter Winterthur, Credit Suisse's insurance arm, punched a €955 million hole in the books, as sagging equity prices took their toll on the unit's investment portfolio. And Credit...
...seems familiar. Coca-Cola representatives say they're "looking into" any similarity. But the company is famous for defending its trademarks; while Mecca-Cola says its targets are elsewhere, Coke's lawyers might already be seeing red. THE BOURSE All Fall Down Just when you think the apocalypse at Switzerland's largest life insurer, Swiss Life, must be complete, in swoops another horseman. Last week CEO Roland Chlapowski became the second top executive to be ousted in nine months; the next day board chairman Andres Leuenberger resigned. The 145-year-old company's share price has plunged 80% this year...
...love despite religious differences." As she puts it, "Nothing brings out the poignancy of love more than when it's pitted against the ruthlessness of war." Sen has clearly struck a chord: the movie won a Junior Jury prize for best director at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland, and the script earned her a Netpac Jury prize for "courage in raising an issue of relevance in a work of cinematic density...