Olivier Gremaud takes over the management of Swissperform
The Swissperform Board of Directors has appointed Olivier Gremaud as the new Managing Director as of September 1, 2025. He replaces Michael Egli in this position.
Swissperform writes that this decision was made against the backdrop of ongoing strategic development and digitalization. Olivier Gremaud is a managing director, entrepreneur, motivator and former top athlete with an Olympic diploma. As a business economist and certified expert in accounting and controlling, he is also ideally equipped to lead the organization into a successful future, Swissperform continues. Michael Egli will continue to serve as Deputy CEO and Head of Legal Services.
Swissperform is the collecting society for ancillary copyrights (related rights) in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein and is subject to state supervision. It represents the holders of neighbouring rights (rightholders) vis-à-vis users (e.g. music use by broadcasting companies), negotiates tariffs with users and their associations and ensures that the corresponding monies are collected and distributed to the rightholders.
