Sportbahnen Braunwald AG Holds General Assembly
Sportbahnen Braunwald AG operates a winter and summer sports area on the uniquely located, car-free Braunwald sun terrace. They employ up to 60 people per season, operate 7 cable cars and lifts, 3 snow groomers, 30 km of ski slopes, 2 toboggan runs, around 20 snowmakers, up to 10 km of cross-country ski trails, a network of winter hiking trails, as well as two mountain restaurants and an open-air ski bar. They thus provide the actual core infrastructure of the Braunwald tourist and leisure destination. The target audience are families, nature lovers, connoisseurs and sports enthusiasts from the Glarnerland and the wider area around the city of Zurich and Lake Zurich, the Linth area and the Zurich Oberland.
At the General Assembly of Sportbahnen Braunwald AG, the newly elected Board of Directors staed the following:
"The big thanks go to the lenders for the generous waiver of claims, the previous shareholders for agreeing to the balance sheet restructuring and the new shareholders for subscribing to the new shares. Thanks to them, the company is debt-free after the balance sheet restructuring and equipped for the future with the necessary liquidity.
"The new members of the board of directors would like to thank you for your confidence in the newly elected board of directors of Sportbahnen Braunwald AG. For the Board of Directors, this trust is both an incentive and an obligation to lead the company successfully into the future.
"A big thank you goes to the resigned board of directors, who have worked enormously for the well-being of Sportbahnen Braunwald AG over the years. Furthermore, the board of directors who had left the company has for some time been very solution-oriented, transparent and constructive for the successful restructuring of the balance sheet. Many thanks to Fritz Trümpi and Stefan Trümpi for their unusually high personal and financial commitment."
PRESENTATION and COLLECTIVE of the new Board of Directors
Constitution of the Board of Directors:
- Richard Bolt, Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Martin Zopfi, Vice President of the Board of Directors
- Toni Gisler, board member
- André Huser, member of the Board of Directors
- Markus Küng, member of the Board of Directors
- The designated Board of Directors met and got to know each other well at various meetings.
- He represents consistent values and attitudes, especially with regard to the further development of the Braunwald sports railways
- The skills and experience that the designated board of directors brings with them are broad and complement each other.
- The new board members are aware that the current balance sheet restructuring can initially increase the earnings situation in the short and medium term. Larger investments are likely to be necessary for a sustainable improvement in the earnings situation. The relevant long-term business strategy must be developed by the designated board of directors and is based not least on the new valley development.
- The designated board members are aware of the major challenges in the industry. The greatest development potential in the company was also identified
MISSION STATEMENT Board of Directors
- The Sportbahnen Braunwald AG should be a reliable service provider in Braunwald resp. Glarus Süd to be with a broadcast beyond the canton's borders.
Through well thought-out, sustainable investments, the Sportbahnen Braunwald AG should contribute qualitatively to a stronger position of the destination and the Glarus region. - The GUEST is the focus! The needs of the guests are consciously perceived and served by the company and form the highest priority in the implementation of new projects.
- The designated board of directors succeeds in creating a sustainable strategy that is tailored to the needs of the guests and that is supported by the majority of the population, by partner companies and in politics.
ERZUB as a KEY FACTOR
- The ERZUB (renewal of the Braunwald feeder road) is a key factor and a great opportunity for Braunwald at the same time.
- The future arrival point for the guests is a crucial condition for the future orientation of the facilities and offers of the Braunwald sports railways.
- An improvement and acceleration of the journey for the guests from Linthal to the winter and summer sports area of the sports railways brings a massive improvement in the market opportunities for the sports railways.
- Synergy potential through increased cooperation with Braunwald-Standseilbahn AG
- Clarity for the future and future investments
SHORT TERM MEASURES
After the successful balance sheet restructuring, the company is 100% viable. The winter season is prepared and carried out with conviction and confidence. This is also shown by the following short-term measures, which will already be active for the coming winter season:
- NEW: Rollbar (Fabian Noser) in Grotzenbühl
- NEW: New tenants (Maya Rhyner, Hans Rauner) on the Seblengrat
- NEW: ATC, Avalanche Training Center on the Grotzenbühl
- NEW: Season ticket sales in Glarus at Tödi Sport AG with added value for the guest
- NEW: New winter events are being planned
GOALS
- The guest is at the center of all strategic decisions.
- The winter operation with all its segments should also be adapted to the needs of the guests in the future.
Snow at any price is not an option for Braunwald!
- Sportbahnen Braunwald AG will change from a transport company to a tourism company in the future.
- In the future, sustainability will be given a high priority both economically and in terms of energy technology.
