Magdalena Martullo-Blocher

Magdalena Martullo-Blocher (born 13 August 1969 in Männedorf, domiciled in Schattenhalb, Meilen and Zurich) is a Swiss entrepreneur, politician (SVP), billionaire and the daughter of former Swiss Federal Councillor Christoph Blocher. She is the majority shareholder and executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors as well as Delegate of the Board of Directors for Ems-Chemie Holding AG. She has been a member of the National Council for the canton of Graubünden since 2015.[1][2]

Magdalena Martullo-Blocher
Born13 August 1969
Männedorf
NationalitySwiss
OccupationCEO, Ems-Chemie
Spouse(s)married
Children3
Parent(s)Christoph Blocher, Silvia Blocher

Early life

Martullo-Blocher is the daughter of Swiss industrialist turned politician, Christoph Blocher, who acquired the Swiss chemical company Ems-Chemie in 1983.[3] She studied business administration at the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and graduated with a licentiate.

Career

Business

From 1994 to 1996, she was Product Manager at Johnson & Johnson.[3] Between 1996 and 2000 she worked as Marketing Manager for the Swiss department at Rivella AG, a soft drink producer.

In January 2001, she joined the Ems Group and eight months later, she became a member of the Board of Directors. Since August 2002, she has been its Vice Chairman. When her father was elected to the Federal Council in the 2003 elections, he handed over his shareholding to his four children. At the time, Martullo-Blocher, who was heavily pregnant, took over the management of the company in January 2004.[4] She is now the majority shareholder in the EMS-Chemie corporation.

According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, she ranked 255th on the list of the world's richest people, with an estimated wealth of $9.76 billion.[5]

Politics

Martullo-Blocher was elected as a member of the National Council in the 2015 Swiss parliamentary elections on a list of the SVP Graubünden.[6] She remains politically active in the Commission for Economic Affairs and Taxation (WAK) and in her electoral district.[7]

She is a member of the Campaign for an Independent and Neutral Switzerland.[8]

Personal life

She is married with three children and lives in Feldmeilen, Switzerland.[3]

References
  1. Swissinfo (2021-03-05). "Gender equality continues to make progress in Swiss workforce". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2021-07-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Wahlen15 Graubünden - Die Wende, die Magdalena Martullo-Blocher zum Sieg verhalf". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  3. "Magdalena Martullo-Blocher". Forbes. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  4. "Magdalena Martullo-Blocher". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  5. "Bloomberg Billionaires Index". www.bloomberg.com. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-07-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Anti-immigration SVP wins Swiss election in big swing to right". BBC. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  7. Daum, Matthias; Jäggi, Sarah (2018-09-03). "ZEIT ONLINE | Lesen Sie zeit.de mit Werbung oder im PUR-Abo. Sie haben die Wahl". www.zeit.de. Retrieved 2021-08-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ASIN Bulletin, Élections fédérales 2015: 43 membres de l'ASIN à Berne, n°178, december 2015, p.3
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