Thomas Suter is Managing Partner, co-owner, and founder of Viavanta. He has over 15 years of experience in international executive search, focusing on personalities at the management and board level in the retail, consumer goods and digital/ICT sectors. Together with Thomas Muhmenthaler, he invented and established the Multiple Search Initiative, highlighting Viavanta’s unique selling position as a trendsetter in recruitment in Switzerland.
Before founding Viavanta in 2016, he led a well-known Swiss executive search firm and held leadership positions focusing on sales and customer service in the consumer goods industry and tourism.
As a member of the global Technology Practice at Kestria, a network of boutique executive search firms in more than 40 countries with over 600 consultants, he has been a trusted insider and expert to his clients for years.
Thomas is married, father of two teenagers, and holds a degree in business administration. He enjoys spending his free time in the mountains, either biking or skiing depending on the season, and has found a second home in the beautiful Engadine. Traveling, fine dining, and spending time with good friends are also important to him.
