The company has its origin in the activities of three Swiss entrepreneurs who sailed in the 1860s east to Asia.

Thomas Minder (born 26 December 1960 in Schaffhausen) is a Swiss entrepreneur and politician.

In 1881 three Swiss entrepreneurs built a brewery in Plovdiv on a hill called Kamenitza and used the name as their brand.

But Conrad Wagner, the 40-year-old Swiss entrepreneur who was standing beside the car, was not stoked.

Jobst Wagner (born February 20, 1959) is a Swiss entrepreneur.

Carlo Gatti (1817-1878) was a Swiss entrepreneur in the Victorian era.

Fabio Cavalli (born October 23, 1955) is a Swiss entrepreneur.

Swiss entrepreneurs seized the moment, offering free lighters with every carton of cigarettes.

Today Jürg Marquard is amongst the most prominent Swiss entrepreneurs.

The subsequent railways were built by private companies was led by Swiss entrepreneurs, industrialists and bankers.