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Board Member
Kurt Sperisen (DOB: 1937) has acted as a counsellor to FESPA since
2000, and performs an additional role as the organisation’s
International Relations Ambassador.
Kurt was a co-founder of ESMA, the European Screen Manufacturers
Association, and has served on the board, and as president, of that
organisation.
Kurt’s career in the screenprinting sector began in 1958 with
the Swiss Silk Bolting Cloth Manufacturing Company Ltd (SSZ). Having
first occupied positions in administration, sales and marketing, he
became a director of the company in 1973 and was promoted to managing
director in 1977, a role which he fulfilled until 1995.
In that year, the merger of SSZ, SST and ZBF to SEFAR Ltd. was
effected and he continued as a member of the group management team
until his retirement at the end of 1999. During that time, he had
additional divisional management responsibility for screenprinting
fabrics.
Kurt is married and lives in his native Switzerland.
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