| Carl Elsener | |
| Occupation: | CEO of Victorinox |
| Spouse: | Veronika Elsener |
| Children: | 3 |
Carl Josef Otto Elsener (also known as Carl Elsener Jr. or Carl Elsener IV) (born July 1958) is a Swiss entrepreneur and, since 2007, CEO of Victorinox AG, a family-owned company that employed 2,000 people worldwide in 2015.[1]
Carl Elsener Jr. is the great-grandson of Karl Elsener (1860–1918) and the son of Carl Elsener Sr. (1922–2013). Karl Elsener had opened a factory in Ibach in 1884[2] for the production of knives and surgical instruments,[3] from which the Messerfabrik Victorinox developed.
In October 2000,[4] Elsener founded together with his father and his brother Eduard Elsener as a successor solution, the German: Victorinox-Stiftung, to ensure the survival and further prosperity of the family business. The foundation holds 75 percent of the shares of Victorinox AG, another 15 percent belongs to the non-profit German: Carl und Elise Elsener-Gut Stiftung. The Elsener family owns 10 percent of the shares.[5]
Since 2007, Elsener has led the company as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors.[6]