Date of birth: 30/12/1944
Marital status: married, 2 sons
Languages: German (mother tongue), English, French
Education: Master of Arts in History, English Linguistics and Ecclesiastical History, Basle University / 1978
PhD in Military History, Zurich University / 1994
Master of Arts in National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey (USA) / 1976
Professional Career:
1978- Research Officer Intelligence Service
1987 - Head of Branch, Strategic Intelligence Service
1996 - Senior Adviser to Chief of General Staff
2001 - Director Swiss Intelligence Service
Lecturing and Publications:
1990-1993 Lecturer in Military History at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich
1979 Die Abwehr der Invasion. Die Konzeption des Oberbefehlshabers West
1940-1944 Published by Rombach, Freiburg im Breisgau 1979, 1986; 315 pages.
1998 Brot oder Waffen - Der Konflikt zwischen Volkswirtschaft und Armee in der Schweiz
1939-1945, Published by Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zürich 1998; 252 pages.
Since 2008 - Editor Allgemeine Schweizerische Militärzeitschrift (ASMZ)