Switzerland’s Best Managed Companies
Dynamic times call for strong leadershipNow in it's third year, the programme shines a spotlight on Switzerland’s most outstanding private businesses and the exceptional performance that drives them.
Become one of the Best Managed Companies 2025
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What it's like to become one of Switzerland's Best Managed Companies
How the Best Managed Companies programme works
A three step process to uncover achievements and improvement potentials
The Best Managed Companies programme aims to find the best managed, privately owned companies in Switzerland. The programme evaluates your company’s management capabilities and practices and recognises overall business performance and growth. This is how the programme works.
What’s so great about being one of the best?
Key benefits
There are obvious benefits to winning any award, but Switzerland’s Best Managed Companies programme offers some unique opportunities.
Valuable insights
Benchmarking
Foundations for future success
The benefit of being recognised as Best Managed Company
All the benefits of applying, plus more in store for being recognised as one of the Best Managed:
Reputational boost
Network
Celebrate
Who can apply
To enter the programme, the companies must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Privately held
- Turnover in excess of CHF 100mio. (not applicable for companies in the health care industry such as biotech, life science, medtech, dentaltech, and suppliers etc.)
- HQ or major decision centre in Switzerland (operations can be abroad)
- Compliant from legal, tax and ethical perspective
- Have a (financial) track record of at least three years
Could be:
- Privately owned Swiss company
- Swiss portfolio company controlled by private equity firms independent of latter’s domicile
The following organisations are ineligible:
Credit institutions, banks, insurance companies with equity shares traded at a regulated stock exchange at the time of initial acceptance to the programme, Swiss subsidiaries of foreign multinationals, government-owned entities/public sector agencies, charities and not-for-profit organisations and their affiliates and subsidiaries
In doubt, please contact us to support you along the process.
Meet the sponsors
Recognising Swiss business excellence
Frequently Asked Questions
All your questions answered
Code of Conduct
The Switzerland’s Best Managed Companies programme aims to inspire, celebrate and build a community of private businesses that are creating a better future. A leading business awards programme, recognising excellence in private Swiss-owned companies, it celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit, determination and innovation of the private business community.
The following four commitments illustrate the programme’s core expectations of winning companies:
1. Integrity
As a Best Managed company, we will act lawfully, honestly, ethically and with integrity towards our customers, employees, vendors and stakeholders.
Best Managed companies are truthful and honest about the business information provided to the Best Managed programme:
- Best Managed companies must abide by Swiss law
- Best Managed candidates will not exert undue influence upon programme coaches, sponsors, or judges
- Best Managed companies must update any change in business affecting their designation (ownership, financial, legal) when re-qualifying year over year
Treat interactions with programme sponsors, partners and their staff with the same honesty and integrity that you would apply within your own organisation.
1. Integrity
As a Best Managed company, we will act lawfully, honestly, ethically and with integrity towards our customers, employees, vendors and stakeholders.
Best Managed companies are truthful and honest about the business information provided to the Best Managed programme:
- Best Managed companies must abide by Swiss law
- Best Managed candidates will not exert undue influence upon programme coaches, sponsors, or judges
- Best Managed companies must update any change in business affecting their designation (ownership, financial, legal) when re-qualifying year over year
Treat interactions with programme sponsors, partners and their staff with the same honesty and integrity that you would apply within your own organisation.
Programme brochure
Read more about the Best Managed Companies programme.
Contacts
Andreas Bodenmann
Audit & Assurance Partner
Paul de Blasi
Tax & Legal Partner