Samuel Sommerhalder is an associated partner of Blacalp. He is the founder, owner and managing director of Sommerhalder Impulse specialized for Oman and offering customized services in the fields of project management in tourism, infrastructure development and investments. He has unique relations to the several stakeholders and local decision makers in the Omani market, In parallel Samuel has an important advisory mandate for Pahl AG, a major player in commercial kitchen technology, where he works on financial issues and manages the personnel administration and accounting. The Swiss company based in Dietikon offers planning and implementation of restaurants facilities all over Switzerland.
Based on his solid background and international education in banking, along with his intercultural competences, Samuel has been working over the past 35 years for several local and international companies such as UBS, Credit Suisse, SIX Group, etc. His areas of expertise and core competencies include project management, international operations, finance, accounting, investor relations, business development, marketing, corporate communications, administration and coordination on behalf of the executive board.
Samuel’s talent and passion lie in the elaboration and consultancy related to lucrative development projects in the fields of tourism and mobility, assisting his clients along the entire process from the goal definition and market entry strategy to the implementation, with a special focus on the right partners. As an experienced “Ambassador of Switzerland” in Oman, Samuel consults and supports Omani companies and organizations to establish themselves in the DACH (Austria, Germany and Switzerland) region and vice-versa in the function of a bridge builder.
He is a reliable, hands-on, solution-oriented and honest business partner, that takes initiatives, motivates others and always keeps the ideal balance between hard work and fun.
Samuel is a Swiss citizen living in Berikon (AG), Switzerland. He is proficient in spoken and written German (mother tongue), English, French and has a good knowledge of Italian, Spanish and Indonesian.