Our team of specialists with many years of experience
Find out more about the experts behind Swiss Business Protection. We’re here to help you with our know-how and do-how, supporting you in mastering your specific business challenges.
Mona Fahmy
Mona Fahmy is an economist (MA UZH) and expert in economic crime investigation (Master of Advanced Studies in Economic Crime Investigation, MAS ECI). She is the COO of Family Assets Control AG. Since 2013, she has been advising companies on risk management (corporate security, white-collar crime, country risks, non-compliance) as well as conducting investigations and background checks. She also teaches anti-money laundering and open source intelligence (e.g. in the MAS ECI program at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts). Previously, Ms. Fahmy worked as an investigative journalist for 18 years, specializing in white-collar crime, organized crime, terrorism and wildlife crime.
Ms. Fahmy serves on the board of directors of Swiss Experts in Economic Crime Investigation (SEECI).
Wolfgang Sidler
Wolfgang Sidler, proprietor of SIDLER Information Security GmbH, is an information security expert with corporate and SME experience. He has worked in Switzerland and abroad for more than 20 years with a focus on information security, data protection and ISO 27001 certification. He is also a lecturer at the University of Lucerne Faculty of Law and is on the advisory board of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts for the CAS (Certificate of Advanced Studies) / MAS program in information security. He also served as deputy data protection officer for the canton of Lucerne for ten years. His international experience and practical expertise gained from wide-ranging projects is reflected in numerous publications and summarized in the book “Information Security Handbook for Practical Use (Informationssicherheitshandbuch für die Praxis”; www.sihb.ch.) (www.sihb.ch.)
Chris Eckert
Chris Eckert has more than 30 years of criminological experience, first as an investigator and head of investigation with the Zurich Cantonal Police and then as head of department with the Federal Criminal Police in the field of organized crime. He has been self-employed for over 11 years and manages his own company, econplus GmbH. As a criminologist, senior consultant and CSO in the fields of information security, forensics and crime prevention, he contributes his experience at the conceptual, strategic and operational level. He supports and advises decision-makers in acute risk situations as well as in connection with business risks such as cyber attacks, white-collar crime and industrial espionage. In addition, he teaches social engineering and information security at the Group's own academy.
Andreas Wisler
goSecurity AG
The core competencies of goSecurity AG are the holistic testing of your IT security, penetration tests on your infrastructure, neutral consulting in the area of information security (e.g. ISO 27001 certification) and training of your users and IT professionals. Without exception, our consultants and auditors possess basic training in IT technology. Combined with a highly developed understanding of business, our passion and ongoing professional development, this is what ensures the expertise that is so highly valued by our customers. Working for you every day: our experts are dedicated to your IT security.
Urban Lederer
Urban Lederer is the CEO of Lexxton AG. He has a technical background and holds an executive MBA. For more than 25 years he has worked in leading positions in both the government and private security sectors, and he continues to serve as lieutenant colonel at the operational level of the General Staff of the Swiss Armed Forces. He has gained broad experience at various management levels in the context of national and international security. In particular, he has specialized in the areas of integral security for companies, mobility risk management (travel security) and crisis management. Together with his team, he has been able to develop various standardized products which have become successfully established on the market.
Heinrich Schneider
Heinrich Schneider is the founder of Maxcellence GmbH, as well as being a senior security consultant and trainer. Since 2011 he has advised national and international organizations on security structures, crisis preparation and management, and duty of care. He also trains personnel in practically oriented courses on how to behave when confronted with an unsafe environment, sensitive situations and emergencies. Mr. Schneider was head of international police reforms at the Federal Office of Police for 10 years, responsible for projects in cooperation with the UN, the EU and the OSCE, and a member of the Federal Crisis Committee for Hostage-taking and Blackmail. He has worked as an advisor and front operations manager in countries throughout Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Mr. Schneider has international police leadership training and more than 30 years of experience in the security and police sector.
Lionel Bloch
Lionel Bloch is the owner of Forentec GmbH. He has over ten years of experience as a consultant in the areas of IT forensics (forensic technology), eDiscovery and IT security. His expertise especially includes evaluating digital data from relevant IT equipment, managing eDiscovery projects and consulting activities in the field of data recovery and IT security. As an officer of the Swiss Military Police, he is able to support the latter by contributing his expertise in IT forensics. Combining many years of experience in the field of security with a solid background in information technology, Mr. Bloch has always been able to serve customers effectively as an IT forensic expert and security expert.
Reto Fanger
Reto Fanger (Dr. iur., lawyer) has worked as an attorney specializing in ICT, data, media and employment law since 2003, and since 2011 he has run his own law firm, ADVOKATUR FANGER, in the city of Lucerne. He provides consulting services (including training workshops) for companies in these fields and represents them throughout Switzerland in dealings with administrative, criminal investigation and judicial authorities. Since 2003, Mr. Fanger has also been a lecturer at the University of Lucerne, since 2005 a lecturer at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and since 2017 co-organizer and conference leader of the Lucerne LAW & IT Summit (LITS) at the University of Lucerne. Mr. Fanger also served as data protection officer of the canton of Lucerne from 2011 to 2018.