Claudio Cisullo

Claudio Cisullo
Claudio Cisullo
Born	14 May 1964 (age 60)

Claudio Cisullo (born May 14, 1964) is a Swiss serial entrepreneur and investor with Italian roots. He is founder and Chairman of his family office CC Trust Group AG and is also founder and Executive Chairman of the globally active procurement services provider Chain IQ Group AG. Claudio Cisullo ranks among the 300 wealthiest people in Switzerland.^[1]

Education

Following a technical education, Claudio Cisullo completed various advanced trainings in business and administration at the University of St. Gallen.

Career

Since 1984, Claudio Cisullo has founded a total of 26 companies in various business fields.

Claudio Cisullo is Chairman and owner of CC Trust Group AG,^[2] which he founded in 1997 as a family office and as an investment and management company. CC Trust Group AG is a Switzerland-based family office with an almost 30-year track record of success. Their scope of activities includes private equity, corporate development, management, and consultancy, both in our home market and internationally.

In 2014, Cisullo founded Chain IQ Group AG^[3] and since then has held the position of Executive Chairman.

He is the founder and Chairman of "The Circle", an international networking platform (club) for billionaires.^[4] Cisullo is considered an excellent global networker.

Mandates

While directing the investment activities of CC Trust Group, Claudio Cisullo holds multiple mandates as strategy advisor and Board Member of several international organizations. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Ringier AG,^[5] one of the biggest European media companies, since 2013 and he is a member of the Foundation Board of the Law and Economics Foundation for the promotion of the degree of "Master in Law and Economics" at the University of St. Gallen. In 2014, Cisullo founded Chain IQ Group and since then has held the position of Executive Chairman. In 2017 he founded ACC Investments SRL and in 2019 ACC One Holding AG, two companies in property development and management, both of which he serves as Chairman. In May 2021 he has been elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Romanian award-winning, premium segment, green property developer One United Properties. Claudio Cisullo has been a shareholder and Member of the Board of Directors of One United Properties since 2020 and has recently become the third largest shareholder of the company. ^[6] As of 2024, Claudio Cisullo holds dual roles as an investor and a Board Member at Artex AG.

Selected previous mandates

Member of the Board of Directors of Swiss Entrepreneurs Foundation
Member of the Board of Directors of the New York Center for Global Enterprise.^[7]
Member of the Board of Directors of Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz AG^[8]
Member of the Board of Directors of Admeira AG^[9]
Chairman of the Commercial Advisory Board of the Laureus Foundation Switzerland^[10]
Chairman of the Industrialization Advisory Board of UBS AG^[11]
Member of the Board of the Sauber F1 Team^[12]
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Marquard Media AG^[13]
Member of the Board of Trigram Global Macro Fund (Hong Kong)
Member of the Board of Directors of Swisscom IT Services, a subsidiary of Swisscom^[14]
Chairman of the Advisory Board of the International Alpine Symposium (Interlaken, Switzerland)^[15]
Member of the Advisory Board of Swiss Post (Bern, Switzerland)
Momber of the Board TM Transport & Management Holding Ltd.
Member of the European Advisory Board of Hewlett Packard Europe
Member of the Board of Corporate Express Holding USA (Denver) and Corporate Express Europe Holding Ltd. (Regensdorf, Switzerland)

Private life

Claudio Cisullo was born in Switzerland in 1964 as the son of Italian immigrants. He is the father of three daughters.

Publications

Managing By Traction (MbT) Reinventing Management in the Cyber-Age The European Business Review, November 2020
The Cyber-Organisation and the New World of Work: Advocating a twin governance and collaborative intelligence solution to overcome a constant disruptive business context The European Business Review, March 2020
Beyond Collaborative Intelligence we can see a Meta-Mind Society Surfacing and we can Dream of a Ω-Mind? The European Business Review, September 2019
Innovation (not) at the core The European Business Review, July 2019
Rethinking Future Higher Education The European Business Review, January 2019
Insights into the Transformation of Business in the Cyber-Age The European Business Review, March 2018
GLOOM vs. BLOOM OF THE FUTURE OF WORK: Can We Chart A Positive Roadmap? The European Business Review, August 2017
Beyond: Business and Society in Transformation Palgrave Macmillan, 2008

References

^ "Die 300 Reichsten". Bilanz. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
^ "CC Trust Group AG". cctrust.ch/en/home. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
^ "Chain IQ takes over UBS's procurement, Media release vom 15.11.2013" (PDF). chainiq.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
^ "Claudio Cisullo - Board Member at Ringier". THE ORG.
^ "Ringier Member of the Board". ringier.ch. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
^ "Claudio Cisullo becomes shareholder and Member of the Board of Directors of award-winning and leading Romanian property developer One United Properties". Romania-Insider.ro. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
^ "Claudio Cisullo neuer Verwaltungsrat des Center for Global Enterprise, 11.8.2015". handelszeitung.ch. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
^ "Member of the Board of Directors of Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz AG". Ringier AG. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
^ "Member of the Board of Directors of Admeira AG". persoenlich.com. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
^ "Neu gegründeter Wirtschaftsbeirat unterstützt die sozialen Anliegen von Laureus – Media release" (PDF). laureus.ch. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
^ "Vorsitzender des UBS Industrialization Advisory Board". inside-it.ch. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
^ "Verwaltungsratsmitglied des Sauber F1-Teams". handelszeitung.ch. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
^ "Marquard Media International AG: Marquard Media erweitert Verwaltungsrat – Media release". marquard-media.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
^ "Swisscom IT Services erweitert Service Geschäft - Media release". swisscom.ch. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
^ "Chairman Advisory Board des internationalen Alpensymposium". jungfrauzeitung.ch. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 2016-04-01.

External links

300 Reichsten 2022 Bilanz.ch, November 2022
Portrait Claudio Cisullo | Chain IQ Group AG
Portrait Claudio Cisullo | The Center for Global Enterprise
Portrait Claudio Cisullo | Ringier AG
Die Reichsten 2017 Bilanz.ch, Dezember 2017
Claudio Cisullo: "Für eine gute Sache bekommen Sie immer Geld" Finews.ch, Mai 2016
Der Netzwerker Schweizer Illustrierte, April 2012
Freunde des Hauses Weltwoche.ch, Ausgabe 33, 2015
Der Selfmade-Millionär, der Swisscom seine 30'000 Drucker verkauft Aargauer Zeitung, Januar 2011
Der Netzwerker - Vom Migrantenkind zum Multimillionär Blick.ch, Januar 2008
Portrait: Claudio Cisullo - Der Selfmademan Itreseller.ch, März 2005

[Die_300_Reichsten_2022-1] "Die 300 Reichsten". Bilanz. Retrieved 2022-11-25.

[CC_Trust_Group_AG-2] "CC Trust Group AG". cctrust.ch/en/home. Retrieved 2018-01-01.

[Chain_IQ_takes_over_UBS’s_procurement,_Pressemitteilung_vom_15.11._2013-3] "Chain IQ takes over UBS's procurement, Media release vom 15.11.2013" (PDF). chainiq.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2016-04-01.

[4] "Claudio Cisullo - Board Member at Ringier". THE ORG.

[Ringier_Member_of_the_Board-5] "Ringier Member of the Board". ringier.ch. Retrieved 2016-04-01.

[Claudio_Cisullo_becomes_shareholder_and_Member_of_the_Board_of_Directors_of_award-winning_and_leading_Romanian_property_developer_One_United_Properties-6] "Claudio Cisullo becomes shareholder and Member of the Board of Directors of award-winning and leading Romanian property developer One United Properties". Romania-Insider.ro. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-03.

[Claudio_Cisullo_neuer_Verwaltungsrat_des_Center_for_Global_Enterprise,_11.8.2015-7] "Claudio Cisullo neuer Verwaltungsrat des Center for Global Enterprise, 11.8.2015". handelszeitung.ch. Retrieved 2016-04-01.

[Member_of_the_Board_of_Directors_of_Ringier_Axel_Springer_Schweiz_AG-8] "Member of the Board of Directors of Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz AG". Ringier AG. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-17.

[Member_of_the_Board_of_Directors_of_Admeira_AG-9] "Member of the Board of Directors of Admeira AG". persoenlich.com. Retrieved 2016-03-17.

[Neu_gegründeter_Wirtschaftsbeirat_unterstützt_die_sozialen_Anliegen_von_Laureus_–_Media_release-10] "Neu gegründeter Wirtschaftsbeirat unterstützt die sozialen Anliegen von Laureus – Media release" (PDF). laureus.ch. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2016-04-01.

[Vorsitzender_des_UBS_Industrialization_Advisory_Board-11] "Vorsitzender des UBS Industrialization Advisory Board". inside-it.ch. Retrieved 2016-04-05.

[Verwaltungsratsmitglied_des_Sauber_F1-Teams-12] "Verwaltungsratsmitglied des Sauber F1-Teams". handelszeitung.ch. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-04-05.

[Marquard_Media_International_AG:_Marquard_Media_erweitert_Verwaltungsrat_–_Media_release-13] "Marquard Media International AG: Marquard Media erweitert Verwaltungsrat – Media release". marquard-media.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2016-04-01.

[Swisscom_IT_Services_erweitert_Service_Geschäft_–_Media_release-14] "Swisscom IT Services erweitert Service Geschäft - Media release". swisscom.ch. Retrieved 2016-04-01.

[Chairman_Advisory_Board_des_internationalen_Alpensymposium-15] "Chairman Advisory Board des internationalen Alpensymposium". jungfrauzeitung.ch. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 2016-04-01.

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