About Me

Heritage

I grew up in Switzerland, my mother being English and Scottish and my father Swiss and Italian.

Food

I was interested to learn aspects of food – something we all need.

• Msc science, food science, ETH Zürich (1989 – 1995)

Senses

A fascinating area to study the 5 human senses.

• Sensory science teacher, ETH Zürich Food Science (1997 – 1998)

Flavours

The connection of flavours to smell and thus emotions amazes me.

• 25 years of working experience in the flavour business (1998 – today)

Numbers

I find it important to have a feel for the magnitude and probability of things.

• Bsc, Statistics, ETH Zürich (1995 – 1996)
• Mathematics teacher, Freies Gymnasium Zürich (1997 – 1998)
• Mathematics teacher (getting started courses executive MBA), University of Rochester-Bern (2003 – 2014)

A Holistic View

I like to look at something from different angles. Other views enhance the picture.

• MBA General Management, University of Rochester-Bern (2001 – 2002)

Music

“A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song (Chinese proverb).”

• Piano, for relaxation (1976 – today)
• Lead singer of the Irish-Scottish Folk Band Keltic Scent (2008 – today)
• Singer for various events as “David Sings” (since 2023)