Dr. Urs Lehmann
Athlete - Entrepreneur - Sports Executive
Athlete
- World Cup athlete Alpine 1988 – 1997
- World Champion Downhill 1993
- Junior World Champion Downhill 1987
- Swiss National Team 1992 – 1997
Sports executive
Swiss Ski President since 2008 / member of the Board of Directors since 2006
- Financial turnaround and establishment of strong financial structure / growth
- Boosted organization to around 200 employees and 300 athletes
- Overseeing 11 existing disciplines - integration and revival of Freeski
- Enabling outstanding sporting performances in Freestyle, Snowboard, Cross Country and Alpine
For the love of skiing & sport
- Eurosport: Co-commentator since 1997
- Salomon: Race Director Switzerland (1997 – 2002) - Managing the Swiss Salomon team with athletes such as Didier Cuche, Corinne Rey-Bellet, Franziska Aufdenblatten, Nadia Styger etc. and Service Team
- Member of the Board of the Laureus Sports for Good Foundation Switzerland
Entrepreneur
CEO and shareholder of Similasan Group
Significant growth of revenue (> +50%)
Launched new product lines
Drove global strategy, establishing 10+ new countries in LatAm, Europe, Asia
Owner of Lehmann transportation company since 2018
A snowsport family
- Married to Conny Kissling (former Swiss freestyle skier and world champion in combined 1986)
- Daughter Nina (16 year old ski racer at FIS level)
- We like to spend our time together in the snow, especially in the beautiful Swiss Alps near our home in Oberwil-Lieli.
Education & language
- Master’s in Economics from the University of St. Gallen in 2001
- Postgraduate studies at INSEAD, Fontainebleau (France) in 2005
- PhD in Economics from the University of Zurich in 2008
- Fluent in German, English, French, Italian and Spanish