Markus Diggelmann

Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public
lic. iur. HSG / Partner

«The most successful legal cases are always those we avoid by thinking and acting with foresight.»

Competencies

Legal work

Markus Diggelmann advises nationally as well as internationally operating enterprises in commercial and corporate law matters, in particular in M&A transactions and restructurings. He is particularly experienced in planning and executing business successions (including inheritance law matters) and restructurings of companies. He is serving as a long-standing member of the boards of directors of a variety of family owned small and mid-sized enterprises.

Education

2019

VR-CAS HSG (Certified Director for Board Effectivnes)

1990

Admitted to the St. Gallen bar

1987

Law degree at the University of St. Gallen

Professional background

2000 – 2017

Member of the Board of Examiners for Attorneys-at-Law of the Canton of St. Gallen

1999 – 2005

Lecturer at various universities

Since 1993

Attorney-at-Law with schochauer ag, partner since 1995

1990 – 1993

Legal counsel at the former Schweizerische Kreditanstalt in St. Gallen

1987 – 1988

Extraordinary District Attorney at the District Attorney’s Office in St. Gallen

Administrative board mandates

Center for Industrial Marketing St. Gallen AG, St. Gallen

Member of the board of directors
Marketing, sales and business management
www.industrialmarketing.ch

Dixa Immobilien AG, St. Gallen

Member of the board of directors
Real estate company

Hänseler AG und Hänseler Holding AG, Herisau

Member of the board of directors
Production and distribution of pharmaceuticals
www.haenseler.ch

HakaGerodur AG, Gossau

Member of the board of directors
Manufacturing of plastic products
www.haka-gerodur.ch

Kalabota AG, St. Gallen

Chairman of the board of directors
Holding company

KOBU Holding AG, Oberriet

Chairman of the board of directors
Holding company
www.kolbprotech.ch;www.conma.ch

LÜDI SWISS AG, Flawil

Member of the board of directors
Production of sample containers and weighing
pans for the field of analysis, precision closures
www.ludiswiss.com

Protech Holding AG, Oberriet

Chairman of the board of directors
Holding company

Steinegg Aktiengesellschaft, Herisau

Member of the board of directors
Holding company of Steinegg Stiftung

Tumor- und BrustZentrum Ostschweiz AG,
St. Gallen, Sargans, Rapperswil-Jona, Wattwil

Chairman of the board of directors
Institution for cancer care, early diagnosis
and treatment
www.tbz-ost.ch

Wipf Familienholding AG, Wipf Holding AG
und tabletop ag, Brugg

Member of the board of directors
Flexible packaging (Wipf AG), envelopes and
stationery (ELCO), advertising technology
(Christinger AG) and real estate (tabletop ag)
www.wipfgroup.ch

WR Weberei Russikon AG, Russikon

Member of the board of directors
www.webru.ch

Foundation board mandates

Immanuel und Ilse Straub Stiftung, St. Gallen

Director

Stiftung KSSG, St. Gallen
(Research foundation of HOCH Health Ostschweiz)

Director

Stiftung Ostschweizerische Schiedsordnung, St. Gallen

Member of foundation board

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