Daniel Borel

Daniel Borel (born 14 February 1950[1]) is a Swiss[2] businessman and co-founder of technology firm Logitech.

Daniel Borel in 2008

Education

In 1973, Daniel Borel earned an engineering degree in Physics from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland,[3] and in 1977 received a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Stanford University.[1][3]

Business

Borel co-founded Logitech at his father-in-law's farm in 1981 with Pierluigi Zappacosta and Giacomo Marini.[4] He served as Logitech's Chairman 1982 to 2008, and served as the company's CEO from 1982 to 1988,[2][3] and again from 1992 to 1998.[2] In 1988, he took the Logitech Group public on the Swiss stock market,[4][5] and on the Nasdaq in 1997.[3] He is currently serving on Logitech's Board of Directors.[2]

Other endeavours

Borel currently serves on the board of directors of Logitech and Nestlé.[2] He also serves on the board of defitech,[2] a foundation that brings IT technology to disabled people and is chairman of swissUP,[2] a foundation dedicated to the promoting education in Switzerland.

In 2019, Borel participated in a fundraising campaign for the student chat platform "Unibuddy",[6] which raised a total of USD 5 million.[7][8]

References
  1. "Daniel Borel Profile - Forbes". Forbes. Archived from the original on 1 January 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  2. "Daniel Borel - Nestle Board of Directors Bio". Nestle. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  3. "Daniel Borel - Businessweek Executive Profile". Businessweek. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  4. Allen, Matthew (April 20, 2006). "Mouse maker reveals how niche players succeed". Switzerland: swissinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  5. "Daniel Borel - Executive Bios". Logitech. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  6. Gavin Jackson (18 June 2017). "Clever finance course mates offer helping hand to founders". Financial Times. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. "Unibuddy Raises $5 Million in Series A Round to Grow Student Chat Platform". EdSurge. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  8. Viggo Stacey (16 July 2019). "Unibuddy secures $5m Series A funding". The PIE News. Retrieved 12 July 2021.


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