David Leuenberger
Head of Region / Regional Director / Vice President
The move
MoveOettinger Davidoff AG → Tchibo
TitleVP Europe → Head of Region (Asia Pacific)
LocationBasel → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Switzerland → United Arab Emirates
Native languageGerman
Years in UAE2.8
Total experience19.7 years
Career arc
- Head of Region (Asia Pacific)Mar 2026 — Present
Tchibo· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- VP EuropeMar 2024 — Feb 2026
Oettinger Davidoff AG· Basel, Switzerland· Full-time - Regional Director - Distributor Markets AsiaJun 2014 — Aug 2023
Lindt & Sprungli· Hong Kong· Full-time
- Area Manager MEIANov 2011 — Jun 2014
- MinisterJul 2010 — Nov 2011EEvangelisch Reformierte Kirche Basel Stadt· Basel Area, Switzerland
- MBA Intern2009 — 2009NNovartis Vaccines and Diagnostics· Cambridge, MA
- MinisterNov 2003 — May 2008
Swiss Church in London
Education
- University of Oxford· Theology1999 — 2000
- Babson College - Franklin W. Olin Graduate School of BusinessMBA · MBA2008 — 2010
- University of BaselMA Theol · Theology1998 — 2002
- Freies Gymnasium BaselMatura1986 — 1996
Languages
- German · Native or bilingual
- French · Professional working
- English · Full professional
Top skills
Organizational LeadershipKey Account ManagementExecutive ManagementKey Account DevelopmentExecutive TeamFinance
About
Experienced Regional Director with a demonstrated history of working in the consumer goods industry. Skilled in Sales, Entrepreneurship, Market Research, Management, and Brand Management. Strong sales professional with a MBA focused in MBA from Babson College - Franklin W. Olin Graduate School of Business.