# Nicolas G. Hayek: founder, The Swatch Group

Canonical ID: `3022c964-e958-4643-9de0-39e01bcdd0b3`

Lebanese-Swiss businessman (1928-2010) who co-founded the Swatch Group in 1983 through the merger of ASUAG and SSIH, saving the Swiss watch industry from the quartz crisis. Served as Chairman and Delegate of the Board from 1986 until his death in 2010. Born in Beirut, French Lebanon.

- **Nationality:** Lebanese-Swiss
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Former / Previously (1)

- [The Swatch Group](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/swatch-group.md) Founder & Chairman (secondary-verified)

## Sources (2)

1. https://www.swatchgroup.com/en/swatch-group/founder
2. **Nicolas Hayek - Wikipedia** · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Hayek


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