A graduate from HEC Lausanne - a major Swiss business school - Kratzer worked for Société Generale, a French bank where he came in contact with Laurent Boix-Vives, Rossignol's founder and CEO.Upon acquiring Lange in 1980, Boix-Vives put Kratzer in charge of Lange International and its Swiss trading company, leveraging his banking background and connections. During his tenure at Lange, Jean-Pierre Kratzer’s hands-on, micro management style exposed him not just to finances and general management, but took him also deep into the mind-numbing details of manufacturing and product development.
After he left Lange in 1985, Kratzer returned to the banking industry and was a managing director at Credit Suisse. He's since moved on to horse breeding and horse racing activities. He currently owns and runs the Avenches Equestrian Institute (IENA) and is president of the Swiss Horse Racing Federation
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