Zur Rose Group

#6766

Rank

$488.97M

Marketcap

Switzerland

Country

Leadership team

Mr. Walter Oberhansli (Founder & Chairman)

Mr. Walter Hess (CEO & Member of Exec. Board)

Mr. Marcel Ziwica (CFO & Member of Exec. Board)

Products/ Services

Life Science, Medical, Pharmaceutical, Wholesale

Number of Employees

1,000 - 20,000

Headquarters

Frauenfeld, Thurgau, Switzerland

Established

1993

Traded as

ROSE.SW

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URL

https://www.zurrosegroup.com

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Recognition and Award

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Summary

Zur Rose Group AG operates e-commerce pharmacies and a wholesale business for medical and pharmaceutical products in Switzerland and internationally. The company offers consumer health, beauty, and personal care products, as well as medicines management services. It also operates stationary pharmacy shops. The company sells its products directly to physicians, online mail-order pharmacies, and private individuals under the Zur Rose, PromoFarma, TeleClinic, and DocMorris brands. The company was formerly known as Zur Rose AG and changed its name to Zur Rose Group AG in May 2015. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Frauenfeld, Switzerland.

History

The company was founded in 1993 by its current CEO Walter Oberhänsli. The company name is derived form an actual pharmacy called Zur Rose in the village of Steckborn. A large number of competitors in pharma logistics and online commerce were acquired over the years, including Ogera AG , Helvepharm AG , DocMorris , Eurapon Pharmahandel GmbH , Promofarma , apo-rot and medpex . The group also acquired two software companies; BlueCare AG and TeleClinic , a telemedicine provider.Zur Rose Group IPOed on the SIX Swiss Exchange on July 6, 2017.Since 2017 Zur Rose Group operates in Switzerland a small number of physical shop-in-shop stores in collaboration with Switzerland's largest retailer Migros.

Mission

Our mission is to shape the future of healthcare and enable our customers to make the best possible choices, so they can lead an independent, fulfilling and healthy life.

Vision

We will become the leading innovator of healthcare for European customers and beyond, offering them a broad range of products and services and the best choice of prices, quality and delivery options.

Key Team

Mr. Bernd Gschaider (COO & Member of Exec. Board)

Christoph Herrmann (Head of Investor Relations)

Mr. David Maso (Head of Europe & Member of Exec. Board)

Lisa Luthi (Head of Corp. Communications)

Mr. Emanuel Lorini (Head of Switzerland & Member of the Exec. Board)

Mr. Madhu Nutakki (CTO & Member of Exec. Board)

Recognition and Awards

Zur Rose Group has been the recipient of numerous awards throughout its history including the IT Innovation Award and Entrepreneurial Company of the Year. In 2020, it was named one of the top 15 European e-pharmacies by pharmacist.org.