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In Memoriam: Tobacco Patron Heinrich Villiger
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Heinrich Villiger, owner of the largest Swiss cigar factory, loved fast cars and worked ten hours a day until his death. He shaped the company for over 75 years.
The Lucerne-based company informed about the death of the Chairman of the Board of Directors. He was patron for decades.
In Memoriam: Tobacco patron Heinrich Villiger
With deep sadness, we report the passing of Heinrich Villiger, Chairman of the Board of Villiger Söhne Holding and Villiger Söhne. Heinrich Villiger passed away peacefully on 25 July at the age of 95, his family has confirmed. Celebrating a lifetime of leadership – Heinrich Villiger, a driving force behind Villiger Söhne’s global success He led both companies with distinction as a third-generation member of the cigar-making family, and was instr…
Lucernois cigar manufacturer Heinrich Villiger died on Friday at the age of 95, announced his family on Monday. Brother of former Federal Councillor Kaspar Villiger, he worked for 75 years in the family business, which also made bicycles between 1980 and 2003.
Heinrich Villiger was one of the last greats of the country. His life was dedicated to the cigar, the cigarillo and the Swiss stump. With the 95-year-old Heinrich Villiger a piece of the old Switzerland died. The most important producer of cigars and cigarillos in this country loved the cigar and was long prepared to die at his own desk. He was an entrepreneur [...]
The Lucerne cigar manufacturer Heinrich Villiger passed away on Friday 95 years old. This was communicated to his family on Monday. The brother of the former Federal Councillor Kaspar Villiger worked in the family business for 75 years.
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