Team
Our strengths
Claire Rohrbach
Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant to Mr. David LizzolaT. +41 58 595 95 00
Francis Gonzalez
Project Manager for the Executive Management; Support for the Finance DepartmentT. +41 58 595 95 00
Stephen Thomann
Sales Consultant - Frischer AG - Bâle/BaselT + 41 61 202 93 60
M + 41 76 832 34 15
Joheir Chawki
Sales consultant (Vaud), Lausanne and the surrounding regionT. +41 58 595 95 00
M. + 41 79 271 12 45
Florence Lamarlère
Sales Consultant, French-speaking SwitzerlandT. +41 58 595 95 00
M. + 41 76 814 76 28
Clara Kibari
Sales Assistant – Administrative Supervisor, CarougeT. +41 58 595 95 00
M. +41 76 832 34 71
Board of Directors
To support the development of his company and strengthen the Board of Directors, David Lizzola, Chairman, has surrounded himself with Jean-Charles Turrian, corporate director, as Vice-Chairman; Maurice Viscomi, entrepreneur and co-founder of Viscom System SA; Dominique Locher, CEO of LeShop.ch from 2013 to 2017, entrepreneur, investor, and business advisor; Jean-Jacques Gauer, hotelier, consultant, and President of the Association Romande des Hôteliers; and André Seiler, CEO of Seiler Constantin, a high-end hotel development company— all serving as board members. Their expertise will help drive the group’s growth and refine its vision and strategy.
Léguriviera Groupe, a company active in the fruit and vegetable trade in French-speaking Switzerland, headed by its founder David Lizzola, has experienced significant growth in its business over the past few years. This has been achieved both through the development of its customer base, thanks to an important network and a strong commercial presence on the market, and through the acquisition of other companies active in the same field. Léguriviera Groupe is the leader in the wholesale fruit and vegetable market, with a staff of nearly 250 employees, 2,500 customers, more than 1,000 deliveries every day and a turnover of more than 65 million francs.
The fresh fruit and vegetable sector is not immune to the strong economic pressure and competition, particularly from the large groups operating on a national scale. Léguriviera Groupe has grown steadily since its creation. In order to maintain this capacity for growth, it enthusiastically welcomes the expertise of experienced professionals who are well versed in the challenges of an SME.
From left to right:
Dominique Locher
AdministratorHolder of a degree in Economics from the University of St. Gallen. Studied Finance and Macroeconomics at the University of Cambridge (UK) and the Stanford Graduate School of Business (California, USA). Group Brand Manager at Nestlé in Sri Lanka from 1995 to 1998, managing major clients for Nestlé Switzerland, including Coop, Spar, and others. From 2000, he served as Marketing and Sales Director, and from 2013 to 2017 as CEO of the online supermarket LeShop.ch, the first online food retailer in Switzerland, with 330 employees and a turnover of CHF 200 million. Currently working for Edeka, the leading retailer in Germany (turnover €56 billion), the Russian e-commerce giant Ozon.ru, which handles 75,000 orders per day, and for the Turkish retail leader Migros Ticaret and its two online brands, Tazedirekt and Sanalmarket.
Jean-Jacques Gauer
AdministratorBorn in Bern, Jean-Jacques Gauer is a descendant of a family of hoteliers who owned the Schweizerhof in Bern.
He graduated from the École hôtelière de Lausanne. Within the family business, he managed numerous establishments in Switzerland, Greece, Spain, and Israel.
He served as General Manager of the Lausanne Palace for 20 years, from 1996 to 2016. In 2016, he received the Milestone – Swiss Tourism Award for a “Lifetime Achievement,” recognizing all that he has contributed to the world of tourism and hospitality.
Jean-Jacques Gauer also served for nearly 20 years as President of Leading Hotels of the World, in addition to sitting on various boards of directors and leading several projects, including the opening of the Hotel Europa for the Raffles Hotels & Resorts group in Warsaw. He is currently President of the Association Romande des Hôteliers.
Jean-Charles Turrian
Vice-chairmanDirector and later Delegate of the Board of Fiduciaire Turrian SA since 1990. Founder of Orfa Audit SA in French-speaking Switzerland in 1992. Chief Financial Officer of various companies and member of numerous boards of directors, primarily in Switzerland and also abroad. Member of several charitable foundation boards in the Vaud Alps, the Chablais region, and the Lake Geneva area. Over 30 years of experience in the fiduciary and finance sectors (Testor Treuhand AG Basel, Société Fiduciaire Suisse – PricewaterhouseCoopers, Fiduciaire Turrian SA in Villars-sur-Ollon, Orfa Audit SA, Lausanne).
Maurizio Viscomi
AdministratorA passionate entrepreneur and visionary leader, Maurizio Viscomi has built a career over several decades marked by innovation, operational excellence, and sustainable value creation. As founder of Viscom System, a company specializing in technical solutions and high-value-added services, he successfully developed a business recognized for the quality of its services and its performance-driven approach. This success led to the sale of Viscom System to the SPIE Group, a major player in the sector (turnover €7.5M), confirming the strength of the business model he developed and the relevance of his growth strategy.
Building on this first successful entrepreneurial venture, he has continued to engage in the development of innovative activities through several companies that he now leads. Guided by a demanding entrepreneurial vision, he brings to his businesses deep expertise in management, corporate strategy, and operational optimization. His ability to identify opportunities, structure efficient organizations, and unite teams around ambitious goals is a key driver of their growth.
As a board member, he provides clear strategic insight, high integrity, and extensive experience in issues related to business development and succession. His career, built on initiative, consistency, and entrepreneurial success, makes him a committed actor in sustainable performance and in the informed support of the projects he undertakes.
David Lizzola
Founder and CEOAndré Seiler
AdministratorAndré Seiler est un professionnel de l’hospitalité reconnu, cinquième génération d’hôtelier au sein de la dynastie familiale emblématique de Zermatt. Il allie expertise hôtelière de haut niveau et solides compétences en finance. Diplômé de l’École Hôtelière de Lausanne, il a débuté sa carrière dans des établissements prestigieux tels que le Beau-Rivage Palace, le New York Palace ou Las Dunas Beach Hotel & Spa.
Il a ensuite enrichi son parcours dans la finance, en tant qu’auditeur chez PwC, puis portfolio manager à la Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild, avant de diriger les opérations de trading d’Investor Services à Gibraltar.
En 2010, il revient à ses racines hôtelières familiales en rejoignant Seiler Hotels AG à Zermatt, où il gravit les échelons jusqu’à devenir CEO du groupe, en charge des légendaires Mont Cervin Palace et Hotel Monte Rosa.
Depuis 2022, il est Partner & CEO de Seiler Constantin, une société de développement hôtelier haut de gamme.
