Fabienne Schild

Project Manager Business Development

Fabienne Schild has been working as Project Manager Business Development at HWZ since October 2025. In this role, she is responsible for the development and implementation of strategic projects as well as the optimisation of university-wide business processes. In February 2026, she was elected as staff representative to the University Council of HWZ, where she actively contributes the perspectives of employees to the further development of the institution.

Her profile combines several years of experience in the private sector with in-depth expertise in the higher education environment. In the private sector, she contributed to the market launch of the Bepanthen® DERMA skincare range at Bayer Switzerland and led marketing and sales projects at a Swiss MarTech company, including the implementation of a CRM system and operational campaign management. In the higher education environment, she gained experience in research and academic operations as a research assistant at the Institute for Marketing Management at ZHAW and at the Institute for Communication and Marketing at HSLU.

Fabienne Schild completed a commercial apprenticeship with a vocational baccalaureate in real estate and fiduciary services. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from HSLU with a major in Marketing and a minor in Digital Business and Law, as well as a Master of Science in Business Administration from ZHAW with a specialisation in Marketing.