Daniel Borel

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Daniel Borel (born 14 February 1950) is a Swiss businessman and co-founder of technology firm Logitech. In 1973, Daniel Borel earned an engineering degree in Physics from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland, and in 1977 received a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Stanford University. He returned to Switzerland the same year. Borel co-founded Logitech at his father-in-law's farm in 1981 with Pierluigi Zappacosta and Giacomo Marini. He served as Logitech's Chairman 1982 to 2008, and served as the company's CEO from 1982 to 1988, and again from 1992 to 1998. In 1988, he took the Logitech Group public on the Swiss stock market, and on the Nasdaq in 1997. He is currently serving as Chairman Emeritus on Logitech's board of directors. Borel was a member of the Nestlé Board of Directors from 2004 to 2016. He also serves on the board of Defitech, founded by him and his wife in 2001, a foundation that brings IT technology to disabled people. In addition, he founded and is chairman of swissUP, a foundation dedicated to promoting education in Switzerland.