André Blattmann

André Blattmann
Lt Gen André Blattmann during a visit to the Pentagon in July 2015
Born	6 March 1956 Richterswil, Switzerland
Allegiance	Switzerland
Service/branch
Years of service	1984–present
Rank	Korpskommandant
Commands held	Chief of the Armed Forces of Switzerland
Awards	Length of Service Decoration (three gold rosettes) Assault Rifle (Level 2) Military sport (Level 2) Operations within Switzerland
Website	admin.ch

André Blattmann (born 6 March 1956) is a Swiss Lieutenant General and Chief of the Armed Forces since 1 March 2009 (ad interim since 20 August 2008) He led the Swiss army since the leave of Roland Nef ad interim on 25 July 2008.^[1]

Biography

André Blattmann (center) as a guest of honor at the Landsgemeinde in Appenzell, April 25, 2010

Blattmann did an apprenticeship as a clerk and was promoted to Bachelor of Business Administration. In 2003 he completed an Executive MBA education at the University of Zurich.

On the 1st of January 2001 he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Field Army Corps 4 with simultaneous promotion to Brigadier. In 2002 he attended the Senior International Defense Management Course in Monterey, California in the United States.

From 2004 to 2005 he was the commander of the Central School, which is part of the higher professional training of the army. From the 1st of January 2006 Blattmann served as Assigned Higher Staff Officer.

In March 2016, Blattmann announced he would be retiring as Chief of the Armed Forces in March 2017.^[2]

References

1. "Chief of the Armed Forces (Official biography of André Blattmann)". Swiss Armed Forces.
2. Geiser, Urs (March 23, 2016). "Swiss Army Chief Resigns". Swissinfo. Retrieved March 29, 2016.