Alain Nicod

Founder at Comme Le Temps SA

64 year

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Alain Nicod is the founder of Slyde Holding SA, which was founded in 2011.
He is also the founder of Comme Le Temps SA. Mr. Nicod's current jobs include being a Director at Silentsoft SA, L.E.S.S.
SA, Finity SA, Swiss Risk & Care, and Managing Partner at VI Partners AG since 2002.
Mr. Nicod's former jobs include being Chairman at MESA Imaging AG, Director at MP2020, Inc., Director-Executive Board at HPL (High Power Lithium) AG, Director & Vice President at Nexthink SA, Director at Neocutis, Inc., Director at SmallRivers SA, Auditor at Arthur Andersen AG, and Principal at Mckinsey & Co., Inc. (Switzerland).
Mr. Nicod's education includes an MBA from INSEAD and an undergraduate degree from the University of Lausanne.
Mr. Nicod is also the founder of Comme Le Temps SA.

Alain Nicod active positions

Companies	Position	Start
VI Partners AG VI Partners AG Investment ManagersFinance VI Partners AG (VI Partners) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Schwyz, Switzerland.	Private Equity Investor	01/07/2002
Silentsoft SA Silentsoft SA Computer Processing HardwareElectronic Technology Silentsoft SA provides telemetry based solutions for building energy management and bulk product inventory monitoring. It offers end-to-end solutions, including the design, manufacturing and installation of its own GSM transmitters. The company was founded by Jean-Luc Mossier, Fabio Cesa and Francois Meyer in 2000 and is headquartered in Morges, Switzerland.	Director/Board Member	03/12/2009
Comme Le Temps SA Comme Le Temps SA Other Consumer SpecialtiesConsumer Durables Comme Le Temps SA develops an electronic tactile module for luxury watches. Its invention relates to a wristwatch comprising a digital matrix display with a two-dimensional sheet of touch-sensitive glass, provided with a plurality of electrodes for detecting the movements of at least one finger in two different directions, a processing circuit arranged so as to interpret the signals from said electrodes and to scroll cards on said display in order to permanently replace the initially displayed card with another card. The company is headquartered in St-Prex, Switzerland	Founder	-
Slyde Holding SA Slyde Holding SA MiscellaneousMiscellaneous Slyde Holding SA engages in the management and financing of companies in the fields of watchmaking and microelectronics. The company was founded by Alain Nicod on May 10, 2011 and is headquartered in Luins, Switzerland.	Founder	01/05/2011
Finity SA Finity SA Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Finity SA provides information services marketing activities. The company is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.	Director/Board Member	-
Swiss Risk & Care Swiss Risk & Care Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Swiss Risk & Care is a company that provides insurance and pension brokerage services. The private company is based in Vésenaz, Switzerland and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. The CEOs of the company are David Cochet and Pierre Donnersberg.	Director/Board Member	-
L.E.S.S. SA L.E.S.S. SA Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing L.E.S.S. SA engages in the design and development of lighting solutions. It offers High Angle Illumination System, Low Angle Illumination System, and Original Equipment Manufacturer Projects (OEM) projects. The firm's products are utilized on display, automotive, machine vision, watch making, micromechanics, electronics, medical, and harsh environment applications. The company was founded by Yann Tissot and Simon Rivier in 2012 and is headquartered in Renens, Switzerland.	Director/Board Member	01/01/2015

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Former positions of Alain Nicod

Companies	Position	End
SmallRivers SA SmallRivers SA Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services SmallRivers SA provided content curation services. It offered a platform for the aggregation, curation, categorization, and transformation of social media news and activity streams into customized online newspapers. The company was founded by Edouard Lambelet and Iskander Pols in 2008 and was headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.	Director/Board Member	-
Mckinsey & Co., Inc. (Switzerland)	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
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Training of Alain Nicod

INSEAD	Masters Business Admin
University of Lausanne	Undergraduate Degree

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Private companies	15
VI Partners AG VI Partners AG Investment ManagersFinance VI Partners AG (VI Partners) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Schwyz, Switzerland.	Finance
HPL (High Power Lithium) AG HPL (High Power Lithium) AG Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries HPL (High Power Lithium) SA focuses on the development of nano-structured metal oxides and novel electrolytes for use in next generation Li-ion batteries. The company was founded by Michael Gratzel and Ivan Exnar and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.	Process Industries
MP2020, Inc. MP2020, Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services MP2020, Inc. provides online marketing solutions. The firm’s integrated marketplace allows buyers and suppliers of custom-manufactured parts to connect globally through one easy-to-use platform. By using the MFG.com platform, users continually connect with each other throughout the manufacturing process, from prototype to production. The company was founded by David Mitchell Free in 2000 and is headquartered in Marietta, GA.	Distribution Services
Neocutis, Inc. Neocutis, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Neocutis, Inc. provides bio-pharmaceutical services. It develops technology platform based on an in-depth understanding of scarless wound healing and its multiple applications in wound healing, dermatology and skin care. The company was founded by Mark Lemko and Frédéric-Edouard Koehn in 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.	Health Technology
Silentsoft SA Silentsoft SA Computer Processing HardwareElectronic Technology Silentsoft SA provides telemetry based solutions for building energy management and bulk product inventory monitoring. It offers end-to-end solutions, including the design, manufacturing and installation of its own GSM transmitters. The company was founded by Jean-Luc Mossier, Fabio Cesa and Francois Meyer in 2000 and is headquartered in Morges, Switzerland.	Electronic Technology
MESA Imaging AG MESA Imaging AG Electronics/Appliance StoresRetail Trade MESA Imaging AG engages in the development, production, and distribution of 3D optical sensors, cameras, and devices. The company was founded on July 5, 2006 and is headquartered in Rueschlikon, Switzerland.	Retail Trade
Comme Le Temps SA Comme Le Temps SA Other Consumer SpecialtiesConsumer Durables Comme Le Temps SA develops an electronic tactile module for luxury watches. Its invention relates to a wristwatch comprising a digital matrix display with a two-dimensional sheet of touch-sensitive glass, provided with a plurality of electrodes for detecting the movements of at least one finger in two different directions, a processing circuit arranged so as to interpret the signals from said electrodes and to scroll cards on said display in order to permanently replace the initially displayed card with another card. The company is headquartered in St-Prex, Switzerland	Consumer Durables
Arthur Andersen AG Arthur Andersen AG Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Arthur Andersen LLP, Arthur Andersen AG is a company based in Geneva, Switzerland.	Commercial Services
Mckinsey & Co., Inc. (Switzerland)
Nexthink SA Nexthink SA Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Nexthink SA develops and provides software for IT governance. The firm provides incident and problem management, change management, integrations and industries solutions. It serves to the mid-size and enterprise companies utilizing a leveraged partner model. The company was founded in 2004 by Pedro Aguilar Bados, Vincent Bieri and Patrick Hertzog and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.	Technology Services
SmallRivers SA SmallRivers SA Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services SmallRivers SA provided content curation services. It offered a platform for the aggregation, curation, categorization, and transformation of social media news and activity streams into customized online newspapers. The company was founded by Edouard Lambelet and Iskander Pols in 2008 and was headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.	Commercial Services
Slyde Holding SA Slyde Holding SA MiscellaneousMiscellaneous Slyde Holding SA engages in the management and financing of companies in the fields of watchmaking and microelectronics. The company was founded by Alain Nicod on May 10, 2011 and is headquartered in Luins, Switzerland.	Miscellaneous
Finity SA Finity SA Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Finity SA provides information services marketing activities. The company is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.	Commercial Services
Swiss Risk & Care Swiss Risk & Care Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Swiss Risk & Care is a company that provides insurance and pension brokerage services. The private company is based in Vésenaz, Switzerland and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. The CEOs of the company are David Cochet and Pierre Donnersberg.	Finance
L.E.S.S. SA L.E.S.S. SA Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing L.E.S.S. SA engages in the design and development of lighting solutions. It offers High Angle Illumination System, Low Angle Illumination System, and Original Equipment Manufacturer Projects (OEM) projects. The firm's products are utilized on display, automotive, machine vision, watch making, micromechanics, electronics, medical, and harsh environment applications. The company was founded by Yann Tissot and Simon Rivier in 2012 and is headquartered in Renens, Switzerland.	Producer Manufacturing