Thomas Süssli

Thomas Süssli (born 24 September 1966) is a Swiss Lieutenant General. He served as the Chief of the Armed Forces beginning on 1 January 2020, succeeding Philippe Rebord.

Thomas Süssli
Born (1966-09-24) 24 September 1966
Zurich, Switzerland
Allegiance  Switzerland
Service/branchSwiss Armed Forces
Years of service2015–present
Rank Korpskommandant
Commands heldChief of the Armed Forces of Switzerland

Süssli worked in the private sector in the banking and IT realms before becoming a full-time officer in 2015. In 2019, he was chosen to succeed Philippe Rebord as Chief of the Armed Forces, with his selection being viewed by observers as unusual considering his background.[1][2][3][4] Rebord's formal retirement ceremony was held on 5 December 2019, and Süssli formally became the Armed Forces chief on January 1, 2020.[5][6]

Decorations and awards
Length of Service Decoration
with three golden rosettes
Pistol (Level 1) Military sport (Level 1) Namibia Mission Insignia

Source: [7]

References
  1. "Cyberdefence specialist to be new army chief". SWI swissinfo.ch.
  2. "Thomas Süssli wird neuer Armeechef".
  3. "Informatiker und Ex-Banker: Thomas Süssli ist der neue Armeechef". Aargauer Zeitung.
  4. "Überrumpelte Offiziere legen sich Erklärung zurecht – der neue Armeechef sei ein Charmebolzen". Aargauer Zeitung.
  5. "Switzerland: The new head of the army has been inducted – Switzerland". En24 News. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  6. "Armée: le chef de l'armée Philippe Rebord passe le relais à son successeur Thomas Süssli au Château de Chillon". Le Nouvelliste. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  7. "Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark. A. Milley's Meeting with Switzerland Chief of the Armed Forces Lt. Gen. (S) Thomas Süssli". Air University. 18 December 2019. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
Military offices
Preceded by
Lt Gen Philippe Rebord		 Chief of the Armed Forces
1 January 2020 – present		 Incumbent


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