Golnar and Haleh Abivardi
Golnar Abivardi | |
|---|---|
 Golnar Abivardi (left) and Haleh Abivardi (right) | |
| Born | March 1973 |
| Alma mater | University of Zurich |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, dentist |
| Known for | Co-founder of Swiss Smile and vVardis |
Golnar Abivardi and Haleh Abivardi, also known as Abivardi Sisters, are Swiss dentists and entrepreneurs, known for their chain of dental clinics called Swiss Smile.[1][2]
Early life and education[edit]
Their father was a natural scientist at ETH Zurich and their mother was the director of a school for the English language.[3] Moving within the country, they started working different side jobs as teenagers, receiving their Matura in Zürich.[4][3][2] Both studied dentistry at the University of Zurich; Haleh Abivardi from 1990 to 1996, finishing her dissertation in 1998,[5] and her younger sister Golnar from 1993 to 1998, finishing hers in 2001.[4]
Career[edit]
After working as employed dentists, Haleh Abivardi, the older sibling, took over a dental practice in Amriswil in 2001, opening the Abivardi & Abivardi practice with her younger sister.[3] In 2002, they founded Swiss Smile with its first clinic at the ShopVille shopping mall at Zürich Central Station.[2] The business idea is inspired by the mall itself, featuring f. e. long opening hours.[6][7][8][9]
In 2017 the Swiss Jacobs Holding bought a share from the Abivardi sisters and from Swedish EQT Partners that had acquired a minority interest in 2013.[6] They exited their shareholdings in Swiss Smile and the parent company Colosseum Dental in 2020.[10][11]
In August 2019, the two sisters founded vVardis AG with a registered office in Zug, Switzerland, an oral care company that includes Credentis AG (acquired in 2020) and its portfolio of oral care technologies.[12][9]
Personal life[edit]
Haleh Abivardi has four children and is married. Golnar is the mother of two children and also married.[2]
Recognition and philanthropy[edit]
Besides being engaged in charity organisations offering free dental care for people in need,[13] both Abivardi sisters received the Veuve Clicquot Businesswoman of the Year award for Switzerland in 2007.[14] In addition, CNBC Magazine described their approach in 2007 as revolutionary.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Carryn Dewing (April 28, 2008). "Swiss sisters smiling all the way to the bank". realbusiness.co.uk. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Richard Lofthouse: Bright Prospects, CNBC Europe Magazin, p. 28, October 2007.
- ^ a b c Claudia Landolt (February 20, 2015). "Smile! So bauten die Abivardi-Schwestern ihr Reich auf" (in German). Aargauer Zeitung. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ a b "Executive Profile: Golnar Abivardi Signer". Bloomberg. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Executive Profile: Haleh Abivardi Brönner". Bloomberg. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ a b Aurel Jörg (June 7, 2017). "Jacobs Holding übernimmt Swiss Smile" (in German). NZZ. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ Davide Mirabile (November 5, 2009). "Mit Pioniergeist zum Erfolg" (in German). derarbeitsmarkt.ch. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ BrandVoice Swiss Smile (2019-03-15). "Swiss Smile oferece luxo até os dentes". Forbes Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-08.
- ^ a b Rafaela Roth, Mit Haleh und Golnar Abivardi sprachen Nicola Brusa und (2017-08-23). ""Wir hatten 100'000 Franken, brauchten aber drei Millionen"". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). ISSN 1422-9994. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- ^ Marc Kowalsky (June 27, 2017). "Investition mit Biss: Jacobs übernimmt Swiss Smile" (in German). Bilanz. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ Giorgio V. Müller. "Jacobs: Der Kaffee-Riese krempelt die Zahnarztbranche um". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ AG, Easymonitoring. "swiss shine beauty AG". Easymonitoring. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ "Gratis-Zahnarzt für Randständige: Abivardi-Schwestern feiern 10. Jubiläum - Unterstützung für Pfarrer Siebers Hilfsprojekt" (in German). ch-news.ch. November 20, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ Isobel Leybold-Johnson (April 24, 2007). "Businesswomen of the year raise a smile". Swissinfo. Retrieved November 22, 2019.