About ClusterBridge
Our Heritage
As a business with international clients all over the world, ClusterBridge was founded in Geneva, Switzerland in 2002 and transferred its operations to Sofia, Bulgaria in 2012.
Mandates are conducted with impartiality and discretion.
Hands-on Consulting Approach
Coaching, Coaxing & Challenging
During a mandate ClusterBridge stimulates the creative process and provides appropriate tools and methods, as well as examples, best practices and benchmarks from other industries. It coaches, coaxes and challenges the team to create realistic transparency, generate, evaluate and select viable business development opportunities.
Consensus, Buy-in & Commitment
ClusterBridge helps to build consensus, buy-in, and commitment, guiding the team towards priorities and specific actions. Finally, ClusterBridge supports the team to test the robustness of the resulting business plans, ensuring with team members that key actions are practical and workable.
Project Leadership
During implementation ClusterBridge can be a sounding board, sparring partner or coach for the business team, or specific individuals within the team. It can also provide interim project or business management support as required. It can also support clients to discreetly establish, build and manage relationships with other companies, be they potential customers, collaboration partners, finance providers, sellers or buyers of businesses.
ClusterBridge Core Team
Alan Hutchison - Managing Partner
Christian Baumgartner - Senior Advisor
Christian Baumgartner - Senior Advisor
Alan Hutchison is a seasoned business development professional, with extensive experience of international business building, as well as restructuring and divestment.
Alan has global management & advisory experience with companies of different types & sizes ranging across industries, including industrial goods, medical & pharma products
Alan Hutchison is a seasoned business development professional, with extensive experience of international business building, as well as restructuring and divestment.
Alan has global management & advisory experience with companies of different types & sizes ranging across industries, including industrial goods, medical & pharma products, consumer products and financial services.
He graduated from Oxford University in 1981 with an engineering degree, subsequently in 1987 earning an MBA from IMD in Switzerland. Having lived and worked in both Asia in 1990s, he relocated the family from Switzerland to Bulgaria in 2012, where in 2014 he co-founded ProsFit Technologies, one of the acknowledged disruptors in the prosthetics industry.
Christian Baumgartner - Senior Advisor
Christian Baumgartner - Senior Advisor
Christian Baumgartner - Senior Advisor
Living in Switzerland, Christian Baumgartner is an experienced international management advisor with more than 30 years experience of serving large clients across Europe, mainly active in financial services, telecom and the high-tech industries.
Christian was one of the founders of Accenture in Switzerland and led the Swiss practice for
Living in Switzerland, Christian Baumgartner is an experienced international management advisor with more than 30 years experience of serving large clients across Europe, mainly active in financial services, telecom and the high-tech industries.
Christian was one of the founders of Accenture in Switzerland and led the Swiss practice for 5 years. In 2012 he teamed up with Alan Hutchison, allowing them to leverage their combined expertise, experience and extensive networks.
Christian has a master’s degree in business and administration from the University of Lausanne. He has extensive experience in large project planning and management within large global organizations. He also has minority shareholdings in some SMEs and provides governance support.
Christopher Hutchison - Business Development Consultant
Christopher Hutchison - Business Development Consultant
Christopher Hutchison - Business Development Consultant
Christopher is a multi-disciplinary mathematician / economist with background & qualifications related to economic development, accounting, quality assurance, automation and deep learning.
Prior to joining ClusterBridge, Christopher built business development experience in Switzerland with an early-stage technology company and a private
Christopher is a multi-disciplinary mathematician / economist with background & qualifications related to economic development, accounting, quality assurance, automation and deep learning.
Prior to joining ClusterBridge, Christopher built business development experience in Switzerland with an early-stage technology company and a private equity advisory business. Since joining ClusterBridge he has been actively involved in client projects and supports Alan and Christian in building the business.
Christopher became a double lower-limb amputee in 2009, and based on his experience decided that there must be a better solution to provide comfortable prosthetic sockets and prostheses at scale. Having moved to Bulgaria in 2012, in 2014 he co-founded ProsFit Technologies, and is the CTO, and architect of ProsFit’s technology and business solutions.
Our Partners
Christopher Hutchison - Business Development Consultant
Christopher Hutchison - Business Development Consultant
ClusterBridge has an extensive international network that can be involved in projects. These range from technology & manufacturing companies, professional service providers, research institutions, governmental bodies, NGOs, industry & business associations, financial & industrial investors, and other trusted specialists in
ClusterBridge
ClusterBridge has an extensive international network that can be involved in projects. These range from technology & manufacturing companies, professional service providers, research institutions, governmental bodies, NGOs, industry & business associations, financial & industrial investors, and other trusted specialists in
ClusterBridge's network from Europe, North America, South East Asia and Middle East.
Industry Experience
ClusterBridge has conducted projects with clients operating in a cross-section of industries:
- Industrial products, materials, systems & technical services
- Vehicle manufacturing
- Aerospace & defense
- Optoelectronic, electrical & telecom assembly
- Medical devices & systems
- Pharmaceutical products
- Food, beverage & consumer products
- Jewellery, watch & luxury products
- Financial services
- International trading
- Professional services
- Real estate & infrastructure development
- Utilities
If you would like more information about our references please feel free to contact us. Within the bounds of our NDAs we will be happy to share with you how we have supported other clients. For initial information, please see Completed Mandates.