A few of his achievements at Swatch Group are:
- The strategic decision for launching the Swatch based upon the masterplan of the Hayek company.
- The revival of the Swiss watch industry in the 80`s through the supply of watch movements and components to the Swiss watch industry.
- The continuous development and improvement of products and trademarks of Swatch Group such as Breguet, Omega, Rado, Longines, Tissot, etc...
- Maintening the number one position on the watch industry on a worldwide basis by achieving yearly sales of today six billion Swiss francs.
- The revitalization of the Breguet brand and its positioning at the top of the luxury watches in less than four years under his management as President of Breguet.
Awards and Distinctions:
Various institutions and governments awarded Mr. Hayek. Among them:
Switzerland:
1984 Troubleshooter of the year by the Swiss Media
1993 Freiheitspreis by Max-Schmidheiny Foundation at the University if St. Gall
1993 Entrepreneur of the decade by Branco-Weiss Foundation
1996 Docteur honoris causa of the University of Neuchatel
2006 Honorary Citizin of the Town of Biel/Bienne
2007 Swiss Lifetime Award, Swiss Award Academy
Italy:
1998 Docteur honoris causa of the University of Bologna
Austria:
2002 Grosses Ehrenzeichen mit Stern
France:
2003 Officier de l'Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
2009 Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Lebanon:
2006 Commandeur de l'Ordre national du Cedre du Liban
