RAK & ROLL GUEST
Daniel S. Hutmacher
Entrepreneur, Investor & Advisor
Daniel has lived and worked in the UAE for more than 20 years and moved to Ras Al Khaimah in 2008 after working in Dubai as Regional Director of Food & Beverage for Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts Middle East. He founded Swiss International Chocolates in Ras Al Khaimah that same year, building a locally based premium manufacturing business at a time when UAE-made artisanal chocolate still faced considerable market skepticism. His long history in the emirate gives him a perspective on RAK that spans well before its current growth cycle, from early entrepreneurship and manufacturing to today’s technology, investment and infrastructure opportunities.
Background
About Daniel S. Hutmacher
Daniel S. Hutmacher is a Swiss entrepreneur, investor and advisor with more than three decades of international business experience across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. His career began in hospitality after studying at Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, before expanding into entrepreneurship, manufacturing, consulting, investment and infrastructure-focused ventures.
In Ras Al Khaimah, Daniel became known for founding Swiss International Chocolates, one of the early locally based premium chocolate manufacturers in the UAE. More recently, his work has focused on frontier markets, energy, mobility and practical infrastructure solutions designed for demanding and off-grid environments. Across his career, he has launched ventures on multiple continents and remains particularly interested in solving real operational problems rather than following trends.
Ras Al Khaimah & UAE
The local connection
Daniel has lived and worked in the UAE for more than 20 years and moved to Ras Al Khaimah in 2008 after working in Dubai as Regional Director of Food & Beverage for Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts Middle East. He founded Swiss International Chocolates in Ras Al Khaimah that same year, building a locally based premium manufacturing business at a time when UAE-made artisanal chocolate still faced considerable market skepticism. His long history in the emirate gives him a perspective on RAK that spans well before its current growth cycle, from early entrepreneurship and manufacturing to today’s technology, investment and infrastructure opportunities.
RAK & ROLL
Conversation coming soon
Daniel S. Hutmacher is scheduled to join RAK & ROLL. The conversation will be added here when it is published.