Claus Bornholt is the co-founder of Westhive, in Switzerland, one of the biggest coworking operators in the country.
Claus started his professional life in consumer goods marketing. In 1996, he co-founded a startup: an Internet-based music promotion and distribution service based in Hamburg, Germany. While it was the right product in the right place, it was not the right time. In 1998, Claus joined Futurecom interactive, where he met Andreas Widmer and Bruno Rambaldi. In 2002, he became a member of Futurecom’s management team and later also a member of the group management of Y&R Group Switzerland, which was founded in 2008 and merged Futurecom with the Swiss offices of its internationally renowned sister companies Wunderman and Y&R.
In 2017, he co-founded Westhive with Andreas and Bruno. Claus has more than 25 years of experience in marketing strategy and leading multidisciplinary teams. He holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, is a member of the communication council of ks/cs Communication Switzerland and holds a seat on the advisory board of the Internet Advertising Bureau.
