Susanne Riz, born on April 29, 1966, graduated from Innsbruck University with a master’s degree in Business Administration and a master’s degree in Art with Italian and English translation as major subjects. After working for L’Oréal and LVMH in their respective marketing departments, she relocated to Switzerland and became the mother of two children. While raising her children, she was self-employed and involved in various projects. Since this did not prove to be economically promising, she decided to dedicate her time to helping other people and founded, together with her husband, the WeCare-Association. She strongly supports the idea of helping people to help themselves and wants to provide people with a better perspective for their future.

Robert Buchbauer, born on June 4, 1966, is Chairman of the Executive Board and Member of the Board of Directors at Swarovski. Leading Swarovski’s Consumer Goods branch for over more than one and a half decades, he has multiplied revenues and returns by transforming the business into a leading global fashion jewelry and watch brand, manufacturer and retailer with more than 2,900 brand stores globally and 12,000 multi-brand stores as well as a significant online business. His driving force has always been to appeal to consumers’ hearts by adding sparkle to their lives.

Robert holds various other board positions both inside and outside the company and he is a visiting Professor at the University of St. Gallen.

Manuela Pastore, born on May 14, 1968 in Zurich, started her career at the LVMH group more than 25 years ago and boosts a very profound expertise in the luxury beauty industry. She speaks four languages (German, Italian, French and English) – sometimes even at the same time – and has very strong communication skills. Moreover, she is an organizational talent and has experience in working with national and international project groups. She has supported the WeCare-Association over the last several years – even before it officially existed. As she has a very strong desire to support other people, she shares the « Empowerment Philosophy » of the WeCare-Association and helps to provide better conditions of life as well as improved perspectives for the future. She lives in Zurich with her husband and teenage daughter.

Klara Bucher, born on July 23, 1970 in Basel, attended the Humanistische Gymnasium and then studied economics in Basel. After her graduation, she worked as a management consultant for various companies in Zurich before specializing in auditing, finance and taxation. In 2005 she founded the company «Ärzte Treuhand» and in 2013 she graduated as a certified tax expert. She has 3 teenage children and supports the WeCare-Association with her financial expertise.

Ines Syz, born on November 24, 1968 in Zurich, worked for American Express after graduating from school and then for a lawyer before becoming a full-time mom. Her four children keep her very busy and she has many hobbies and interests. She loves baking and creating the most wonderful cakes for all kinds of events. She is involved with different charity projects and is passionate about music. Her love for playing the violin eventually resulted in her becoming a member of the committee of the Suzuki Association of the violin conservatory Lucerne Zurich Basel. She is very much looking forward to her new challenge as a member of the committee of the WeCare-Association.

Since March 2022, Esther Enkelmann is a new member of the Board of the WeCare Association. Esther Enkelmann was born in 1971 in Mittelberg, Austria and is a proud mommy of four children. In recent years, Esther has increasingly focused on the development of her couture label “Esthermann”, thus also fulfilling her long-awaited wish to live out her creative potential. We are delighted that Esther has agreed to take care of the conceptual development of FDR. Even more so as Esther pursues a sustainable approach with her label and thus also fits well with the values of Femmes des rizières.
We warmly welcome Esther as a new member of the board and are very much looking forward to our cooperation.