- CEO
- Stefan P. Butz
- Full Time Employees
- 24,799
- Sector
- Distribution services
- Industry
- Medical distributors
- Address
- Wiesenstrasse 8 Zurich ZH Switzerland 8034
- IPO Date
- Mar 21, 2012
- Business
- DKSH Holding AG (DKSH.SW) is a leading provider of market expansion services that offers integrated solutions including sourcing, marketing, sales, distribution, e-commerce, logistics and after-sales services across Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. The company operates through four main business units: Consumer Goods, focused on fast-moving consumer goods, luxury and lifestyle products including beauty, sports nutrition and food services; Healthcare, encompassing pharmaceuticals, consumer health, over-the-counter products, medical devices and patient support services; Performance Materials, supplying specialty chemicals, ingredients and raw materials to the chemical, pharmaceutical, food, beverage and personal care industries; and Technology, providing advanced machinery, analytical and scientific instruments, components and consumables for industry and construction. Founded in 1865 through the merger of Swiss trading houses and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, DKSH employs over 29,000 specialists and serves more than 150,000 clients in 36 markets, with a primary focus on Asia Pacific. In recent developments, DKSH has pursued an aggressive acquisition strategy, including the 2025 purchase of Partizan Worldwide in Australia to bolster patient services in Healthcare, CS&Co in New Zealand for beauty distribution in Consumer Goods, Georg Breuer GmbH in Germany for food ingredients in Performance Materials, Aston Chemicals in the UK to expand personal care offerings, and Eppendorf's direct business in Thailand for Technology; it also formed a strategic partnership with Bayer for pharmaceutical services in Southeast Asia and continues market consolidation through deals like DNIV Group in Asia for semiconductors.