Our Team
Meet our Team!
Want to know who is behind Helvetiq?
Creatives at heart, we are passionate about providing you with precious moments of fun, adventure and learning. Enthusiasm is our key ingredient to everything we do.
You can call us adventurous. We’ve lived in many countries from Switzerland to the USA, Germany, Ireland, France, China, Algeria and Denmark. We have come together to craft authentic titles with quality content and sophisticated, yet uncluttered design.
We are committed to diversity, equality and inclusion, and we use our energy, titles and voices to create long-lasting, meaningful change.
Hadi BARKAT
CEO
hadi.barkat@helvetiq.ch
An achievement? Learning to ski alone with 2.20 m Rossignol.
Two cities of heart? Boston and Biskra.
A passion? Reading and writing fiction.
Eleni KARAMETAXAS
Deputy General Manager
eleni.karametaxas@helvetiq.ch
A music? An eclectic mix from hip hop to folk and anything in between.
A dish? Stuffed or filled! Dumplings, Pierogi, Tacos, Bao Buns, Maultaschen, etc.
A language? Greek.
Mégane ERNST
Logistics Coordinator
megane.ernst@helvetiq.ch
An adventure? My 3 months internship in Las Vegas.
A TV Show?
Desperate Housewives.
A feeling? The warm sand under my feet.
Aurélie FOUREL
Project & Production Manager
aurelie.fourel@helvetiq.ch
A favorite dish? Perch fillets from Lake Geneva.
A continent? South America.
A hidden talent? Building cardboard huts.
Richard HARVELL
Head of Bergli Books
richard.harvell@bergli.ch
An accomplishment? Publishing a novel.
A holiday? Hiking with my kids across the Alps.
A sport? Ski touring.
Mathilde SPRIET
Communication & Marketing Manager
mathilde.spriet@helvetiq.ch
Two cities of heart? Sagone and Montréal.
A childhood book? Le meilleur des mondes by Aldous Huxley.
A movie? La ligne verte.
Alizée DABERT
Export Manager - Rights Manager
alizee.dabert@helvetiq.ch
An author? Christelle Dabos. Can't wait to see what she has in store for us.
A city? Beijing.
A drink? Tea ! Lapsong, Earl Grey...
Barbara WEUS
Sales & Marketing
barbara.weus@helvetiq.ch
A place? The seaside in Brittany.
A feeling? Waking up in the middle of nature.
A book? Beauté fatale by Mona Chollet.
Ajša ZDRAVKOVIC
Graphic Designer
ajsa.zdravkovic@helvetiq.ch
A painting? Pink Stage by Genieve Figgis.
A dish? Grandma's Schnitzel.
A hobby? Playing piano.
Ludovic PAPAÏS
Game Editor
ludovic.papais@helvetiq.ch
A game? Château Aventure by Jared Sorensen.
A book? Invisible women by Caroline Criado Perez
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A mountain? Cerro Guaneguane in Chile.
Myriam SAUTER
Editor
myriam.sauter@helvetiq.ch
A novel? The Hakawati by Rabih Alameddine.
A place? The Mediterranean.
A feeling? The sunshine on my face.
Aude PIDOUX
Editor
aude.pidoux@helvetiq.ch
A smell? The smell of the lake.
A childhood book? My Sweet Orange Tree by José Mauro de Vasconcelos.
An adventure? Karakoram, Pakistan.
Ewelina PROCZKO
Graphic Designer
ewelina.proczko@helvetiq.ch
A dish? My Mom's krokiety and pierogi.
A game? Hollow Knight, Death's Door.
A movie? The Nightmare Before Christmas (and other Tim Burton's movies).
Raphaël NICOLET
Project Manager
raphael.nicolet@helvetiq.ch
A passion? Wind orchestras.
A hobby? All paper arts: Origami, Papertoys, Quilling...
A game? Orleans, by Reiner Stockhausen.
Florent GAILLARD
Sales Manager
florent.gaillard@helvetiq.ch
Anina BRUGGMANN
Sales and Marketing Assistant
anina.bruggmann@helvetiq.ch
A place? Arosa.
A hobby?
Swimming.
An adventure? Going on a walk with cheetahs from a wildlife sanctuary in Namibia.
Chloé CHÂTELAIN
Graphic Designer Intern
chloe.chatelain@helvetiq.ch
A dish? Fondue.
A sport? Ice hockey.
A book? Belonging by Nora Krug.
Shona HOLMES
US Coordinator
shona.holmes@helvetiq.ch
A place? Lenk im Simmenthal.
A hobby? Yodelling.
A smell? Fresh snow.
Magali KNOBEL
Accounting
magali.knobel@helvetiq.ch
A climate? Tropical.
A music? Renaud.
A city of heart? Quebec City.
Nadia AEBERLI
Editorial Project Manager
nadia.aeberli@helvetiq.com
A drink? Coffee.
A city? Hanoi.
A habit? Writing by the lake.
Angela WADE
International Publishing Fellow
angela.wade@helvetiq.ch
A place? The balcony at the Gleneagles Bar, Mgarr Harbor, Gozo, Malta.
An accomplishment? Walking across Switzerland from Constance to Geneva.
A smell? Eucalyptus leaves.
Anneli GANSER
Brand & Product Manager Steffen Spiele
anneli.ganser@helvetiq.com
An adventure? A road trip through Albania.
A favorite weather? Snow with sunshine.
A smell? The smell of fresh coffee.
Philippa SMITH
Editorial and Marketing Intern
philippa.smith@helvetiq.ch
A smell? Needles from a European red pine.
A place? Acqui Terme in Piedmont.
A poem? This Is Just To Say by William Carlos Williams.
Lisa WALDVOGEL
Sales and Marketing Intern
lisa.waldvogel@helvetiq.ch
A smell? Lavender on the markets of Ardèche.
A movie? Man bites dog with the inimitable Benoît Poelvoorde !
A poem? Jadis, si je me souviens bien by Arthur Rimbaud.
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