Rolex, Partners Group Take Swiss Tariff Plea Direct to Trump (1)

Some of Switzerland’s most high-profile business executives attended an Oval Office meeting that prompted US President Donald Trump to endorse additional trade negotiations, as Bern seeks to lower White House tariffs imposed on Swiss goods.

Partners Group billionaire founder Alfred Gantner, Rolex boss Jean-Frederic Dufour, Daniel Jaeggi of commodity trader Mercuria, Richemont Chairman Johann Rupert, Diego Aponte of shipping firm MSC and Marwan Shakarchi of MKS Pamp, a gold refiner, all attended a meeting with Trump, according to a statement. Bloomberg News earlier reported the meeting.

The unusual and rare joint effort by business people ...