Who we are

EMCC Switzerland is part of the Europe-wide European Mentoring & Coaching Council. Together our aim is to promote good practice and the expectation of good practice in coaching, mentoring and supervision. EMCC is an independent, impartial and non-profit making organisation.

About us | Who we are | EMCC Switzerland

As a membership community, we work together to maintain, influence, develop and progress high quality standards in coaching and mentoring in Switzerland. We support our members in a variety of coaching, mentoring and supervision contexts, aiming on those that are working independently or self-employed, but also on those that work in cooperations on Swiss or international level.

EMCC Switzerland provides a framework to coaching and mentoring and the professionalisation of all activities related to those.

Our membership and activities

Thorough the year we are providing a variety of networking, learning and collaboration activities within our network. We are a relatively small but continuously growing community.

How we are organised

EMCC Switzerland is run by the board that is working on a voluntary basis for EMCC.

The story of EMCC

Back in 1989, when professional coaching and mentoring in Europe was a new business practice, a group of like-minded practitioners came to the view that there needed to be a common code of practice and shared ethical base for coaches and mentors.

This group included people who are now regarded as the pioneers and original thinkers of the profession, many of whose books have become essential reading. Among them were David Megginson, David Clutterbuck, Eric Parsloe, Sir John Whitmore, Myles Downey and Peter Bluckert.

Their common bond was that not only were they themselves practitioners, they were also involved in training coaches and mentors. They wanted their students to recognise and work to a shared ethical standard not only to guide their practice, but to enable people who employed them to be able to rely on this as a mark of quality. They established the EMCC, created our highly regarded Code of Ethics, and developed the European Quality Award which is granted to training organisations that meet stringent quality standards.

In the original group there were practitioners and trainers from several countries across Europe. Over the years EMCC has gained members in more than 20 different countries. There are now approximately 7,000 members worldwide.

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Frédérique Deschamps

Frédérique Deschamps
President

Frédérique has 20 years of experience as a Career & Leadership coach, lecturer and sparing partner. She holds an M.Sc. in bioengineering and was for 13 years a Manager and Executive, leading multicultural teams across 50 countries. She guides candidates to the Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education (Supervisor-Coach) and to the Federal Diploma of Higher Education (Mentor d’Entreprise) and she supervises coaches since 2017. She has created original and pragmatic approaches, leveraging on multiple fields of expertise (Coaching, Neuroscience, Psychology, Management and Sport) to venture into new territories with the people she works with.
Contact Frédérique Deschamps

Gudrun Lind

Gudrun Lind

Originally from Iceland, Gudrun is a Career & Executive Coach with two decades of experience in talent- and leadership development within multinational corporations. In 2018 she transitioned from her previous career as Director of Talent Management to start her coaching company. Gudrun earned her MSc in Applied Positive and Coaching Psychology from University of East London and her International MBA from the University of Reykjavik. Gudrun is a certified Senior Practitioner by EMCC (EIA).
Contact Gudrun Lind

Guy Anastaze

Guy Anastaze

Combining 30 years of sales management experience at IBM with his passion for people, Guy is an executive coach, sales mentor, and coach supervisors. He founded Anastaze Business Coaching Sàrl in Geneva in 2014. He graduated in Executive Coaching (University of Cergy Pontoise, France), Wellness Coaching (International Coaching Institute, Geneva) and Coach Supervision (Coaching Supervision Academy, UK), has an MBA from IMD Lausanne, a Doctorate 3rd Cycle (University of Strasbourg) and a PhD (University of Geneva), both in theoretical physics. Guy is accredited EIA Senior Practitioner and ESIA Coach Supervisor by EMCC.
Contact Guy Anastaze

Demetrio Mafrica

Demetrio Mafrica

Demetrio Mafrica is a mentor in the field of business development and sales for SMEs and freelancers. In his work he combines more than 40 years of experience in sales management at numerous IT manufacturers and solution providers with his passion for transmission. He founded MentorDeme in Carouge (GE) in 2020. Demetrio is DISC 24X7 certified at Erudia (2020), graduated in PMP Coaching at VictoryLog (2021) and received the EMCC Global accreditation as an EIA Coach/Mentor (2021). Demetrio is fluent in 5 languages and has a good network of contacts mainly in Switzerland.
Contact Demetrio Mafrica

Chris Shuttleworth

Chris Shuttleworth

Chris coaches teams and their leaders to create connected groups and achieve ambitious goals together. He has coached Partners and senior staff within professional service firms and recently leadership teams within start-ups. Chris holds an Honours Bachelors degree in Sociology, a Masters of Business Administration, and is also an EMCC Accredited Team Coach at the Practitioner Level.
Contact Chris Shuttleworth

Guy Chatillon

Guy Chatillon

With 30+ years international experience in premium luxury environment, Guy is currently transiting from CEO to Business Mentoring & Consulting and Board positions. After an MBA, he attended several Executive programs at IMD-Lausanne, including High Performance Boards. In joining EMCC-Switzerland, Guy is motivated in sharing with humility and passion his experiences to further professionalize our community of experts and making our Association more visible and respected. Being a strong believer in the human potential, sense of loyalty and trust, Guy aims to keep Human at the Center always leveraging the “R” of HR as Richness and not Resource. Guy is an EMCC Accredited Mentor at the Practitioner level.
Contact Guy Chatillon

Delphine Kühni

Delphine Kühni

After 25 years in aviation, Delphine took off on a new career path, now accompanying humans on their growth and wellbeing journey. She is currently employed as a psychologist while growing her own coaching practice as a wellbeing and leadership coach. Delphine holds a BSc in Psychology from Unidistance and a MSc in Applied Positive & Coaching Psychology from the University of East London as well as post-graduate courses in Occupational Psychology from the University of London. With her positive attitude and passion for optimal functioning, she is joining the board to contribute to the recognition of the professionalisation of coaching and the growth of EMCC Switzerland. She is an EMCC accredited coach at practitioner level.
Contact Delphine Kühni

Frédérique Deschamps

Frédérique Deschamps
President

Frédérique has 20 years of experience as a Career & Leadership coach, lecturer and sparing partner. She holds an M.Sc. in bioengineering and was for 13 years a Manager and Executive, leading multicultural teams across 50 countries. She guides candidates to the Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education (Supervisor-Coach) and to the Federal Diploma of Higher Education (Mentor d’Entreprise) and she supervises coaches since 2017. She has created original and pragmatic approaches, leveraging on multiple fields of expertise (Coaching, Neuroscience, Psychology, Management and Sport) to venture into new territories with the people she works with.
Contact Frédérique Deschamps

Gudrun Lind

Gudrun Lind

Originally from Iceland, Gudrun is a Career & Executive Coach with two decades of experience in talent- and leadership development within multinational corporations. In 2018 she transitioned from her previous career as Director of Talent Management to start her coaching company. Gudrun earned her MSc in Applied Positive and Coaching Psychology from University of East London and her International MBA from the University of Reykjavik. Gudrun is a certified Senior Practitioner by EMCC (EIA).
Contact Gudrun Lind

Guy Anastaze

Guy Anastaze

Combining 30 years of sales management experience at IBM with his passion for people, Guy is an executive coach, sales mentor, and coach supervisors. He founded Anastaze Business Coaching Sàrl in Geneva in 2014. He graduated in Executive Coaching (University of Cergy Pontoise, France), Wellness Coaching (International Coaching Institute, Geneva) and Coach Supervision (Coaching Supervision Academy, UK), has an MBA from IMD Lausanne, a Doctorate 3rd Cycle (University of Strasbourg) and a PhD (University of Geneva), both in theoretical physics. Guy is accredited EIA Senior Practitioner and ESIA Coach Supervisor by EMCC.
Contact Guy Anastaze

Demetrio Mafrica

Demetrio Mafrica

Demetrio Mafrica is a mentor in the field of business development and sales for SMEs and freelancers. In his work he combines more than 40 years of experience in sales management at numerous IT manufacturers and solution providers with his passion for transmission. He founded MentorDeme in Carouge (GE) in 2020. Demetrio is DISC 24X7 certified at Erudia (2020), graduated in PMP Coaching at VictoryLog (2021) and received the EMCC Global accreditation as an EIA Coach/Mentor (2021). Demetrio is fluent in 5 languages and has a good network of contacts mainly in Switzerland.
Contact Demetrio Mafrica

Chris Shuttleworth

Chris Shuttleworth

Chris coaches teams and their leaders to create connected groups and achieve ambitious goals together. He has coached Partners and senior staff within professional service firms and recently leadership teams within start-ups. Chris holds an Honours Bachelors degree in Sociology, a Masters of Business Administration, and is also an EMCC Accredited Team Coach at the Practitioner Level.
Contact Chris Shuttleworth

Guy Chatillon

Guy Chatillon

With 30+ years international experience in premium luxury environment, Guy is currently transiting from CEO to Business Mentoring & Consulting and Board positions. After an MBA, he attended several Executive programs at IMD-Lausanne, including High Performance Boards. In joining EMCC-Switzerland, Guy is motivated in sharing with humility and passion his experiences to further professionalize our community of experts and making our Association more visible and respected. Being a strong believer in the human potential, sense of loyalty and trust, Guy aims to keep Human at the Center always leveraging the “R” of HR as Richness and not Resource. Guy is an EMCC Accredited Mentor at the Practitioner level.
Contact Guy Chatillon

Delphine Kühni

Delphine Kühni

After 25 years in aviation, Delphine took off on a new career path, now accompanying humans on their growth and wellbeing journey. She is currently employed as a psychologist while growing her own coaching practice as a wellbeing and leadership coach. Delphine holds a BSc in Psychology from Unidistance and a MSc in Applied Positive & Coaching Psychology from the University of East London as well as post-graduate courses in Occupational Psychology from the University of London. With her positive attitude and passion for optimal functioning, she is joining the board to contribute to the recognition of the professionalisation of coaching and the growth of EMCC Switzerland. She is an EMCC accredited coach at practitioner level.
Contact Delphine Kühni

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