Carl Elsener Sr. Carl Elsener Sr. Carl Elsener Sr. (also known as Charles Elsener, born 6 July 1922 in Ibach, † 1 June 2013 in Schwyz) was a Swiss entrepreneur. Carl Elsener was the grandson of Karl Elsener (1860-1918) and the son of Carl Elsener (1886-1950). Karl Elsener had opened a factory in Ibach for the production of knives and surgical instruments, from which the knife factory Victorinox developed. Carl Elsener led the company initially with his father and his brother Eduard Elsener (b. 1926). After the death of his father in 1950, he took over the management. The Swiss Army Knife is
Regula Elsener Regula Elsener Regula Elsener (born 3 March 1975) is a Swiss journalist, author and former TV moderator from Schweizer Fernsehen (Swiss television). Regula Elsener grew up in Thurgau. She has two daughters with her husband. Today she lives with her family near Uster. As a 15-year-old, Regula Elsener wrote her first newspaper article. After graduating as a commercial clerk, she managed to switch to Swiss television at the age of 21. There she moderated various programs such as TAF, Weekend Music, Monte Carlo Circus Festival, Tagesschau Nacht and five times she hosted the Saturday evening show "Ein Abend mit ..."