Our Staff
Henrik Korpela FBHI, Director and Instructor
FBHI (fellow of British Horlogical Institute) Fellowship : in order to become a fellow of the BHI, one must make a contributuion t othe field of horlogy deemed t obe of exceptional value.
Henrik originated from Sweden from a small city called Motala near the lake Vättern. It was clear to him from a young age that he was a practical thinker and good with his hands. In 1995 he was accepted to the watchmaking program in Stefanskolan located in a small village called Borensberg. Directly after school, he got a job at a jeweller in Sweden, where he learned how to restore and repair vintage and antique watches and clocks. Once he had absorbed as much as he could, he made the bold move to Switzerland where he worked for Ventura, close to Zurich. It was here that he was introduced to the production of modern Swiss watches, as well as managing the aftersales service of their watches. When he felt had learned as much as they had to offer, he moved off to WOSTEP in Neuchatel where he was enrolled in the refresher course. Upon completion of the course, his teacher at WOSTEP suggested that he take up the offer of teaching at the school. Throughout his years at WOSTEP, he took every course they had to offer. This eventually culminated in him teaching the refresher courses, shorter specialized courses and finally the full-training course for complete beginners. In his free time, Henrik likes long walks, good food, good company and to be amongst nature. He considers Switzerland as his home but he still loves Sweden.
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A full profile of Henrik's education, training and experience can be found on his facebook and Linkedln page. To view Henrik's Facebook page, click here . To view Henrik's Linkedln profile, click here.
Svenja Knecht, Administrator
Svenja, from Switzerland joined KHWCC in 2014 and is managing the administration and the operating business of the school. Originally from the German part of Switzerland, she moved after her studies to the french speaking part where she worked as a tour-operator in the travel business. After her extensive travelling around the world and a 2 year stay in the United States, she settled down in Geneva to start her own business as a health coach. Before beginning work at K&H she worked at an international private school in Switzerland. In her free time Svenja likes being in nature, hiking with her dogs, skiing, watching tennis and tasting good wine.