{"id":39226,"date":"2025-05-09T08:52:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T08:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open-up.ch\/?page_id=39226"},"modified":"2026-01-08T12:54:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T12:54:39","slug":"%e1%8e%97-nicole-merkel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.open-up.ch\/en\/team\/%e1%8e%97-nicole-merkel\/","title":{"rendered":"\u1397 Nicole Merkel"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39226\" class=\"elementor elementor-39226 elementor-39090\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c4aa13 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height headimg elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6c4aa13\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34b50c7\" data-id=\"34b50c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4f6f96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f4f6f96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2243d92 elementor-section-full_width left right headf elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2243d92\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4c4e83\" data-id=\"f4c4e83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcfeca1 h1_bullet elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcfeca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"test\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Nicole Merkel<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff6ed9d elementor-section-full_width chlr elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff6ed9d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8f2122\" data-id=\"b8f2122\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea40843 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"ea40843\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.open-up.ch\/en\/team\/melanie-schneider\/\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c70f3e\" data-id=\"1c70f3e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b835f5\" data-id=\"0b835f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e38181 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"3e38181\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.open-up.ch\/en\/team\/%e1%8e%97-monika-kohler\/\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d84a84 elementor-section-full_width left elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d84a84\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8348b3b\" data-id=\"8348b3b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc976b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc976b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Favourite place<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0903826 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0903826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The River Sihl, which is a tributary of the more well-known River Limmat. It\u2019s barely 70\u00a0kilometres long.\u00a0 For me, it\u2019s one of the most important places in the Zurich area. It\u2019s like a gateway into another world that allows me to experience a different reality. I follow its course into the city in the morning and back to the countryside in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>But I often spend time here at the weekend, too. Like a good magazine, the hustle and bustle along the banks of the river offer plenty of exciting stories.<\/p>\n<p>Different parts of the river appeal to different audiences. You could compare it to different sections in a magazine, which would have titles like \u201cUrban,\u201d \u201c with ogs,\u201d \u201cFamily &amp; hildren,\u201d \u201cBike &amp; Active\u201d or \u201cThe Great Outdoors.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on my mood, preferences and companions, I feel at ease in any of these categories. It\u2019s great to engage in conversation with like-minded people. And I can truly relax. Then I follow the course of the Sihl back to the city centre the next morning and dedicate myself to my clients with renewed energy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f0fdc2\" data-id=\"2f0fdc2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec21a53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec21a53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open-up.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/boostr-72dpi-web-2560px-srgb-dsc8219-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39696\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open-up.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/boostr-72dpi-web-2560px-srgb-dsc8219-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.open-up.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/boostr-72dpi-web-2560px-srgb-dsc8219-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.open-up.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/boostr-72dpi-web-2560px-srgb-dsc8219-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.open-up.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/boostr-72dpi-web-2560px-srgb-dsc8219-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.open-up.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/boostr-72dpi-web-2560px-srgb-dsc8219-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd49bd5 elementor-section-full_width left elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd49bd5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7399cd1\" data-id=\"7399cd1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcb3f6b\" data-id=\"fcb3f6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c50143d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c50143d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Favourite place<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce7ae9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce7ae9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The River Sihl, which is a tributary of the more well-known River Limmat. It\u2019s barely 70\u00a0kilometres long.\u00a0 For me, it\u2019s one of the most important places in the Zurich area. It\u2019s like a gateway into another world that allows me to experience a different reality. I follow its course into the city in the morning and back to the countryside in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>But I often spend time here at the weekend, too. Like a good magazine, the hustle and bustle along the banks of the river offer plenty of exciting stories.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3f926d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d3f926d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open-up.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/boostr-72dpi-web-2560px-srgb-dsc8219-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39696\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open-up.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/boostr-72dpi-web-2560px-srgb-dsc8219-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.open-up.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/boostr-72dpi-web-2560px-srgb-dsc8219-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.open-up.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/boostr-72dpi-web-2560px-srgb-dsc8219-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.open-up.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/boostr-72dpi-web-2560px-srgb-dsc8219-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.open-up.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/boostr-72dpi-web-2560px-srgb-dsc8219-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5345b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5345b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Different parts of the river appeal to different audiences. You could compare it to different sections in a magazine, which would have titles like \u201cUrban,\u201d \u201c with dogs,\u201d \u201cFamily &amp; Children,\u201d \u201cBike &amp; Active\u201d or \u201cThe Great Outdoors\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on my mood, preferences and companions, I feel at ease in any of these categories. It\u2019s great to engage in conversation with like-minded people. And I can truly relax. Then I follow the course of the Sihl back to the city centre the next morning and dedicate myself to my clients with renewed energy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cb7f0d left right elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cb7f0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59bcb60\" data-id=\"59bcb60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8d0375\" data-id=\"e8d0375\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bfc575 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1bfc575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open-up.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/boostr-72dpi-web-2560px-srgb-mm03936-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39702\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open-up.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/boostr-72dpi-web-2560px-srgb-mm03936-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.open-up.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/boostr-72dpi-web-2560px-srgb-mm03936-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.open-up.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/boostr-72dpi-web-2560px-srgb-mm03936-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.open-up.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/boostr-72dpi-web-2560px-srgb-mm03936-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.open-up.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/boostr-72dpi-web-2560px-srgb-mm03936.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4be1e97\" data-id=\"4be1e97\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12bf02a elementor-section-full_width left right elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12bf02a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27ae524\" data-id=\"27ae524\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f791068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f791068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Career<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79310f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79310f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is the second time I\u2019ve been part of the open up team. Having spent extended periods of time abroad multiple times, I suppose you could call me a \u201crepeat team member\u201d. This was also the case in the period between my employments at open up, where I currently look after a diverse range of clients across the digital, financial, tourism and non-profit sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in my career, as a qualified PR consultant, I was responsible for internal and external communication projects at leading companies in Switzerland and Germany.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d76cf3 left elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d76cf3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a0979f\" data-id=\"7a0979f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10cf101\" data-id=\"10cf101\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68967d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"68967d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>#Nicole Merkel\r\n<\/strong><h4><a style=\"color:black;\" href=\"mailto:nicole.merkel@open-up.ch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nicole.merkel@open-up.ch<\/a>\r\n<br\/>\r\n+41 44 295 90 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