Matthias Herter

Matthias Herter is the former Head of the Crisis Management and Negotiation Units of the Swiss Federal Police and the Bern Cantonal Police and was President of the European Network of Advisory Teams for Kidnapping, Hostage Taking and Extortion. From 2001 to 2022, he was involved in negotiations to resolve crisis and kidnapping in Switzerland and worldwide. In 2023 he started his company “MSH Advice & Training”. Since then, he has been consulting and training clients and law enforcement agencies in negotiation, teamwork and decision-making under pressure. He is a regular speaker and executive coach at the High Performance Leadership Programme at IMD in Lausanne.