November 9, 2009 was a special day for „Ruirui” and Titoni Ltd. – “Ruirui” was born on May 17th, 2007. At that time, she weighed only 129 grams. Now she has grown into a fifty-kilogram beauty. Sometimes, she likes to daydream; sometimes, she is a trouble-maker chasing about and playing with her peers. Most of the time, she simply enjoys the delicacy prepared carefully for her. Beside the food that is especially arranged by her nutritionist, she likes bamboo leaves and cookies. – „Ruirui”, a Giant Panda, is a new member in the big family of Titoni Ltd. The Panda lady was adopted by the famous Swiss watch company for two years during a trip of Titoni’s CEO Daniel Schluep to Sichuan Province in November 2009.
Giant Panda “Ruirui”, who before had been “sponsored” by Swiss Federal Counselor Doris Leuthard and named after the Chinese translation of “Switzerland”, was happily handed over to the Swiss watch company Titoni Ltd.
Titoni Ltd., as an independent and family-owned Swiss enterprise, is fully aware of its social responsibility. Daniel Schluep is a nature-lover and feels that the concern of animal well-being is a global issue. Therefore, Mr. Schluep, together with the staff of Titoni Ltd., made the decision to be engaged in conserving endangered Giant Panda of China. “Titoni Ltd. has long considered the support to social, cultural and environmental institutions as an important element within its business activities”, said Mr. Schluep in his speech before a large audience of media representatives from Chengdu and Chongqing. The adoption ceremony for Ruirui was also attended by the honorary guest, Ms. Flavia Schlegel, Executive Director of Swissnex Shanghai.
As it is said in the watchmaker’s slogan “Shaping Moments of Life”, Titoni Ltd. feels that philanthropic actions like this is shaping an important moment in its life. Personally, for Daniel Schluep, who is very interested in Chinese culture and visits China several times a year, there is now another lovely reason that keeps him coming back to China regularly.