History

Herbert Werner, the Founder, portrait 1964

Herbert Werner, the Founder, portrait 1964

With origins traceable to Europe, Werner International, as we know it today, was founded in New York City, USA in 1939. The office located on Broadway soon became a reference point for the North American textile and apparel business community. With the rapid expansion of overseas activities, an international office was opened in the mid 1940s in Zurich, Switzerland.

In the early 1950s, with the advent of the European Economic Community, Werner opportunely transferred its international operations office to Brussels, Belgium.
The advent of the 1980’s meant providing our extensive global clientele with a wider array of strategy support services including market intelligence, supply chain management, global strategic networking, brand and retail management, information technology and M&A assistance.

For over 80 years, Werner International has provided professional management consulting services to over 5,500 organizations in more than 75 countries.
Werner International operates today with an international multidisciplinary consulting force, through local representatives in more than 50 countries and three main support and research desks.

A long time has passed since Herbert Werner, our founder, started traveling the world; nevertheless the spirit of Werner International keeps faith to his founding principles of professionalism, specialization and passion, making our unique organization ideally positioned to support leading industry players and organizations into the dense challenges and opportunities of the future textile and fashion global markets.

It is with this steadfast spirit, a blend of a rich ethical tradition and the intimate understanding of future industry dynamics, that the Werner organization, with its specialized divisions, global presence and overall perspective, will continue to represent a unique management knowledge for the world’s textile, apparel and fashion industry.

1939
01 Jan, 1939
USA in 1939

Werner International, as we know it today, was founded in New York City, USA in 1939. The office located on Broadway soon became a reference point for the North American textile and apparel business community

1940
13 Jan, 1940
1940s in Zurich

With the rapid expansion of overseas activities, an international office was opened in the mid 1940s in Zurich, Switzerland.

1950
10 Dec, 1950
1950s

In the early 1950s, with the advent of the European Economic Community, Werner opportunely transferred its international operations office to Brussels, Belgium.

1980
01 Jan, 1980
1980’s

The advent of the 1980’s meant providing our extensive global clientele with a wider array of strategy support services including market intelligence, supply chain management, global strategic networking, brand and retail management, information technology and M&A assistance.