Pierre Hemmer, born on (1950-03-08)March 8, 1950 in Fribourg and died on (2013-06-26)June 26, 2013 in Mons (Var),[1] was a business leader and executive of the Swiss Confederation, active in particular in the field of the Internet.

In 1975, he worked for Brown, Boveri & Cie. From 1976 to 1979, he was employed by Landis+Gyr (Zug, Switzerland and California, US) then from 1979 to 1988 by Falma-Control Buser AG, as technical director and project manager.

On 3 January 1995 Pierre Hemmer founded MC Management et Communications SA (M&Cnet).,[22][23][24] a company resulting from the privatization of the telecommunications and information management activities of the Swiss CIM Action Program[25] This company provides internet access to the general public, mainly in the Canton of Fribourg and in neighboring regions.

[39] In September 2000, as director of M&Cnet, Hemmer signed a partnership agreement with three other companies - the Entreprises électriques fribourgeoises (EEF), Business Computer Dimension (BCD) in Givisiez, and the Centre informatique des sociétés électriques romandes (CISEL) - aimed at offering their customers a global solution in the fields of telecommunications, Internet and business networks.

[41] Pierre Hemmer's family was from Rodemack, Lorraine (France),[42] but acquired Swiss nationality, and citizenship of Romont, in the canton of Fribourg, in 1923.