He then returned to the United States on behalf of Ringier to observe developments in the Internet sector and to complete an Advanced Management Program (AMP) at Harvard Business School.
[7] Clients of his communications agency Contract Media include the energy group Axpo,[8] the watch manufacturer Hublot, the hearing aid manufacturer Sonova,[9] the sports retailer Intersport,[10] Media Saturn Switzerland, the Falcon Private Bank and the private bank BSI, as well as the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of UBS, Peter Kurer, following his resignation as Chairman of the Board of Directors.
[17] Wigdorovits holds strong pro-Israel views, believes there is currently no Palestinian partner for peace, but is an opponent of Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud party and has criticized the proposed Israeli Judicial Reform, as he discussed in an opinion piece in the Swiss daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung in late 2023 after the October 7 Attacks.
[18] He opposes the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and took a stand against his native Switzerland voting for the recognition of Palestine as a UN non-member observer state by the United Nations General Assembly in 2011.
[21] Wigdorovits made headlines in Switzerland in November 2009 when he became an advisor to Swiss nightclub owner and billionaire heir Carl Hirschmann who had been accused of various sex crimes, some involving underage girls.
[27] The Luzerner Zeitung described Wigdorovits' actions in response to Gerigate, as the scandal was called by the Swiss press, as unusually error-prone and reported that he denied involvement but then partially retracted his denials when confronted with chat transcripts of the woman who successfully solicited nude photos from Müller.
In response to Brühlmann's apology, well-known Jewish personalities in Zurich, such as former federal judge Vera Rottenberg, wrote a letter that they sent to the publishers and the management of Tamedia (which owns the newspaper).
[30] Wigdorovits' alleged intervention was questioned by Swiss online news/commentary portal Zackbum.ch where it was stated that he turned "the completely justified criticism of this unsuccessful and embarrassing article [by Brühlmann] into nonsense.
[33] The public prosecutor's office of the Canton of Lucerne, announced on 2 May 2024 that it will issue an indictment against Bernhard Alpstaeg for coercion and attempted disloyal business management, related to his share purchases.
He suggested, at one point, Stefan Wolf, the Chairman of the board of the football club had offered his resignation in exchange for Alpstaeg's continued financial support and voluntary relinquishment of half of his shares, in a move that was widely seen as tactical by the local media.