After obtaining a diploma as a Physics Engineer from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) and accumulating three years of experience with the consultancy McKinsey, Samuel Schär joined Bühler in 2002.
He took charge of the Nanotechnology business unit in 2005. From 2009 to 2012, he bore overall responsibility for the Grinding & Dispersing business area.
Samuel Schär has headed the Advanced Materials business from 2013 to 2022 and was appointed CEO of Advanced Materials as of September 2014. In addition to his responsibility as CEO of Advanced Materials, he took up the role of Chief Services & Sales Officer for the Group in June 2020. Starting in 2023, Samuel Schär is fully focusing on the Chief Services & Sales Officer role for the Group.
Samuel Schär was born in 1975 and is Swiss.