The Supervisory Board of SAMSON AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT named Dr. Andreas Widl Chairman of the Executive Board as of 1 April 2015. Dr. Widl has been on the Board since 2013; he is responsible for sales, marketing and strategy.
Dr. Widl holds a doctoral degree in physics. Before he joined SAMSON, Dr. Widl had served in executive positions at the Mannesmann group and GE Capital. In the Swiss Oerlikon group, he was responsible for restructuring several business units. As Asia regional executive and president, he held responsibility for the group's growth in the area. And Dr. Widl served as CEO at Leybold Vacuum for over four years.
Members of the Executive Board of SAMSON AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT:
Dr. Andreas Widl, Chief Executive Officer
Sales, Marketing, and Strategy
Dr. Jörg Kiesbauer
Research and Development
Dr. Ingo Koch
Finance, HR, IT, Materials Management, and Legal Affairs
Gerhard Schäfer
Production