Bühler, Uzwil, Switzerland, has appointed Stefan Scheiber, 50, as chief executive officer. A Swiss citizen, he has been with the company since 1988. In the course of his 25-year career, he has led various sales and production organisations at all management levels in Kenya, South Africa, Germany, and Switzerland. “With our portfolio of solutions and our global presence in over 140 countries, we are strongly positioned in the important growth markets of food and mobility,” he said. “The aim now is to transform this position into further profitable growth.” 

 

Calvin Grieder, who has been serving as CEO since 2000 and additionally acted as chairman of the board of Bühler since 2014, will focus on his position as chairman. Johannes Wick took charge as CEO of grains & food from beginning of April 2016, and is now also a member of Bühler’s executive board. The family-owned company, with some 10,800 employees worldwide, has a turnover of CHF2.4 billion. www.buhlergroup.com 

 

 

Stefan Scheiber