Dr. Andreas Widl has been CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of SAMSON AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT since 1 April 2015. Dr. Widl had already been on the Executive Board between 2013 and 2015 as the member 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, the now 56-year-old 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.