Alexander Schärer

Alexander Schärer was born in Bern on August 25, 1965. Following completion of his Matura [certificate of eligibility to pursue university-level studies], he studied in Lausanne at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale [Swiss Federal Institute of Technology] and received his diploma as dipl. Ing. EPFL [graduate engineer, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology] in 1991.

This was followed by two years in the Management Systems Department at Procter + Gamble AG in Geneva. Starting in 1993, Alexander Schärer entered the management board of the family company USM U. Schärer Söhne AG, Münsingen, Switzerland. Since 2000, he has been acting as President of the Board.