UZWIL, Switzerland — Rainer Schulz was unanimously elected June 24 to Bühler Group’s board of directors during its general shareholders meeting. He will start in this new role immediately.

Schulz most recently served as CEO of REHAU Group from 2010 to mid-2018. He began working with REHAU as COO in 2001. Prior to that, Schulz worked as head of production and then general head of purchasing with BMW Rolls-Royce AeroEngines, where he was in charge of global procurement for the production of jet engines.

Schulz resides with his family in Emmental, Switzerland. He is a Swiss native. Directly after earning his degree in production technology, Schulz went on to hold various materials management and production supply chain roles with electronic and mechanical engineering companies.

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