After ten years as CEO of Bucher Industries, Jacques Sanche will step down at the annual general meeting 2026 and hand over to an internal successor.
Jacques Sanche, who has made a significant contribution to the Group’s ongoing development and profitable growth, will continue to act as CEO until 2026. In the interests of long-term succession planning, the board of directors has appointed Matthias Kümmerle, currently division president of Bucher Emhart Glass, as the new CEO after the annual general meeting 2026.
The 52-year-old, who has a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) and a PhD in mechatronics, robotics and automation engineering from EPFL in Lausanne (Switzerland), joined Emhart Glass as head of technology in 2011. He took over as division president of Bucher Emhart Glass in 2021, becoming a member of group management at the same time. He has since succeeded in expanding the division’s market position and significantly increasing its profitability. Under his leadership, the division also decisively advanced the automation of glass forming machines and expanded its service portfolio.
The board of directors is confident that they have found a highly qualified successor as CEO for Bucher Industries in Matthias Kümmerle, who is already deeply familiar with the company and its culture. The search for the next division president of Bucher Emhart Glass has begun.