Eurochem Appoints Samir Brikho as Chairman of Board of Directors

Management Changes Eurochem Appoints Samir Brikho as Chairman of Board of Directors

02.01.2020Editor: Ahlam Rais

Samir Brikho will succeed Alexander Landia as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Eurochem Group. Brikho has previously worked for many leading companies such as Asea, ABB Group, Alstom and Amec Foster Wheeler.

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Zug/Switzerland – Eurochem Group has recently announced the appointment of Samir Brikho as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Brikho, who has served on the Board since 2018, held senior management positions at Asea and ABB Power Generation between 1983 and 2000, before moving to Alstom, where he served as Chief International Operations Officer and Senior Vice-President, and CEO of Alstom Kraftwerke in Germany.

In 2003, Brikho became CEO of ABB Lummus Global and in 2005 he was appointed to the Group Executive Committee of ABB, and served as Head of the Power Systems Division at ABB Group. From 2006 to 2016, Brikho was CEO of Amec Foster Wheeler. In 2009 and 2016, he was chair of the World Economic Forum’s Engineering and Construction Board.

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Brikho replaces Alexander Landia, who is leaving the Board after more than six years’ service but continues in other roles within AIM Capital group, the holding company of Eurochem Group.

“It has been a pleasure to serve as Chairman for Eurochem Group, and I would like to wish Samir all the best in his new role,” said Landia. Brikho commented: “I am proud to be taking over as Chairman at such an exciting point in Eurochem’s history.”

“I see enormous potential for the business and am looking forward to helping the company become the most successful player in the fertiliser sector,” he added.

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