Andreas Schwer

Dr. Schwer boasts a 25-year career in the global defence, manufacturing, and aerospace industries. As the first CEO at SAMI, which was established in 2017, Dr. Schwer led this greenfield operation to become a multi-billion-dollar company in 2020 before recently stepping down.

Prior to his role at SAMI, Dr. Schwer was Chairman and President of Rheinmetall International - Rheinmetall AG. Dr Schwer also held roles including CEO of Combat Systems & Executive Board Member of Rheinmetall Defence overseeing the units of Combat Platforms, Weapons & Munitions, Protection Systems, and Propulsion Systems. Dr. Schwer also holds 12 years' experience at Airbus in executive roles across the Defence & Space and Helicopter divisions.