Robert Schuchna

About Robert Schuchna

Robert Schuchna is an investment professional with a strong background in active ownership and value creation for listed European companies. Since October 2025, he has served on Rexel’s Board of Directors as a non-independent director, following his co-optation at the proposal of Cevian Capital, one of the company’s key shareholders. At Rexel, he brings skills that are particularly relevant to board work, especially on governance, oversight, risk supervision and long-term value enhancement. He is also a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and of the Nomination, Governance and CSR Committee. Born in Germany in 1988 and holding German and Swiss citizenship, Robert Schuchna studied Banking & Finance at the University of Zurich, where he earned an MA, and he is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). He joined Cevian Capital in 2011 and was promoted to partner in 2020. During his career at Cevian, he has been involved in more than half a dozen investments, contributing from the initial due diligence phase through the design and implementation of strategic and operational improvement plans, and ultimately to exits. His sector experience spans chemicals, industrials, insurance and consumer goods, with a geographic focus on DACH, the UK and France. Before his current role, he also built governance experience through board mandates, including as a member of the supervisory board of Bilfinger SE since 2020, as well as through foundation-related responsibilities. His profile combines financial analysis, capital markets expertise, close engagement with management teams and a disciplined approach to strategy execution. At Rexel, his appointment fits Cevian’s long-term active ownership approach and supports the board’s work on the company’s ongoing transformation and performance agenda.