Oliver Buchholz, MS MTI 2011, Commercial Director at SGS Environmental Analytics

Oliver Buchholz, a graduate of the MS MTI program at Grenoble École de Management in 2011, has just been appointed Sales Director at SGS Environmental Analytics, a global leader in Testing, Inspection, and Certification services.

A strategic and customer-oriented leader with a strong scientific background and sharp business acumen, Oliver leads the multicultural sales teams of SGS Environmental Analytics in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Iberia, with the goal of fostering sustainable growth in the environmental sector.

He is passionate about building high-performing teams, streamlining commercial processes, and turning market insights into actionable strategies.

Oliver joined SGS in 2014 as Business Development Manager. He then held positions as Regional Sales Manager, Sales Director France, and Head of Marketing & Communication Europe. In 2021, he became Head of Marketing & Communication – Rebranding, before being appointed Country Manager France. He held this position until his recent promotion to Sales Director in early November 2025.

"GEM, and especially the MSc MTI program, allowed me to bridge two worlds that may seem distant but are in fact complementary. Between (technical) innovation and business, there is only a small step — and it’s this simple step that I found when I joined GEM after my studies in science."

About SGS

SGS (Société Générale de Surveillance) is a Swiss company founded in 1878 and headquartered in Geneva. A global leader in inspection, verification, analysis, and certification, SGS supports businesses in quality control, regulatory compliance, and product and service performance. Operating in over 160 countries with more than 2,600 offices and laboratories, SGS employs nearly 100,000 people and is recognized as a benchmark in quality, integrity, and sustainability.