Andreas Schaer - MD, Tournament Operations
UEFA, Switzerland
Andreas Schaer - MD, Tournament Operations, UEFA, Switzerland

The Swiss national has held key positions as Head of Venue Operations and Head of Government Relations and Public Services for three European Championships (Poland/Ukraine, France and Europe). UEFA EURO 2024 in Germany will be his fifth European Football Championship in a senior position. In his role as managing director, he is primarily responsible for the issues surrounding the immediate organisation of the tournament. This concerns, for example, the preparation and operations in the ten stadiums, tech and overlay, as well as communication and sustainability.
He acquired the tools for this task as overall project manager for the EURA EURO 2008 on behalf of the Swiss Ministry of Defence, Protection of Civilians and Sport. In 2010, he then moved to UEFA for UEFA EURO 2012.
Andreas Schaer studied history, political science and economics at the University of Bern and later graduated with an M.A. in Defence Studies from Kings College in London. He then worked in strategy and security policy at the Swiss ministry.
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