Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Buch spent over 30 years with Unilever, where he most recently served as Chief Procurement Officer. He was responsible for procuring $42 billion in chemicals, packaging materials, food ingredients and other services globally. 

Previously, Mr. Buch worked with Unilever in Asia, Africa and Russia to lead manufacturing and logistics operations across 120 factories and 100 distribution centers; produce and move five million tons of branded products; implement the global supply chain structure; and export $220 million in branded products over 20 countries. 

Mr. Buch earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology. He was a board member of Unilever Asia Private Limited and Hindustan Unilever and a chairman of Unilever Nepal.