Dr. Yann Samson studied law at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany, where he also received his doctorate. He began his career in 1999 as a lawyer with Samson & Partner, Munich.

In the following years, he became a Member of the Executive Board of financial.com AG, Munich (2000) and a Member of the Administrative Board of Derivative Partners Holding AG, Zurich, Switzerland (2004–2015). Subsequently, he held positions in the Management Board of Atacama Capital GmbH, Munich (2004–2015), and Lacuna Vermögen GmbH, Munich (2015–2020). Furthermore, Dr Samson was a member of the Supervisory Board of Equity First AG, Munich, from 2004 to 2006 and of the Supervisory Board of Avemio AG from 2018 to 2025.

He remains a Member of the Executive Board of financial.com AG (since 2000). He has been Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Medios AG since 2015.

As an experienced lawyer and member of the management boards of various companies, Dr. Samson has years of expertise in legal matters and in corporate management.