• 20+ years experience in project management, financial transactions and organizational aspects; • 17+ years experience in leading operations, sales & marketing activities;• 17+ years activities in a global high-tech environment (equipment and materials for semiconductors, photovoltaics, flexible electronics); • 12 + years as Managing Director & COO with direct reports across Europe and worldwide; • 20 years experience in team leadership and management, used to small, big and complex teams; proven track record in managing different cultures and different levels of responsibility (from technical to C-level). • Highly skilled executive with a deep understanding of machine manufacturing, logistics and product development;• Member in the SEMI Semiconductor Technology Committee (STC)• Leadership to the former SEMI Plastic Electronics Special Interest Group to foster growth in an emerging industry (Members: Merck, BASF, Heliatek, Roth & Rau, FlexTech Alliance, VTT, Phillips […] until 2016; • Membership to Silicon Germany Working Group (led by Reinhard Ploss, Infineon and Stanislav Tillich, Prime Minister of Saxony) until 2016; • Membership to HighTechStartbahn – a German incubator for start-ups and growth companies with a direct focus on hardware (equipment) and materials until 2016;• SEMI staff representative to the European SEMI Standards Committees from 2009-2016;• Management of the former SEMI CTM (Crystalline Silicon Manufacturing Group) with C-level representatives from Q-Cells, SolarWorld, Schott Solar , SolarWatt, Sunways, BlueChip Energy […]; • Creation, funding, management and globalization of the SEMI International Technology Roadmap for PV (ITRPV) – today with over 30 contributors such as Hanwha Q-Cells, Canadian Solar, LDK, JA Solar, Hareon Solar, NSP, Motech, Gintech, Wacker, LONGi Silicon, REC Silicon, centrotherm, Meyer Burger, TOTAL […];• Broad PV and semiconductor network across the globe, from material to system including research and development; regular invitations to key industry events as speaker and/or moderator;
Listed skills include Photovoltaics, Semiconductors, Solar Energy, Semiconductor Industry, and 26 others.