Dr Dirk Habermann nominated new Chief Innovation Officer of Meyer Burger

Dr Dirk Habermann nominated new Chief Innovation Officer of Meyer Burger

Meyer Burger appoints Dr Dirk Habermann as new Chief Innovation Officer and Member of the Executive Board effective January 1, 2017. He will succeed Sylvère Leu who retires as CIO of Meyer Burger at the end of the year.

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announced today that the Board of Directors has appointed Dr Dirk Habermann as new Chief Innovation Officer and Member of the Executive Board of Meyer Burger effective January 1, 2017. Dirk Habermann was Vice President (R&D) of SCHMID Group (DE) from 2008 until 2013 and has in-depth experience in photovoltaic research & development as well as executive leadership experience in international technology companies. He holds a PhD in natural sciences from the Ruhr University in Bochum (DE) and has been working for Meyer Burger since 2014 as Head of Process Material & Line Design. His focus in this role was the consolidation of the development, production and automation of solar cell manufacturing processes.

Sylvère Leu will retire as CIO and Member of the Executive Board of Meyer Burger on December 31, 2016. He is one of the pioneers in photovoltaics and looks back on a very successful career spanning almost thirty years in the European solar industry. Prior to his role as CIO at Meyer Burger since 2010, Sylvère Leu was Chief Operating Officer of 3S Industries Ltd, a company merged into the Meyer Burger Group in 2010. In future, Sylvère Leu will continue to work with Meyer Burger in an advisory capacity.

Peter Pauli, CEO of Meyer Burger, commented on behalf of the Executive Board and Board of Directors:

“Our Company has significantly benefitted from Sylvère’s unparalleled knowledge of PV technologies and the solar industry. On behalf of the Executive Board and the Board of Directors, I would like to thank him very much for his outstanding contributions to our company and wish him the very best for his future. I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome Dirk Habermann in his new role as CIO of Meyer Burger. Dirk has been working very closely with Sylvère Leu for the past two years and has both in-depth technical experience as well as a deep understanding of our company and our customers. We wish him a good start and much success in his role as Chief Innovation Officer and Member of the Executive Board of Meyer Burger.”

Brief portrait of Dr Dirk Habermann

Year of birth:       

1962

Nationality:          

German citizen

Education:           

Masters Degree and PhD in Natural Sciences Ruhr University in Bochum (DE)

Professional Experience

1994 – 1998

Research associate at the Institute for Geology, Mineralogy und Geophysics Ruhr University in Bochum (DE)

1998 – 2001

Assistant Professor at the Institute of Experimental Physics Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg (DE)

2002 – 2005

Process Manager at RENA Sondermaschinen GmbH (Special Machines)

in Gütenbach (DE)

2005 – 2008

Chief Technical Officer at Schmid Technology Systems GmbH in Niedereschach (DE) Development of automation and processing systems as well as production lines for the manufacture of solar cells

2008 – 2013

Vice President Research & Development at SCHMID Group in Freudenstadt (DE)

Head of Development and Process Technology for the solar technology and

energy storage divisions with development facilities in Germany, USA and Singapore

2014 – present   

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd: Head of Process & Line Design

Responsible for the consolidation of the development, production and

automation of solar cell manufacturing processes

Portrait Dr Dirk Habermann

For further information, please contact:

Werner Buchholz

Head of Corporate Communications

Phone: +41 (0)33 221 25 06

werner.buchholz@meyerburger.com

About Meyer Burger Technology Ltd

www.meyerburger.com

Meyer Burger is a leading global technology company specialising on innovative systems and processes based on semiconductor technologies. The company’s focus is on photovoltaics (solar industry) while its competencies and technologies also cover important areas of the semiconductor and the optoelectronic industries as well as other selected high-end markets based on semiconductor materials. The company currently employs over 1,500 people across three continents. Over the past ten years, Meyer Burger has risen to the forefront of the photovoltaic market and established itself as an international premium brand by offering superior precision products and innovative technologies.

Meyer Burger’s offering in systems, production equipment and services along the photovoltaic value chain includes the manufacturing processes for wafers, solar cells, solar modules and solar systems. Meyer Burger provides substantial added value to its customers and clearly differentiates itself from its competitors by focusing on the entire value chain.

The company’s comprehensive product portfolio is complemented by a worldwide service network with spare parts, consumables, process know-how, customer support, after-sales services, training and other services. Meyer Burger is represented in Europe, Asia and North America in the respective key markets and has subsidiaries and own service centres in China, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Singapore, Taiwan and the USA. The company is also working intensively to develop new markets such as South America, Africa and the Arab region. The registered shares of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (Ticker: MBTN).

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