Printed Electronics Now Staff05.11.20
The Supervisory Board of AIXTRON SE appointed Dr. Jochen Linck as a new member of the Executive Board with effect from Dec. 1, 2020, or earlier in the role of chief technical officer and chief operating officer.
The appointment is for a term of 3 years. As of April 1, 2021, he will assume responsibility at AIXTRON for the areas of development, purchasing, manufacturing and logistics, quality management and IT.
At his own request, Executive Board member Dr. Bernd Schulte will retire at the expiry of his contract on March 31, 2021.
Dr. Linck has many years of experience in international management functions in various areas such as development, product management or launch management.
The 54-year-old most recently served on the Executive Committee of Diebold Nixdorf, Inc., a global provider of cash management and self-service machines for banking and retail.
As managing director of DN Systems, he was responsible for the development and launch of a new product generation of ATMs.
Before this, the engineer with a Ph.D. in lean production was a partner at McKinsey & Company, with a functional focus on product development, production and strategy in the mechanical engineering, aerospace and automotive industries.
Schulte has been with AIXTRON since 1993 in various positions and has been a member of the Executive Board since 2002.
Also, the Executive Board is to be expanded to include a CFO bringing the total number of members to three. The Supervisory Board's Nomination Committee is working to soon fill this position.
Executive Board member Dr. Felix Grawert will take over as chairman of the Executive Board, CEO on April 1, 2021, when the Executive Board will then consist of three members.
AIXTRON's technologies address several different growth markets, for which market researchers predict double-digit annual growth rates over the next few years.
AIXTRON intends to benefit from this growth and, with an expanded Executive Board, sees itself well set up for the future.
"We would like to express our special thanks to Dr. Bernd Schulte, who has accompanied and successfully led AIXTRON for more than 28 years at the time of his retirement," said Kim Schindelhauer, chairman of the Supervisory Board of AIXTRON SE. "Dr. Schulte has shaped AIXTRON with his deep understanding of technology, close customer relationships and entrepreneurial drive, and has made a significant contribution to the company's success. On behalf of the Supervisory Board, I would like to thank Dr. Schulte for his many years of successful service to the Company. The Supervisory Board wishes him all the best.
Additionally, "The generational change in the AIXTRON Group's leadership has started with the appointment of Dr. Felix Grawert in 2017," Schindelhauer added. "The appointment of Dr. Jochen Linck and the soon to be appointed CFO, will then complete the generational change. With this Management Team, the Company is excellently positioned for future growth."