Executive Board
Gunter Erfurt
Chief Executive Officer
German citizen
Education
Degree in Engineering Physics from the West Saxon University of Applied Science Zwickau, Germany. Degree in Physics and PhD in Physics Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany.
Since 2020
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company
2017–2020
Chief Operating Officer (COO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Member of the Executive Board of the Company
2015–2017
Managing Director and Member of the Management Board of Meyer Burger (Germany) AG, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany
2011–2015
Managing Director, Solarworld Innovations GmbH, Freiberg, Germany. Responsible for global strategic technology development
2009–2011
Global Head Planning and Investment/Technology Transfer, Solarworld AG, Bonn, Germany. Staff position to the COO
2006–2009
Head of Planning and Investment, Solarworld Industries America LLC, Hillsboro, USA
2003–2006
in various positions at Deutsche Solar AG, Freiberg, Germany.
Other activities and vested interests
Current mandates
Member of the Board of Directors, Supervisory Board and/or of the Executive Board of different subsidiaries of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd. including Board membership at the associated company Oxford Photovoltaics Limited, London, United Kingdom, since 2020 (non-remunerated mandate), Member of the Board of Trustees of Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology, Dresden, Germany, since 2016 (non-remunerated mandate), Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Institute for Solar Energy Research (ISFH), Hamelin, Germany, since 2019 (non-remunerated mandate), Member of the Board of Association, Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft e.V., Berlin, Germany, since 2020 (non-remunerated mandate)
No further Board of Directors memberships or consultancy activities for important Swiss or foreign organizations. No significant official functions or political offices.
Jürgen Schiffer
Chief Financial Officer
German citizen
Education
Master of Arts, European-University Viadrina Conflict management and mediation, Diploma in Business Administration, University of Regensburg Financing, Business Informatics, Business Statistics
Since 2020
CFO and member of the Executive Board, Meyer Burger Technology AG
2019–2020
Consultant, A.Lange & Söhne, Glashütte, Germany
2016–2019
Interim CFO/CRO (Chief Restructuring Officer), ESCADA SE, Munich, Germany
2007–2016
Independent Interim Manager (iSoft Health GmbH, Maurer Electronics GmbH, QCells, Scoach Schweiz AG, Conergy AG, STOXX Ltd., congatec AG, Deutsche Börse Group, Clearstream Group)
2004–2006
Commercial Manager, GRUPPE DREI, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
2001–2004
Independent management and start-up consultant
2000–2001
Pre IPO consultant , U.C.A. Unternehmensconsult, Frankfurt, Germany
1999–2000
Investment Manager, TFG Venture Capital, Marl, Germany
1998–1999
Consortium Liaison Officer, DtA German Equalization Bank, Bonn, Germany
Other activities and vested interests
Current mandates
Member of the Board of Directors, Supervisory Board and/or of the Executive Board of different subsidiaries of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd. No further mandates for Board memberships or con-sulting activities for important Swiss or foreign organizations. No significant official functions or political offices.