Geschäftsleitung
Dr. 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.
Experience
Since 2020
Chief Executive Officer of the Company
2017–2020
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technology Officer, 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 of Planning and Investment/Technology Transfer, Solarworld AG, Bonn, Germany. Staff position to the Chief Operating Officer
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). The Board of Directors separately approved of the mandates exceeding the limit set by the Articles of Association.
No further Board of Directors memberships or consultancy activities for important Swiss or foreign organizations. No significant official functions or political offices.
Katja Tavernaro
Chief Sustainability Officer
German citizen
Education
Studied Law at Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany, Degree in Human Resources Management, German Academy for Management, Part-time studies, business administration and law, distance-learning University Hagen. Masters Studies in Management (planned degree M.Sc. 2023), Hagen Institut for Management, Studies (HiMS).
Experience
Since 2021
Chief Sustainability Officer and member of the Executive Board, Meyer Burger Technology Ltd
Since 2020
Head of Global Human Resources Meyer Burger Technology Ltd
Since 2017
Head of Global Legal & Compliance Meyer Burger Technology Ltd
Since 2016
Managing Director and Member of the Management Board of Meyer Burger (Germany) AG, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany
2013–2016
In-house Counsel and HR Manager, Meyer Burger (Germany) GmbH, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany
2006–2013
Attorney at law
Other activities and vested interests
Current mandates
Member of the Saxony Chamber of Lawyers and a deputy member of the Board of Directors of AOK Plus; Member of the Board of Directors, Supervisory Board and/or of the Executive Board of different subsidiaries of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd. Deputy member of the Board of Directors of AOK Plus, Germany.
No further mandates for Board memberships or consulting activities for important Swiss or foreign organizations. No significant official functions or political offices.
Dr. Moritz Borgmann
Chief Commercial Officer
German citizen
Education
Doctorate degree (Dr. sc. techn.), ETH Zurich, Switzerland. M.S. Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, California, USA. Electrical Engineering, Technische Universität München, Germany.
Experience
Since 2022
Chief Commercial Officer and member of the Executive Board, Meyer Burger Technology AG
Since 2021
Managing Director, Meyer Burger (Industries) GmbH, Freiberg, Germany
2014–2021
Partner, Apricum GmbH, Berlin, Germany
2005–2014
Controller and afterwards Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Bühler USA, Minneapolis, USA
2013–2014
Principal, Apricum GmbH, Berlin, Germany
2010–2013
Project Manager, Apricum GmbH, Berlin, Germany
2009–2010
Consultant, Apricum GmbH, Berlin, Germany
2007–2008
Co-Founder and Director Algorithms Development, Celestrius AG, Zurich, Switzerland
2002–2007
Research assistant, Communication Technology Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
2001
Visiting Research Scholar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Other activities and vested interests
Current mandates
No further Board of Directors memberships or consultancy activities for important Swiss or foreign organizations. No significant official functions or political offices.
Markus Nikles
Chief Financial Officer
Swiss citizen
Education
Executive Master of Corporate Finance (EMCF), IFZ Institute for Financial Services Zug, Switzerland. Bachelor’s in Business Administration, University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons, Chur, Switzerland. Commercial apprenticeship, Swiss Bank Corporation (today UBS), Interlaken, Switzerland.
Experience
Since 2022
Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Board, Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (as of September 1, 2022)
2019–2022
Chief Financial Officer Bühler Asia, Wuxi, China, responsible for the sub-regions China, Southeast Asia, Japan and Korea
2015–2019
Chief Financial Officer Bühler Germany, Braunschweig, Germany
2005–2014
Controller and afterwards Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Bühler USA, Minneapolis, USA
2000–2004
Export Finance Specialist & Corporate Controller, Bühler Uzwil, Switzerland
1992–1996
Various functions (last position: Customer Relationship Manager) with Swiss Bank Corporation Interlaken, Münchenbuchsee and Bern, Switzerland
Other activities and vested interests
Current mandates
No further Board of Directors memberships or consultancy activities for important Swiss or foreign organizations. No significant official functions or political offices.
Daniel Menzel
Chief Operating Officer
German citizen
Education
Bachelor of Law (LL.B.), economic law, University of Wismar, Germany. Diploma Business Economics (BWA), Distance Study at „European Business School“ for economy and management, Education and Business Academy St. Gallen, Switzerland. Graduation as Industrial Manager, Apprenticeship at M + W Zander GmbH, Dresden, Germany. Mechanical Engineering / Technical Building Equipment, University of Applied Sciences in Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Experience
Since 2022
Chief Operating Officer and member of the Executive Board, Meyer Burger Technology AG
Since 2021
Managing Director Operations, Meyer Burger (Industries) GmbH, Freiberg, Germany
2018–2021
Chief Executive Officer, G.S. Stolpen GmbH & Co. KG, Stolpen, Germany
2017–2018
Director Sales and Marketing, Member of the Executive Board, SolarWorld Industries GmbH, Bonn, Germany / Qatar Solar Technologies, Doha, Qatar
2015–2017
Vice President Global Procurement and Global Sales, Member of the Executive Board, SolarWorld AG, Bonn, Germany
2013–2015
Director Global Procurement and Supply Chain Management, SolarWorld AG, Bonn, Germany
2011–2013
Division Manager Purchase Department / Germany, SolarWorld AG, Bonn, Germany
2008–2011
Team Leader Purchase Department, SolarWorld AG, Bonn, Germany
2005–2008
Purchaser, Linde AG / Linde KCA GmbH, Dresden, Germany
2003–2005
Employment abroad in the US and Canada, Team leader of a humanitarian organization.
Other activities and vested interests
Current mandates
No further Board of Directors memberships or consultancy activities for important Swiss or foreign organizations. No significant official functions or political offices.