Executive Board

Dr. Michael Heckmeier

Chief Executive Officer

Appointed until May 5, 2026


Vita

Born: November 26, 1967
Nationality: German


Professional Career

Since May 2023: Chief Executive Officer of Siltronic

2018: Executive Vice President, Global Head of Business Unit Display Solutions, Merck KGaA

2017: Executive Vice President, Global Head of Business Unit Display Materials, Merck KGaA

2015: Senior Vice President, Global Head of Business Unit Pigments and Functional Materials, Merck KGaA

2010: Senior Vice President of Liquid Crystal Research and Development, Merck KGaA

2006: Senior Director Chilworth Technical Centre, Merck Chemicals Ltd., Southampton, United Kingdom

2005: Director Polymers at Merck OLED Materials GmbH

2004: Director New Venture Materials, Merck KGaA

2003: International Project Manager, Merck KGaA

1998: Lab Manager, Merck KGaA


Education

2006: Executive MBA, Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences 

1998: Doctorate in Physics at University Konstanz

1994/96: Studied Physics & Mathematics at Albrecht-Ludwigs University Freiburg


Claudia Schmitt

Chief Financial Officer

Appointed until June 30, 2026

 


Vita

Born: October 31, 1971
Nationality: German

 

Professional Career

Since July 2023: Chief Financial Officer of Siltronic AG

2017: Head of Controlling & Finance, Siltronic

2009: Head of Controlling, Siltronic

2004: Team Lead Corporate Controlling, Wacker Chemie AG

1998: Corporate Controlling, Wacker Chemie AG


Education

1998: Diploma in Business Administration at Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany


Klaus Buchwald

Chief Operating Officer

Appointed until May 31, 2026

 


Vita

Born: July 16, 1968
Nationality: German

 


Professional Career

Since June 2024: Chief Operating Officer of Siltronic AG

2017: Executive Vice President Operations Industrial Power Control Division, Infineon Technologies AG

2013: Vice President Corporate Supply Chain Management, Rohde & Schwarz

2008: Vice President and Managing Director Site Warstein, Infineon Technologies AG

2005: Senior Director Operation Planning & Controlling, Infineon Technologies AG

2002: Head of Operations Secure Mobile Solutions, Infineon Technologies AG

1998: Head of Logistics & Production Management Chipcard & Security, Infineon Technologies AG

1994: Consultant and Project Leader, ConMoto Consulting


Education

1994: Diploma in Industrial Engineering, Munich University of Applied Sciences

1991: Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Augsburg University of Applied Sciences

Supervisory Board

The Siltronic AG Supervisory Board currently comprises the following 12 members:


Shareholder representatives


Dr. Tobias Ohler

Supervisory Board Chair
Member of the Wacker Chemie AG Executive Board

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Mariella Röhm-Kottmann

CFO of Sunlight Energy Storage Systems Industrial and Commercial Societe Anonyme

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Sieglinde Feist

Head of Sales & Distribution, Wacker Chemie AG

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Dr. Hermann Gerlinger

Managing Partner of GeC GmbH

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Michael Hankel

Member of the Supervisory Board of Siltronic AG

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Dr. Jos Benschop

Executive Vice President Technology of ASML Netherlands BV, Netherlands

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Employee representatives


Daniela Berer

Deputy Chairman of the (Joint) Works Council of
Siltronic AG, Burghausen/Munich

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Mandy Breyer

Deputy Chairman of the General Works Council of Siltronic AG, Freiberg site

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Klaus-Peter Estermaier

Head of Supply Chain Center & Strategic Planning, Siltronic AG

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Volker Stapfer

Chairman of the General Works Council of Siltronic AG, Burghausen site

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Lina Ohltmann

Specialised Secretary of the Industrial Union IGBCE, Union Pay Policies Department

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Günter Zellner

District Manager of the Industrial Union IGBCE (District of Altötting)

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