General Management
Company strategy, P&L, organization, people leadership and operational execution.
Business & Technology Executive
Building technology businesses where engineering, software and commercial reality meet.
More than 25 years of experience in semiconductor manufacturing, industrial software, automation, company building and international business development.
Executive Profile
Technology depth. Commercial judgement. Leadership responsibility.
I combine an engineering foundation with executive leadership, product strategy and international market development. My career spans semiconductor manufacturing, advanced process control, manufacturing execution systems, equipment automation and data-driven industrial software.
I have founded and led technology companies, built international organizations and partner networks, developed and commercialized software products, integrated acquired technology and managed strategic customer relationships across Europe, North America and Asia.
My focus is the point where technology, organization and business model must work together: turning complex engineering into scalable products, protecting margin and delivery quality, and creating clear market direction.
Productization
Transforming customer-specific engineering into scalable and maintainable products.
International Growth
Building markets, strategic partnerships and customer relationships across regions.
Technology Strategy
Connecting semiconductor manufacturing, software platforms, automation and data.
Selected Track Record
From engineering innovation to company leadership.
A career shaped by product creation, organization building, international growth and strategic technology decisions.
01
Company Building
Founder, CEO and General Manager
Founded and developed itemic into an international industrial software and semiconductor process-control company, with responsibility across product, sales, marketing, finance, HR and delivery.
02
Portfolio Expansion
From APC to MES
Acquired and integrated complementary MES technology, extending the company from advanced process control into broader manufacturing operations management and opening new industrial markets.
03
International Business
Markets, partners and strategic accounts
Built international customer, partner and support structures across Europe, the United States and Asia, and developed strategic OEM relationships in semiconductor equipment.
04
Technology Transaction
Asset transaction with ASML
Led the development and commercialization of semiconductor process-control technology that later became part of an asset transaction with ASML.
05
Innovation
Algorithms, patents and industrial software
Developed proprietary approaches in semiconductor process control, probabilistic specification assessment, lithography control and industrial data analysis.
06
European OEM Business
Market strategy and customer leadership
Supported the development of PEER Group’s European OEM presence, strategic customer relationships and market approach across continental Europe and Israel.
Executive Perspective
Technology companies rarely fail because of a lack of ideas.
They struggle when products, commercial models, organizations and customer expectations no longer fit together.
Productization determines scalability and margin.
Customer-specific engineering can create revenue, but without clear product boundaries it also creates delivery risk, maintenance cost and long-term lock-in.
Technology strategy must remain commercially grounded.
A technically strong solution only becomes a business when positioning, pricing, supportability and lifecycle economics are aligned.
International growth requires local understanding.
Market entry is not replication. It requires regional customer insight, credible relationships and a delivery model that can scale.
Leadership connects strategy, people and execution.
Clarity, accountability and cross-functional alignment matter most where technology, sales, product and delivery priorities conflict.
Areas of Focus
Where experience creates immediate leverage.
Semiconductor & Industrial Software
Equipment automation, APC, MES, factory integration and data-driven applications.
Business Unit & General Management
Strategy, organization, P&L, market direction and cross-functional execution.
Product & Commercial Transformation
Scalable offerings, pricing logic, delivery discipline and recurring customer value.
International Business Development
Strategic accounts, market entry, partnerships and growth across Europe, USA and Asia.
Contact
Let’s discuss leadership, industrial technology and scalable software businesses.
Open to conversations about executive leadership, general management, business-unit responsibility and strategic advisory mandates in semiconductor manufacturing, industrial software, automation and advanced technology.
Friedrichshafen, Germany · International scope