Short Profile
Harald Maiweg is a globally accomplished, impact driven and customer-focused executive with strong entrepreneurial spirit. He has established a proven track record in growing new large-scale and profitable high-tech businesses in areas such as semiconductors, LEDs, illumination, automotive and the vast growing space of UV photonics in the disinfection verticals. Harald’s forte is the development and execution of strategic plans that transform business into market leader positions!
One of his key success factors is his ability to recruit, develop and scale teams in research, development, operations as well as marketing and sales.
After 3 decades of international corporate business leadership, he offers his high impact strategy consulting expertise to innovative technology start-up and scale-up companies in electronics, semiconductors, emerging markets, global partnerships, organizational development incl. marketing, sales and representations, R&D as well as M&A (DD, PMI) and strategic joint venture advise or contract negotiations.
Harald holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (Dipl.-Ing.) and an MBA (Dipl.-Wirt.Ing.) of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Dortmund, Germany. He continued to acquire additional certifications such as QM-Specialist and QM-Representative according to ISO 9001:2015.
Vita
since 2020 | Independent Business Development and Technology Consultant Photonics Industries (www.maiweg.biz) |
2020 - 2022 |
Managing Director - Acuva Technologies Europe GmbH, Duesseldorf/D |
2015 - 2019 | EVP - Nikkiso Co., Ltd., Tokyo/J and Duesseldorf/D |
2008 - 2015 | VP - Heraeus Noblelight GmbH, Hanau/D |
2006 - 2008 | Partner - Smart Electronic Solutions, Moenchengladbach/D |
2002 - 2006 |
Managing Director - ePS GmbH, Siegen/D |
1998 - 2002 | Managing Director - Global Light Industries GmbH, Kamp-Lintfort/D |
1986 - 1998 | Director Product Marketing - ROHM Electronics GmbH, Willich/D |
1984 - 1985 | Product Marketing Engineer - NEC Electronics GmbH, Duesseldorf/D |
1980 - 1984 | R&D Engineer, University Dortmund, Dortmund/D |