Dr Alexander Roth will assume the role of CEO, succeeding Georg Hofner, who will now focus exclusively on his position as CEO of TecInvest Holding – Scanlab’s parent company. Alexander Staudt, who is currently overseeing operations at Scanlab, will take on the role of COO. Starting in 2025, the company will be led by the four managing directors Dr Alexander Roth (CEO), Christian Sonner (CTO), Alexander Staudt (COO), and Dirk Thomas (CFO).

Georg Hofner joined Scanlab in 1995 as a sales engineer and has been instrumental in driving the company’s steady growth and international success since becoming CEO in 2002. For several years, he has also served as CEO of Scanlab’s parent company. To fully dedicate himself to this role, he will pass on his position as Scanlab CEO to Dr Alexander Roth.

After earning his doctorate in physics, Alexander Roth gained valuable industrial experience at corporates such as Siemens and Giesecke & Devrient before discovering his passion for the photonics industry. He then held various positions at Rofin Baasel Lasertech, Coherent-Rofin and the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft. For the past five years, he has served as managing director of Coherent’s industrial systems business unit.

“With Dr Roth, we have gained an industry expert, an experienced manager and a personality who fits perfectly into the company. The last few weeks of working together have shown me that we made the right decision,” reports Hofner. “I wish my successor every success in continuing our growth strategy and look forward to working with him in the future and exchanging ideas on a regular basis.”

Alexander Staudt will assume the role of COO in January 2025, having overseen operations since 2023. An industrial engineer with twenty years of experience in electronics production, he was most recently plant manager and authorized signatory of the Würth Elektronik Group, specializing in printed circuit board production. Digitalization and process optimization are critical for Scanlab’s future success and are areas where Alexander Staudt has already demonstrated exceptional expertise and success in his previous role.

Christian Sonner, CTO, and Dirk Thomas, CFO, are looking forward to setting the course for further growth together with their new management colleagues and, together with the employees, capitalizing on future market opportunities.