Beate Sauter has more than 23 years of international management experience in the laser and photonics industry and is a globally recognized technical sales and application expert in this market. She joined Lumics in 2013 and has been instrumental in leaping the company forward to becoming one of the top leaders of diode laser solutions for medical and life science applications as well as other profitable niche markets in industry and science.

Prior to Lumics she held senior management positions at a number of leading photonics companies, including sales director Europe for US diode-maker Intense, key account manager South Europe for Edmund Optics, and director sales and marketing for Toptica Photonics where she played a key role in the company’s first years. 

She also serves as mentor within the EPIC photonics mentorship programme. Ms Sauter studied international business at the Karlshochschule International University Karlsruhe. In addition to her role as CEO she will continue to serve as VP sales and marketing.

„I am truly honored for being entrusted with the role of CEO and excited to lead Lumics together with all my colleagues towards new horizons,“ she commented. „The pace of change in the laser market is extremely fast and Lumics has seen exceptional growth recently. Our focus for innovation will continue to be primarly on our strategic markets in the medical, life science and analytical field where I strongly believe diode lasers have an enormous potential for the future.“

Dennis George has been with the Berlin Industrial.Group for more than three years as finance manager where he was already the responsible portfolio manager for Lumics. 

Mr George received his MS in international finance from the Berlin School of Economics & Law. Prior to BIG and Lumics, he worked as a finance consultant with Ebner Stolz.

„Lumics has a great company culture,“ Mr George pointed out. „I am convinced that with our product portfolio and capabilities but also thanks to all our talented and committed employees Lumics is well-positioned for further growth“.