Jenoptik appoints manager of lasers business unit

Jena, Germany – As of January 1, 2014, Dr. Mario Ledig is the head of the Lasers business unit within Jenoptik’s Lasers & Material Processing division.

In this position, he is responsible for the entire business unit on a global level. He was also appointed as managing director, holding operational responsibility for JENOPTIK Laser GmbH, one of the two companies within this business unit.

Dr. Mario Ledig earned his doctorate in laser physics at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena and has more than 20 years of professional experience in the fields of optics/photonics. He has held various executive positions at Qioptiq all over the world.

By joining Jenoptik, Dr. Mario Ledig has become part of one of the leading internationally active technology companies that has been operating in the field of laser technology for over 20 years. Jenoptik is one of the few suppliers worldwide to mass-produce the entire technology chain in the field of laser sources – from semiconductor material and diode lasers up to solid-state lasers.