Executive Committee
Mitja Schulz
Chief Executive Officer
Business Administration & Economics, University of Stuttgart.
German citizen, 1977
Professional background (main stages)
| 2002 – 2009 | Purchasing Management positions with Porsche AG |
| 2009 – 2015 | Purchasing & Supply Chain Management positions with ZF Group, Germany |
| 2016 – 2018 | SVP & GM with ZF TRW, USA |
| 2019 – 2020 | SVP & CEO of ZF Wind Power Antwerpen NV, Belgium |
| Since Jan 4, 2021 | CEO, Gurit |
JAVIER PEREZ-FREIJE
(Starting May 1, 2024)
Chief Financial Officer
Dr. oec., University of St. Gallen, NYU Stern School of Business.
Spanish citizen, 1975
Professional background (main stages)
| 2001 – 2004 | Finance & Controlling, BMW Group, Germany |
| 2007 – 2010 | Head Operational Controlling, Rieter, Switzerland |
| 2010 – 2012 | CFO Business Group SAMEA & Italy, Rieter, Switzerland |
| 2012 – 2015 | Head Corporate Controlling, Autoneum, Switzerland |
| 2015 – 2017 | CFO Business Group North America, Autoneum, USA |
| 2017 – 2018 | CFO, Netstal-Maschinen AG, Switzerland |
| 2018 – 2024 | CFO, Mikron Group, Switzerland |
| Starting May 1, 2024 | CFO, Gurit |
JAVIER PEREZ-FREIJE
(Starting May 1, 2024)
Chief Financial Officer
Dr. oec., University of St. Gallen, NYU Stern School of Business.
Spanish citizen, 1975
Professional background (main stages)
| 2001 – 2004 | Finance & Controlling, BMW Group, Germany |
| 2007 – 2010 | Head Operational Controlling, Rieter, Switzerland |
| 2010 – 2012 | CFO Business Group SAMEA & Italy, Rieter, Switzerland |
| 2012 – 2015 | Head Corporate Controlling, Autoneum, Switzerland |
| 2015 – 2017 | CFO Business Group North America, Autoneum, USA |
| 2017 – 2018 | CFO, Netstal-Maschinen AG, Switzerland |
| 2018 – 2024 | CFO, Mikron Group, Switzerland |
| Starting May 1, 2024 | CFO, Gurit |
Binjiang Chen
General Manager, BU Manufacturing Solutions
PhD in Ceramic Science and Engineering, Alfred University, Alfred, NY, USA
MS in Materials Science, Changchun Inst. of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Changchun, China
US Citizen, 1961
Professional background (main stages)
| 1998 – 2004 | Various Management positions in USA and China at Philips Electronics |
| 2004 – 2009 | General Manager Metaldyne, Automotive Components Co. Ltd. Suzhou, China |
| 2009 – 2011 | General Manager and VP of Asia Pacific, VSG China, Dover Corp. |
| Since July 1, 2011 | General Manager, BU Manufacturing Solutions, Gurit |
Daniel Dahlqvist
General Manager, BU Wind Systems
Swedish Citizen, 1976
Professional background (main stages)
| 2004 – 2008 | Plant manager/Vice President at Nitator AB |
| 2008 – 2013 | Director at Kalmar/Cargotec Corporation |
| 2013 – 2018 | VP Global operations at BROMMA, BROMMA Managing Director, Malaysia |
| 2018 – 2019 | VP Global Supply Chain at HIAB |
| 2019 – 2022 | COO at DIAB |
| Since 2023 | General Manager, BU Wind Systems, Ringkobing, Denmark, Gurit |
Daniel Dahlqvist
General Manager, BU Wind Systems
Swedish Citizen, 1976
Professional background (main stages)
| 2004 – 2008 | Plant manager/Vice President at Nitator AB |
| 2008 – 2013 | Director at Kalmar/Cargotec Corporation |
| 2013 – 2018 | VP Global operations at BROMMA, BROMMA Managing Director, Malaysia |
| 2018 – 2019 | VP Global Supply Chain at HIAB |
| 2019 – 2022 | COO at DIAB |
| Since 2023 | General Manager, BU Wind Systems, Ringkobing, Denmark, Gurit |
Karen Glauser
Head of Group Human Resources
BSc in Business Administration (FFHS) and MSc in Change Management (HEC Paris)
Swiss and New Zealand citizen, 1973
| 2002 – 2005 | HR Manager & International Assignments at F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. |
| 2005 – 2020 | Sr. Director, HRBP Europe (last role) at Thermo Fisher Scientific Ltd. |
| 2020 – 2024 | Head of Global Talent Management (last role) at UPL Ltd. |
| Since Feb 1, 2024 | Head of Group Human Resources, Gurit |
Lance Hill
General Manager, BU Marine & Industrial Materials
MBA
British citizen, 1966
Professional background (main stages)
| 1990 – 1996 | Sales and Marketing Director RK Carbon Fibers ltd, UK |
| 1997 – 2001 | Sales Director SGL Technic Inc, USA |
| 2002 – 2009 | Sales Director SGL Carbon Fibers ltd, UK |
| 2009 – 2012 | Head of Sales Gurit Wind Energy, UK |
| 2013 – 2020 | Regional Sales Director Gurit USA Inc, USA |
| Since May 1, 2020 | General Manager, BU Marine & Industrial Materials, Gurit |
Lance Hill
General Manager, BU Marine & Industrial Materials
MBA
British citizen, 1966
Professional background (main stages)
| 1990 – 1996 | Sales and Marketing Director RK Carbon Fibers ltd, UK |
| 1997 – 2001 | Sales Director SGL Technic Inc, USA |
| 2002 – 2009 | Sales Director SGL Carbon Fibers ltd, UK |
| 2009 – 2012 | Head of Sales Gurit Wind Energy, UK |
| 2013 – 2020 | Regional Sales Director Gurit USA Inc, USA |
| Since May 1, 2020 | General Manager, BU Marine & Industrial Materials, Gurit |
Jesper Sørensen
General Manager, BU Structural Profiles
MSc in Engineering Production Management from the University of Aalborg, Denmark
Danish citizen, 1967
Professional background (main stages)
| 1991 – 1993 | Project Quality Manager, Calçado Veluci Lda (Brazil) |
| 1993 – 1994 | Project Quality Manager, ECCO Portugal |
| 1994 – 1998 | Production Manager, ECCO Portugal |
| 1998 – 2001 | Logistics Manager, ECCO Slovakia |
| 2001 – 2002 | Executive Assistant Global Logistics, ECCO Sko A/S |
| 2002 – 2004 | Manufacturing Director, ECCO Portugal |
| 2004 – 2009 | Managing Director, ECCO Portugal |
| 2009 – 2013 | Director Strategic Projects, LM Wind Power |
| 2013 – 2020 | Head of Operations, Europe, LM Wind Power |
| 2020 – 2022 | Executive Senior Director, LM Wind Power |
| 2023 – 2024 | COO, Dangard |
| Since April 15, 2024 | General Manager, BU Structural Profiles, Gurit |