Executive Committee of Sensirion
The management of Sensirion is led by the two CEOs Moritz Lechner and Felix Mayer. It is a special feature that both co-CEOS are also the founders of Sensirion. They are listed here together with the other strategic positions in the company.
Felix Mayer
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Born in 1965 (Switzerland)
- Five years with Siemens, research at ETH Zurich in micro technology, co-founder of Sensirion AG and co-CEO since 1998, winner of many entrepreneurial awards
- Studied physics at ETH Zurich, Ph.D. in micro technology at ETH Zurich
Moritz Lechner
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Born in 1969 (Switzerland)
- Research at ETH Zurich and the Paul Scherrer Institute in the fields of microelectronics and detector technology, co-founder of Sensirion AG and co-CEO since 1998, winner of numerous entrepreneurial awards
- Studied physics at ETH, Ph.D. at ETH Zurich
Johannes Bleuel
Vice President Operations
Born in 1971 (Germany)
- Variety of management positions at Siemens Communications, later Vice President Supply-Chain Management at Siemens Mobile USA; integration of global logistics of Siemens Communications and Nokia Networks to Nokia Siemens Networks, then COO at E-Senza Technologies; Vice President of Operations at Sensirion AG since 2011
- Studied physics, Dr.rer.nat. in plasma physics, controlled nuclear function
Andrea Orzati
Vice President Sales & Marketing
Born in 1973 (Italy)
- Research group leader at ETH Zurich, various years at u-blox AG as RF IC design manager. From 2008 Manager Distribution Network at Sensirion AG, then several positions as Director International Sales and Sales & Marketing Director Gas Flow. Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Sensirion AG since 2013
- Studied electronics at University of Cagliari, Ph.D. in electronics at ETH Zurich and MBA from EPFL and HEC Lausanne
Marc von Waldkirch
Vice President Research & Development
Born in 1974 (Switzerland)
- Research Assistant at the ETH Zurich, Project Manager at Sensirion from 2000, later Head of the Research & Development Liquid Flow Sensors, Vice President Research & Development at Sensirion AG since 2011
- Studied physics at ETH Zurich, MSc in physics, Ph.D. in electrical engineering at ETH Zurich
Michael Karst
General Manager Sensirion Inc.
Born in 1962 (Germany)
- Manager Optical Sensor Group at Carl Zeiss Jena in Germany, Technical Director at Keller Pressure Metrology in Switzerland, Director Engineering at Kavlico Corporation in the United States; then five years as owner of the company SenSolution and representative of European sensor manufacturers including Sensirion; General Manager and CEO of Sensirion Inc. since 2006
- Studied electronics, Ph.D. in electronics at the Technical University of Dresden
Matthias Gantner
CFO
Born in 1964 (Germany)
- Three years as Controller at Schiesser Eminence Group, followed by various functions related to Finance & Controlling at Norican Group, amongst others Business Unit Controller Europe and Regional CFO Shanghai, China; then Head of Service and Sales Order Processing and member of the executive committee at Allsafe Jungfalk, CFO at Sensirion AG since 2012
- Studied economics at the University of Pforzheim, degree in Business administration (Dipl.-Betriebswirt)
Heiko Lambach
Vice President Human Resources
Born in 1968 (Germany)
- Three years as Personnel Officer at Orsay GmbH in Germany, Staff Responsible from 1997 at FjA Feilmeier & Junker AG in Munich and Zurich, then Human Resources Manager at Shot Blast Europe (Georg Fischer) DISA Industrie AG for eight years, Vice President Human Resources at Sensirion AG since 2011
- Studied economics at the University of Bochum, degree in business administration (Dipl.-Betriebswirt)
Peter Kosel
Vice President Employer Branding & Recruiting
Born in 1969 (Germany/Switzerland)
- Two years as department and key account manager in the field of specialist recruitment at Ascena AG (later Hays AG), nine years of business expansion in specialist recruitment as Managing Director at Hays (Switzerland) AG, from 2009 Business expansion of EXXETA GmbH in the area of management and IT Consutling as Managing Director. Vice President Employer Branding and Recruiting at Sensirion AG since 2013
- Studied economics at the University of Ludwigshafen, degree in business administration (Dipl.-Betriebswirt)









