Executive Committee
Tobias Lührig
CEO
Dr. Ing., Harvard Business Schol (HBS), Cambridge USA, PhD in Mechanical Engineering
German citizen, 1974
Professional background (main stages)
| 2000 – 2007 | Senior Consultant, McKinsey & Company (DE), Detroit (US), Tokyo (JP) |
| 2007 – 2009 | Global Director Quality & Processes, Pierburg GmbH, Neuss (Germany) |
| 2008 – 2012 | Head of Corporate Strategy, KSPG AG (Rheinmetall AG Group Company), Neckarsulm (Germany) |
| 2012 – 2017 | CEO Beinbauer Automotive, Büchlberg (Germany) |
| 2018 – 2025 | CEO Bischof+Klein International SE, Lengerich (Germany) |
| Since 1 July, 2025 | CEO, Gurit |
JAVIER PEREZ-FREIJE
CFO
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 |
| May 1, 2024 | CFO, Gurit |
| Oct 30, 2024 | CFO & CEO, Gurit |
| Since July 1, 2025 | CFO |
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 |
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 |
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 |