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 |
Philippe Wirth
Chief Financial Officer
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Swiss Citizen, 1972
2000 – 2017 | Senior Finance Positions and Director of Global Business Transformation Program at Mettler, Toledo |
2017 – 2019 | Chief Financial Officer at Crealogix, Zurich |
Since October 21, 2019 | Chief Financial Officer, Gurit |


Philippe Wirth
Chief Financial Officer
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Swiss Citizen, 1972
2000 – 2017 | Senior Finance Positions and Director of Global Business Transformation Program at Mettler, Toledo |
2017 – 2019 | Chief Financial Officer at Crealogix, Zurich |
Since October 21, 2019 | Chief Financial Officer, Gurit |

Binjiang Chen
General Manager, Manufacturing Solutions
Ph.D. in Ceramic Science and Engineering, Alfred University, Alfred, NY, USA
M.S. 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 Gurit Tooling |
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 |


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 |

Lars Fuglsang
CEO, Fiberline Composites
PhD in Structural Mechanics, Technical University of Denmark
MSc in Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
Danish citizen, 1971
Professional background (main stages)
2001 – 2008 | Various positions within materials research, blade design, technical sales, LM Wind Power, Denmark |
2008 – 2010 | Global Research and Design Leader, LM Wind Power, Denmark |
2010 – 2011 | Vice President & Managing Director, Composites Division, Skykon A/S, Denmark |
2011 – 2019 | Various Executive Management positions, LM Wind Power, Denmark |
2019 – 2021 | General Manager and Onshore Supply Chain leader, GE Renewable Energy, Paris, France |
Since Nov. 2021 | CEO, Fiberline Composites A/S, Denmark |
Hannes Haueis
Head of Group Human Resources
Degree in Electrical Engineering
Austrian citizen, 1962
Professional background (main stages)
1997 – 2004 | Head of Global Training & Development, Unaxis AG |
2004 – 2009 | VP Human Resources / Corporate People Development, OC Oerlikon |
2009 – 2012 | VP Human Resources / Learning & Development, SR Technics AG |
2012 – 2014 | VP Human Resources , Kaba Holding AG / Division ADS EMEA / AP |
Since October 1, 2014 | Head of Group Human Resources, Gurit |


Hannes Haueis
Head of Group Human Resources
Degree in Electrical Engineering
Austrian citizen, 1962
Professional background (main stages)
1997 – 2004 | Head of Global Training & Development, Unaxis AG |
2004 – 2009 | VP Human Resources / Corporate People Development, OC Oerlikon |
2009 – 2012 | VP Human Resources / Learning & Development, SR Technics AG |
2012 – 2014 | VP Human Resources , Kaba Holding AG / Division ADS EMEA / AP |
Since October 1, 2014 | 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 Business Unit Marine / Industrial Materials |