Meise Joins EPIC Board

Jan Meise, CEO of optical and thermal management technology developer AMS Technologies AG, has joined the board of directors of the European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC).

“Almost all the members of EPIC report increasing manufacturing volumes and growing sales figures,” said Carlos Lee, director general of EPIC. “The guidance of the board of directors is crucial on how to best serve the industry as it transitions towards a more mature industry in a globalized market. I am pleased to welcome Jan to the EPIC board. His international background and business acumen is of great value to EPIC.”

Prior to joining AMS Technologies in 2010, Meise was the director of strategic marketing for Finisar, a U.S.-based company offering optical transceivers for the data and telecommunication industry. He holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany.

“With a strong focus on photonics as a key enabling technology, Europe will play a leading role transforming the photonics industry from its current fragmentation into adopting business models more closely aligned to those of the electronics industry” Meise said. “I see EPIC providing that collaboration platform to shape and define the future Photonics value chain.”

EPIC is an industry association that promotes the sustainable development of photonics organizations in Europe.