– GERMANY, Dresden – SOLAYER today announced the appointment of skilled scientist and serial entrepreneur Dr. Wilson Lin, Ph.D. as its new CEO.
Dr. Lin has guided many innovative semiconductor and photonics technologies from incubation to market leadership in his two-decade career as a technology expert and global business executive. Dr. Lin joins SOLAYER as demand for optical filters steadily rises.
The photonics company makes high-precision coating systems to enable optical filter products used in consumer electronics, semiconductor, telecom, defense, space, medical, and other applications.
“Wilson has the skills, experience and deep customer knowledge to steer SOLAYER through the next growth phase,” said Co-Founder and Majority Shareholder, Douglas Schatz. “We’re pleased to welcome him to the team.”
About Dr. Wilson Lin
Before SOLAYER, Dr. Lin held executive roles at Materion Corp., General Photonics, and Newport Corp., driving growth for the businesses from multiple worldwide locations. His career experience spans industries ranging from semiconductors and displays, to precision optics and lasers, serving tier-one customers like Abbott, Foxconn, Panasonic, Sony, and others. In addition, he led multiple company turnarounds, as well as M&As in the medical, IT, photonics, and semiconductor sectors.
Dr. Lin commented: “This role has all the ingredients to attract an entrepreneur: differentiated enabling technology, an expert engineering team at our innovation hub in Germany, and a thriving global market that I know very well. I am excited to get started.”
Dr. Lin earned a Ph.D. in Physics with an emphasis on semiconductor materials from the City University of New York, and an MBA degree from UCLA. He did post-doc research at Princeton University on a Bell Labs scholarship. He has authored/co-authored more than three dozen scientific articles published in international journals.
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