Management
At LASER COMPONENTS stability, continuity and decisions aimed at long term success meet with dynamics, flexibility, flat hierarchies and a short decision-making process. This statement is in no way a contradiction in terms but rather the result of productive collaboration in a family-run business.
Management Photona GmbH
Patrick Paul
Chief Executive Officer
The eldest son of company founder Günther Paul has played an integral role in the company since 2001 and took over managing duties in 2006. After completing his degree as an industrial engineer, he initially traveled abroad to support the North American activities of the company. In February 2018, he took over full control of the entire LC Group.
Caroline Paul
Chief Culture Officer and Authorized Representative
Patrick Paul's wife has known the family business since her school days. In the past, the business economist for foreign trade has worked on many tasks regarding the external perception of the company and has significantly shaped the appearance of the brand. The design of the company's own buildings also bears her signature. During the restructuring of the group, she is increasingly focusing her attention on the preservation and further development of the corporate culture.
Dr. Florian Blobner
Chief Product Officer and Authorized Representative
After completing his doctorate in solid-state physics at the Technical University of Munich, Dr. Florian Blobner worked for various well-known companies in the photonics and sensor industry. His responsibilities included product management and sales.
At Photona Group, he sets the strategic product portfolio of all subsidiaries and actively coordinates the activities of technical and sales management across all locations.
Pius Perko
Chief Quality Officer
After completing an apprenticeship as an industrial mechanic and studying mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Munich, Pius Perko spent more than 20 years in quality management at various automotive supply and electronics companies between Budapest and Winterthur.
At Laser Components, he is responsible for quality management for the entire LC Group.
Jan Gössel
Chief Financial Officer
After studying business administration with a specialization in financial, banking, and investment accounting in Munich, Jan Gössel successfully passed the U.S. examination to become a certified public accountant (CPA).
He worked for various companies in management positions in the areas of finance and controlling. He is also a lecturer in international accounting at the Munich Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK).
Claudia Michalke
Chief Marketing Officer
Claudia Michalke studied photo engineering and business engineering in Cologne. During that time, she gained marketing experience in the technical B2C sector and started out in the optical technologies industry afterwards. After positions in technology management and sales her path led her to LASER COMPONENTS where she built up the marketing department.
In 2024, she joined the Photona Group to coordinate all marketing activities worldwide.
Alexander Faulstroh
Chief Information Officer
After graduating as an industrial engineer in mechanical engineering from the TH Darmstadt, Alexander Faulstroh worked in various IT functions for the Siemens Group for eleven years. This was followed by another eleven years as a strategy and IT consultant. During this time, he was in charge of numerous digitization projects and system implementations.
In his capacity as CIO, he has been responsible for global IT at Photona since 2020.
Management LASER COMPONENTS Germany GmbH
Patrick Paul
General Manager
The eldest son of company founder Günther Paul has played an integral role in the company since 2001 and took over managing duties in 2006. After completing his degree as an industrial engineer, he initially traveled abroad to support the North American activities of the company. In February 2018, he took over full control of the entire LC Group.
Sven Schreiber
General Manager
While studying business administration and economics, he first started working in the laser sector at a company in the U.S.A. In 2002, he headed up the export department at Laser Components and successfully built a network of distributors. He has been working as sales director since 2014 and took over sole responsibility of sales and marketing as an authorized officer in 2017. He was appointed general manager in November 2023.
Ursula Mader
Operations Manager / COO and Authorized Representative
Ursula Mader, also an industrial engineer, has been active in the company for several years, initially in purchasing and quality management and since 2000 as executive assistant. In 2010, she took over as head of organizational and operational processes.
Dr. Lars Mechold
Technical Director / CTO and Authorized Representative
Upon completion of his doctorate in plasma physics, he worked in research at INP in Greifswald for a period before entering the industrial sector. Both his technical training and production management studies proved to be beneficial as head of IR laser diode production. Over the years, he has taken on more and more tasks and responsibilities at Laser Components, shaping the field of optoelectronics technologies. In 2012 he was appointed technical director of the entire company.
The Founder of the LASER COMPONENTS Group
Günther Paul
Günther Paul, who obtained his degree in engineering, is the founder of the LASER COMPONENTS Group and can look back on over 40 years of experience in the laser industry. With this experience, he laid the foundation for the direction the company would take under his wing to develop from what was originally a distribution company to the manufacturer of optical and optoelectronic components it is today. On January 31, 2018, he officially resigned his position as general manager. However, he still keeps close ties to the family business in an advisory role.
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