Volker has been managing the business of ELEMENT 3—5 since 2015. The Ph.D engineer has a wide range of experience as an entrepreneur and managing director in the high-tech sector. In 2000, together with two partners, he founded a start-up for optical components, where he acted as managing partner until a successful exit in 2013. Prior to that, Volker had already worked as General Manager of the Fraunhofer-Institute for Production Technology IPT.

As a co-founder, Yilmaz has been on board at ELEMENT 3—5 from the very beginning. As Director of Technology, he is responsible for the development of the Next Level Epitaxy and its implementation. He earned his doctorate in electrical engineering at RWTH Aachen University. After a few years in the semiconductor industry, he was also decisively involved in the founding of AIXaTECH GmbH, the forerunner of ELEMENT 3-5 GmbH, in 2010.

Ghassan has been working in the semiconductor industry for about 20 years. His professional background and his many years of experience in R&D, C-level sales and product management in an international environment make the chemical engineer a recognized expert in the semiconductor industry. He worked as an independent consultant in the industry before taking over product management for the ACCELERATOR 3500K in 2022 and organizing sales.

Dirk is responsible for the engineering for the complete system technology at ELEMENT 3—5. After training as a mechanic, Dirk completed his studies in physical engineering at the Mittweida University of Applied Sciences and then received his doctorate in the field of thin-film technology from the Technical University of Ilmenau. In his professional career, Dirk has held numerous positions in the thin-film industry, ranging from development engineer to senior principal. He bundled his proven expertise in the field of plasma and ion beam technology in 2020 with the founding of RHoPTec GmbH. The company was taken over by ELEMENT 3—5 in April 2023.