The ailing Swiss solar company Meyer Burger has announced a major restructuring programme. The CEO is leaving the company, and numerous employees will also lose their jobs. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox CEO Gunter Erfurt is leaving with immediate effect. However, he will continue to support the Board of Directors in an advisory capacity during a transitional period. Chairman of the Board of Directors Franz Richter will now take over operational management. He has been on the company's Board of Directors since 2015 and has been Chairman since 2021. Most recently, he was CEO at Süss MicroTec. He also holds the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors at Dr. Hönle AG. Chief Financial Officer Markus Nikles will also be leaving the company. He will step down at the end of September. Ralf Hermkens in the US and Frank Zimmermann in Europe will take over responsibility for finance and controlling. The planned “streamlining” of the entire Group structure ...
