Electrify Europe 2018

Andreas Liebheit
President Heraeus Photovoltaics & Renewables
Heraeus


Andreas Liebheit heads the Global Business unit Heraeus Photovoltaics, one of seven Global Business Units at Heraeus. Under his leadership, Heraeus Photovoltaics has become the world-market leader for silver metallization solutions for the PV industry. He is based at the global headquarter of Heraeus Photovoltaics in Shanghai, China, and joined Heraeus in 2013, taking over responsibility as Senior Vice President and Head of Global Photovoltaic Technologies (now Heraeus Photovoltaics). Prior to Heraeus Andreas held leadership positions in Sales, Marketing and Business Development at different companies of the semiconductor industry in China, Japan and Germany including Infineon SE. With the rise of the PV industry, he took the opportunity and pursued his career with Senior Executive and General Management positions at leading providers of commercial and utility scale solar park systems and leading solar cell and module manufacturers such as Solon and Hanwha SolarOne. In 2016 the executive committee of the SNEC show, the largest and most important PV trade show in the world, awarded Mr. Liebheit as “Most respected Photovoltaic Industry leader” for his visionary leadership to continuously drive innovation to increase PV efficiency whilst at the same time lowering cost. In 2017 the Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association (APVIA), one of the worldwide most influential associations of PV related enterprises, scientific institutions and related organizations in Asian countries, named Andreas Liebheit Vice-Chairman. Under his tenure Heraeus Photovoltaics was also awarded by the APVIA as the only fully integrated solution provider in the PV industry serving pastes for all established and emerging solar cell technologies.

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