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Dr. Markus Czanta

Chief Technology Officer at PI (Physik Instrumente) Group

Dr. Markus Czanta, EMBA has extensive work experience in various leadership roles. Dr. Markus recently served as the Chief Technology Officer at PI (Physik Instrumente) Group, where they focused on transforming the company and implementing strategic plans to enhance competitiveness. Dr. Markus also established a Global Research Organization and built external collaborations with customers, technology leaders, academia, and start-ups. Prior to this role, Dr. Czanta held the position of Vice President Research and Development at PI Group. Before joining PI Group, they worked at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany as the Director of Digital Transformation/Digitalization. In addition, Dr. Czanta has a background in marketing and technical product development, holding various roles at Merck Group, including Marketing Director and Head of Global Technical Marketing/Product Development. Dr. Markus has also worked as a Project Leader and Postdoc/Research Associate in earlier stages of their career. Overall, Dr. Markus Czanta has demonstrated expertise in organizational development, strategic planning, technology innovation, and building collaborative networks in high-tech industries.

Dr. Markus Czanta, EMBA holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Business Administration and Management from Hult Ashridge which they obtained from 2008 to 2011. Dr. Markus also completed a Certificate Management Course in Nano-Technology from IIR Verlag in 2007. Dr. Czanta pursued their PhD in Physics from Universität Siegen from 1998 to 2002. Prior to that, they obtained a Certificate Interdisciplinary Academic Studies in Environmental Science from Heidelberg University in 1997 and a Diploma in Physics from the same institution from 1991 to 1997. Additionally, Dr. Czanta had a brief period of study in Physics & Photography at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from 1993 to 1994.

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Karlsruhe, Germany

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PI (Physik Instrumente) Group

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Well known for the high quality of its products, PI (Physik Instrumente) has been one of the leading players in the global market for precision positioning technology for many years. PI has been developing and manufacturing standard and OEM products with piezo or motor drives for more than 40 years with one result of 200 technology patents. PI is a privately owned company with healthy growth, more than 1000 employees worldwide and a flexible, vertically integrated organization. In addition to four locations in Germany, the PI Group is represented internationally by fifteen sales and service subsidiaries. By acquiring the majority shares in ACS Motion Control, a worldwide leading developer and manufacturer of modular motion controllers for multi-axis and high-precision drive systems in 2016, PI has made a major step forward in providing complete systems for industrial applications with the highest demand on precision and dynamics. One of the most important building blocks for this is the team spirit within the international PI Group, which is based on mutual understanding and support that goes beyond international borders and functional restrictions. https://www.physikinstrumente.com/en/about-pi/legal-information/


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Karlsruhe, Germany

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1,001-5,000

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