Laucht has over 40 years of business experience in the chemical engineering industry. In 2011, he was named managing director of NUKEM Isotopes, prior to which he was the general manager for Research Reactors & Stable Isotopes for NUKEM. Prior to joining NUKEM in 1995, Laucht held positions at Siemens on its Fuel Fabrication Works team and at Reactor Brennelement Union.
Laucht has a degree in chemical engineering from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany.