Aixtron SE announced that Paul Hyland, AIXTRON SE's President and CEO will leave the company by mutual agreement with effect as of February 28, 2013 for personal reasons. The Supervisory Board appointed Mr. Martin Goetzeler (50), an internationally experienced top manager and industry expert, as his successor. Mr. Goetzeler will join the company on March 1, 2013.

Within the Executive Board, he will be responsible for the areas strategy, production, purchasing and logistics, investor relations and group communication. Before his appointment Mr. Goetzeler served on the executive board of Siemens's subsidiary Osram and also held various international leadership positions within the Siemens group. He is an acknowledged expert in the LED and lighting industry.

For many years, Mr. Goetzeler served as President of the European Technology Platform Photonics21, which, among other things, advises the European Commission in determining major strategic research in the area of photonics.