Osram Opto Semiconductors has named Aldo Kamper as the successor to Dr. Rudiger Muller, as of October 1, 2010. Kamper, an LED expert and experienced executive, is succeeding Dr. Müller, who, after having headed Osram’s optoelectronic-semiconductor business for 22 years, is retiring.
Martin Goetzeler, CEO of Osram, the parent company, said: "Dr. Müller has been one of the driving forces worldwide in the development of LED technology, which now reaches far into our everyday lives. With Aldo Kamper, we have been able to win a successor from our own ranks – someone who will advance Osram Opto Semiconductors and make his own mark.”
Kamper began at Osram in 1994 after having completed his business administration studies. Between 1999 and 2006, he held executive positions at Osram Opto Semiconductors in automotive and visible LEDs. Since 2006, he has served as executive VP and general manager, specialty lighting at Osram Sylvania in the U.S.
Dr. Müller headed the optoelectronic-semiconductor business at Siemens from 1988 and, in 1999, was also founding CEO of Osram Opto Semiconductors, in which Siemens LED and infrared business was pooled with Osram’s lighting competence.
Besides strong growth and the continuous production-capacity expansion in Regensburg and Penang, Malaysia, Dr. Müller’s name is most closely linked with technological advances in optoelectronic-semiconductor technology. Crucial innovations, such as thin-film technology, direct blue or green semiconductor laser diodes, the first OLED product and the first, surface-mountable LED emerged under his leadership.