Olivier MANN

Director of Technology

Austria

About

- Strategic and operative leadership with a track record of successful delivery of new products / processes - 10+ years of extended experience in leading large multidisciplinary teams in different research and development knowledge areas as well as in an international environment - Deep technology expertise in the specialty chemistry landscape and more specifically in metallization processes for PCB, SC, and Functional Electronics coatings - Strong communication and leadership skills

Experience

  • Director of Technology at Lam Research
    Oct 2025 - Present · 10 mos

  • PI (Physik Instrumente) Group (1 yr 11 mos)
    • Head of Development Electronics
      Mar 2024 - Jun 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Director Technology Center Piezo Drive and Systems
      Aug 2023 - Feb 2024 · 7 mos

  • Atotech Group ()
    • Director R&D Electronics
      Jul 2019 - Jul 2023 · 4 yrs 1 mo

      - Leading the R&D Electronics department including strategic, operative and innovation management - Actively driving the strategic development of the product portfolio together with marketing and business departments - Leading a multidisciplinary team located in different countries - Optimization of processes including definition and implementation of KPIs to ensure an efficient management of the development pipeline - Responsible for the corresponding budget for innovation and development

    • R&D Manager, Panel Pattern Plating
      Apr 2012 - Jun 2019 · 7 yrs 3 mos

      - Responsible for managing the development activities of new processes for the metallization of substrate used in the manufacturing of printed circuit board (PCB) and package substrate. - Responsibilities include technical, personnel and resource management. - Main focus on defining clear technical targets as well as realistic timelines and monitoring each development project from lab scale until the successful implementation at customers.

    • Research Scientist
      Mar 2010 - Mar 2012 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      - Scientist in the business technology team panel / pattern plating focusing on providing global solution for the metallization of substrate for printed circuit board (PCB) and package substrate. Involvement in different projects: - Development of new processes / electrolytes / additives for the electrodeposition of copper under DC and pulse plating application. - Understanding of the interaction between different additives from a copper plating bath. - Development of a new analytical method for the monitoring of organic components in copper plating baths as well as its implementation into worldwide Techcentres.

  • Postdoctoral Research Scientist at University of Heidelberg
    Jul 2009 - Feb 2010 · 8 mos

    - Participation in a research project (Solar2Fuel) as postodoctoral scientist involving industrial partners (EnBW AG, BASF SE) as well as universities (KIT and Heidelberg University). - The main goal of the project was the development of a new technology for the conversion of CO2 into Methanol using sun light and functionalized semiconductor-nanoparticles. - The main scope of my study was to understand and characterize the critical steps involved in the photocatalytic CO2 reduction using physical and chemical methods. - Responsible for the development, progress and reporting.

  • Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) ()
    • Postdoctoral Research Scientist
      Jul 2007 - Jun 2009 · 2 yrs

      Participation in different research projects as postdoctoral scientist at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). The main scope of work was the nanoscale investigation of electrodeposited metals (Ru, Ga, Ni, Fe...) as well as compound semiconductor (ZnSb, AlSb) from ionic liquids.

    • PhD Student
      May 2004 - Jul 2007 · 3 yrs 3 mos

      PhD student at the institute of Physical Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)