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Laser Industry Expert Silke Pflueger Drives North American Sales of DirectPhotonics

Date Announced: 16 Oct 2012

Direct diode laser firm hires former SPI, JDSU and Laserline employee to executive post.

BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DirectPhotonics Industries GmbH, a cutting edge provider of ultra-high brightness direct diode laser solutions for material processing, announced today it has named ULO Optics Inc., headed by Silke Pflueger, as their North American representative for the United States and Canada. Silke is responsible for selling DirectPhotonics’ diode laser solutions to the material processing industries and to the scientific market in the region.

Silke has a PhD in mechanical engineering from the RWTH Aachen. Her previous positions included Director of Marketing and Sales at Laserline Inc and at SPI Lasers, engineering and marketing positions at SDL and JDSU, and engineering positions at Fraunhofer ILT and Fraunhofer USA. Her expertise is in laser systems, material processing, and optical engineering.

“I am excited that Silke has elected to join the DirectPhotonics team,” says Wolfgang Gries, CEO and President of DirectPhotonics. “She has strong customer relationships within North American market and the right expertise to grow DirectPhotonics’s presence. I look forward to working with her, and I know our customers will benefit from her laser experience and overall technology knowledge.”

“DirectPhotonics offers cutting-edge laser diode technology, and establishes the way forward for the laser industry,” Silke states.

Source: DirectPhotonics

Contact

DirectPhotonics Industries GmbH
Dr. Wenko Sueptitz
Product Line Manager
Tel: +49-30-6392-8724 0
Fax: +49-30-6392-8742

E-mail: via web site

Web Site: www.directphotonics.com

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