Sönke Mehrgardt
Chairman at BEKON GmbH
Profile
Dr. Sönke Mehrgardt has been Executive Board Member and CTO of Infineon Technologies for five years, responsible for more than 5000 engineers and an R&D budget exceeding one Billion Euro.
Prior to Infineon, Dr. Mehrgardt served as President for Signal Processing and Control at Siemens Semiconductors.
In this position he restructured several business units in communication and entertainment, making them profitable and initiating a fast growth path.
Prior to Siemens, Dr. Mehrgardt served for 10 years at ITT Semiconductors as Director for R&D and as Director for Production.
Dr. Mehrgardt has studied physics and received his Ph.D at the University of Göttingen with a thesis in advanced audio algorithms and technologies.
During his industry carreer, Sönke made several important innovations in the field of consumer and communication electronics, which are reflected in his more than 50 worldwide patents
Sönke Mehrgardt active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
MVP Management GmbH
 MVP Management GmbH Investment ManagersFinance MVP Management GmbH (MVP) is an independent German venture capital firm which was founded in 2005 by Walter Grassl, Soenke Mehrgardt and Rolf Nagel. Headquartered in Munich, MVP manages the MVP Strategic Partnership Fund, backed by corporate and institutional investors and is the prime venture capital partner of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. As such, the firm has preferred access to Fraunhofer spin-offs. | Private Equity Investor | - |
BEKON GmbH
 BEKON GmbH Alternative Power GenerationUtilities BEKON GmbH operates as a holding company which develops biogas, energy and waste treatment plants. It specializes in a dry fermentation technology that aims to revolutionize the energy and waste management industry. The firm facilitates both the production of quality compost and the use of potential energy from waste. Its focus areas encompass the plant design, construction, project financing, and plant operation and maintenance. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Unterfohring, Germany. | Chairman | - |
Silicon Line GmbH
 Silicon Line GmbH SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Silicon Line GmbH designs and manufactures analog and mixed signal integrated circuits. Its products include VCSEL driver/TIA, serializer/De-serializer and modules. The company was founded by Holger Hoeltke and Martin Groepl in 2005 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany. | Director/Board Member | 2004-12-31 |
Former positions of Sönke Mehrgardt
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|---|---|---|
Agnion Technologies GmbH
 Agnion Technologies GmbH BiotechnologyHealth Technology agnion Technologies GmbH engages in the planning, financing, construction and commissioning, and operation and maintenance of bio-energy plants. It serves timber industry and forestry clients, electrical supply companies, residential and commercial buildings, and cities and municipalities. The company was founded by Jürgen Karl in 2007 and is headquartered in Hettenshausen, Germany. | Director/Board Member | 2013-06-03 |
Fludicon GmbH
 Fludicon GmbH Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Fludicon GmbH develops and produces dampers and actuators with electrorheological fluids. The firm develops and market intelligent and flexible solutions based on electrorheological technology for the automotive industry. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany. | Chairman | - |
| LOEWE AG | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Sönke Mehrgardt
| University of Gottingen | Doctorate Degree |
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Loewe AG
 Loewe AG Electronics/AppliancesConsumer Durables Loewe AG manufactures, develops, and distributes television (TV) sets, Blu-ray players, audio equipment, and multi-room solutions. It operates through Home Entertainment segment. The Home Entertainment Systems segment engages in the sale of TV sets manufactured internally as well as Digital Videodisk (DVD) players/recorders, audio components and other products in the home entertainment area. The company was founded by Siegmund Loewe and David Ludwig Loewe in 1923 and is headquartered in Kronach, Germany. | Consumer Durables |
MVP Management GmbH
MVP Management GmbH Investment ManagersFinance MVP Management GmbH (MVP) is an independent German venture capital firm which was founded in 2005 by Walter Grassl, Soenke Mehrgardt and Rolf Nagel. Headquartered in Munich, MVP manages the MVP Strategic Partnership Fund, backed by corporate and institutional investors and is the prime venture capital partner of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. As such, the firm has preferred access to Fraunhofer spin-offs. | Finance |
BEKON GmbH
BEKON GmbH Alternative Power GenerationUtilities BEKON GmbH operates as a holding company which develops biogas, energy and waste treatment plants. It specializes in a dry fermentation technology that aims to revolutionize the energy and waste management industry. The firm facilitates both the production of quality compost and the use of potential energy from waste. Its focus areas encompass the plant design, construction, project financing, and plant operation and maintenance. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Unterfohring, Germany. | Utilities |
Silicon Line GmbH
Silicon Line GmbH SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Silicon Line GmbH designs and manufactures analog and mixed signal integrated circuits. Its products include VCSEL driver/TIA, serializer/De-serializer and modules. The company was founded by Holger Hoeltke and Martin Groepl in 2005 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany. | Electronic Technology |
Fludicon GmbH
Fludicon GmbH Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Fludicon GmbH develops and produces dampers and actuators with electrorheological fluids. The firm develops and market intelligent and flexible solutions based on electrorheological technology for the automotive industry. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany. | Producer Manufacturing |
Agnion Technologies GmbH
Agnion Technologies GmbH BiotechnologyHealth Technology agnion Technologies GmbH engages in the planning, financing, construction and commissioning, and operation and maintenance of bio-energy plants. It serves timber industry and forestry clients, electrical supply companies, residential and commercial buildings, and cities and municipalities. The company was founded by Jürgen Karl in 2007 and is headquartered in Hettenshausen, Germany. | Health Technology |
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