VIA optronics AG announced that the Supervisory Board has expanded the Management Board and appointed Roland Chochoiek, the company's Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company. Jurgen Eichner, founder and a shareholder of the Company who has served as Chief Executive Officer since 2005, jointly decided this move with the Supervisory Board as part of the planned succession process during his current contract period. He will remain a member of the Management Board and he will support Roland Chochoiek in his new role whilst having room to focus on the Company's ecosystem, current and new customers to tackle the challenges the company is currently facing (as described further below).

Dr. Markus Peters will continue in his role as the Company's Chief Financial Officer. Chochoiek has a proven track record of successfully leading teams and businesses at numerous global B2B technology companies, with more than 30 years of management experience. Prior to joining VIA, he served as Executive Vice President at Heitec AG where he was responsible for the management of the company's worldwide electronics business.

Prior to working at Heitec, Chochoiek held senior positions at Rittal GmbH & Co., Solectron Corporation and Force Computers.