Inficon appoints head of U.S. business as firm’s next CEO in 2023

The board of directors of Inficon Holding AG on Tuesday announced that Oliver Wyrsch will succeed Lukas Winkler as CEO in early 2023.

Wyrsch currently serves as president and general manager of the firm’s U.S. business. Inficon operates a facility at Two Technology Place, just off Fly Road, in DeWitt.

Winkler intends to step down from his current position on Jan. 1, 2023, having served as CEO since 2004, the Inficon said.

The Switzerland–based technology firm provides sensor technologies, advanced process-control software, gas analyzers, leak detectors, and portable chemical-identification systems.

“We would like to sincerely thank Lukas Winkler for his exceptional work as CEO of our company,” Beat Lüthi, chairman of the board of directors of Inficon Holding AG, said. “Today, INFICON holds an outstanding position as global industry technology leader with strong financials. We regret, yet respect Lukas Winkler’s decision to pass on the responsibility as CEO after almost 20 years. At the same time, we are proud to present Oliver Wyrsch as an excellent internal successor. Oliver Wyrsch holds the position of President and General Manager of INFICON’s US Business since 2018. Lukas Winkler and Oliver Wyrsch will work closely together to assure a smooth and seamless transition at the top of INFICON.”

Wyrsch, a citizen of Switzerland, holds a master’s degree in computer science and business administration from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich. He started his professional career in 2004 as a management consultant with Accenture and Booz & Co.

Before joining Inficon in 2018 as president and general manager of the U.S. business, he served seven years in various functions at Mettler Toledo in Germany and in the U.S., Inficon said.