Peter Nietzer (born in 1960) has been the Chairman of our Supervisory Board since 2013. He brings extensive experience to voxeljet having worked in the field of strategy, restructuring and organizaton consulting to top management for many years from 1989 to 2000 and also served as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Wavelight AG from 1999 to 2007.
From 2000 to 2017, Peter Nietzer was Executive Board member and Managing Partner of Felicitas GmbH (previously known as GI Ventures AG), an investment management company he co-founded.
Moreover, from 2005 to 2017 he held the position of Partner and Chief Financial Officer of GermanCapital GmbH, a private equity company also co-founded by him and specializing in mid-market buy-outs.
Furthermore, Mr. Nietzer served as Non‑Executive Director of Cognis Credit Opportunities Fund Ltd., Cognis Credit Opportunities Master Fund Ltd. and Cognis Credit Opportunities Manager (Cayman) Ltd. from 2013 until 2016.
Since January 2013 Peter Nietzer has also been the owner and Managing Director of KITES Industriebeteiligungen GmbH, a private investment holding company, and of M59 Advisory Services.
Peter Nietzer holds a degree in business administration from the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.