The Executive Board is responsible for managing the company. Its members are jointly accountable for the management of the company. The Executive Board has, as its prime responsibility, the group's strategic management, resource allocation, financial accounting and reporting, risk management, and corporate control.
Dr. Andreas Eckert
Chairman of the Executive Board
Dr. Andreas Eckert completed his academic studies in Heidelberg, New York and Berlin. After graduating with a Dr. phil. degree in Heidelberg, he represented the Secretary-General as Information Officer for the United Nations in New York, Latin America, Asia and Africa. Dr. Eckert returned to Berlin after the German reunification as an independent management consultant. He then founded the Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG as well as other technology organisations predominantly involved in the life science branches.
Dr. Edgar Löffler
Member of the Executive Board
After completing his doctorate studies in physics in Heidelberg, he worked for several years in the medical physics realm. He joined Nucletron as Head Product Manager and completed his tenure as General Manager of Isotron Isotopentechnik GmbH, a German subsidiary of Nucletron. In May 2001 Dr. Edgar Löffler was recruited as a member of the Board of Directors of Eckert & Ziegler.
Dr. André Heß
Member of the Executive Board
After completing his doctorate studies in chemistry and studies in industrial engineering and management, he worked for several years as scientific assistant at the Humboldt University in Berlin. He joined the Eckert & Ziegler Group in 1996, initially as radiochemist and later as Head of Development and General Manager of different subsidiaries within the Group. In March 2008 Dr. André Heß was recruited as a member of the Board of Directors of Eckert & Ziegler.