Wintergerste, 50, has served as ad interim president of Sulzer’s Chemtech division since June 2016 when Oliver Bailer went on indefinite leave of absence.
Now Wintergerste replaces Bailer on Sulzer’s executive committee.
Bailer, with Sulzer’s support, has extended his leave of absence.
Wintergerste has been head of Chemtech’s Separation Technology business unit for Europe, Middle East, India, Russia and Africa since 2012. He joined Sulzer in 1998, first within the research and development unit Sulzer Innotec, where he became head of the groupwide centre of excellence for fluid technology.
From 2006 to 2012, Wintergerste worked in a number of managing positions within Sulzer's Chemtech division, including director Polymer Technology, and manager Technology and Business Development of the Sulzer Mixpac business unit.
Before joining Sulzer, he was a research associate at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich in Switzerland (1994–1998) and at the National Aeronautics and Space Research Center in Germany (1992–1994).
Wintergerste holds an MBA from the University of St Gallen, Switzerland, a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from ETH, and a Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Stuttgart, Germany.
