News: Optoelectronics
16 October 2025
ams OSRAM extends CFO Rainer Irle’s contract until 2030
The supervisory board of ams OSRAM AG of Premstaetten, Austria, and Munich, Germany has approved a new contract with chief financial officer Rainer Irle, running until 15 October 2030. The existing three-year contract would have expired on 30 June 2026.
Picture: ams OSRAM’s chief financial officer Rainer Irle.
“Over the past two years, Rainer Irle has played a key role in securing and strengthening the financial basis of ams OSRAM. We would like to thank him for his tireless work in accelerating the improvement of the company's financial structure and increasing its efficiency,” says the supervisory board’s chairwoman Dr Margarete Haase. “With this new contract, we recognize Rainer Irle’s achievements and look forward to continuing our exceptionally good working relationship with him,” she adds.
“In recent years, we have successfully completed a complex refinancing process and implemented the ‘Re-establish the Base’ efficiency program,” notes Irle. “I am delighted to be able to continue on this path to success.”
After being appointed by the supervisory board in March 2023, Irle has been CFO since 1 July 2023. The 55-year-old has many years of experience in the semiconductor industry and, prior to joining ams OSRAM, was CFO of Siltronic AG from 2013. Previously, he held management positions in finance at Siltronic and Wacker Chemie AG.
Irle began his professional career at A.T. Kearney and Deutsche Bank. He holds a Master of Science in Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, and a degree in industrial engineering from the University of Siegen.
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