Dr. Dirk Michael Rothweiler is to become the new CEO of First Sensor AG. The Supervisory Board of First Sensor AG aims to appoint him before the end of 2016. The exact start date is still being discussed at present. After working at the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Carl Zeiss AG, SÜSS MicroTec and the Cymer/Zeiss joint venture TCZ, Dr. Rothweiler has been in charge of the global optics activities of the Jenoptik Group in recent years.