Peter Tinner fulfills the position as Head of Sales and Maketing since March 26, 2010.
 
From June 2007 until his appointment, he held the position as Head of Global Sales and Marketing of the Oerlikon Group and was responsible for Global Communication and Investor relations. Tinner has been with the Oerlikon Group for 29 years and filled various positions.

Prior to joining the headquarter, he was Head of the business unit in Oerlikon Systems, a world’s leading supplier of semicon, optical discs manufacturing technology. In this position he was responsible for 600 employees worldwide.

Tinner began his career at Balzers AG in Balzers, where he served first as an Application engineer. In 1991, he was sent for 2 years to Japan to serve as head of the application laboratory and to develop the market for Balzers. Back in Switzerland he became the head of the Data Storage business unit.