UNTERSCHLEISSHEIM, GERMANY-The Mikrotron GmbH has expanded its leadership team. Since May 2011, Christian Pilzer has held the role of managing director. Effective immediately, Pilzer is responsible for the divisions finance, human resources and administration.

Pilzer has studied economics at the Ludwig-Maximilians university in Munich. His professional career began at one of the Big Four auditing companies. Since then he has held various executive positions–most recently spending eight years as director of finance and controlling at the leading manufacturer of mobile navigation systems.