Dr. Wolfgang B. Hecker

Dr. Wolfgang B. Hecker leads HH Global Partners as Senior Managing Director. Prior to his involvement with HHGP, he had an outstanding career in the semiconductor industry.

In 1990, he co-founded Mazet GmbH, a leading specialist in electronic color and spectral sensor systems, and led the company until its sale in 2016. Mazet’s technologies are used in diverse applications including aircraft interior lighting, agricultural sensors, and medical skin lesion analysis. In 2016, Wolfgang managed the sale of Mazet to ams AG, a global leader of high performance sensors and analog ICs with EUR 2bn in market capitalization in 2016. The strategic acquisition extended ams’ market leadership in advanced optical sensors and strengthened ams’ position in emerging optical sensing applications.

Prior to co-founding Mazet, Wolfgang Hecker worked as a chip designer and software developer at VEB Mikroelektronik Erfurt and was significantly involved in various strategic and high profile development projects. Wolfgang studied electrical engineering at the Technical University of Ilmenau and completed his doctorate and habilitation at the Technical University of Dresden on topics related to microelectronics, he was also member of the supervisory board of IMMS, Research Institute for Microelectronical and Mechatronical Systems at the Technical University of Ilmenau.

During his free time, Wolfgang is a competitive long-distance offshore regatta sailor.