Jörg Leinenbach has been with IBU-tec since January 2015. Since then, he went on to lead the Group as CEO with a special emphasis on the value-adding processes and also manages the commercial side of the Group. Before joining IBU-tec, Mr. Leinenbach worked for Prego Services in Saarbrücken as a division manager in commercial management. He studied business administration at Saarland University, majoring in auditing and trusteeship as well as tax law. In his career to date, he has held various management positions in accounting, controlling and investment management.
Dr. Nico Zobel is head of service, products and cathode material sales division. He studied energy and process engineering at the TU Berlin and the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago and received his doctorate in the field of chemical reactor modeling. In his career to date, Mr. Zobel has built up the Process Industry 4.0 field at the Fraunhofer IFF and worked for COSMO CONSULT TIC GmbH in Magdeburg as Managing Director.
Supervisory Board
The supervisory board of IBU-tec meets several times a year to discuss the company's activities and management decisions.
Ulrich Weitz / Berlin – Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Ulrich Weitz began shaping IBU-tec to its present form in 2000 and successfully took the company public. As CEO, he was responsible for the entire IBU-tec Group until 2023. Today, he holds the position of chairman of the supervisory board. Having studied mechanical engineering, he began his career with OTIS elevator manufacturer in Paris and held management positions in quality control, design and production. Mr. Weitz then moved to Winkler + Dünnebier AG, where he held the position of plant manager leading a team of over 750 employees.
Sandrine Cailleteau / Paris
Sandrine Cailleteau has been a member of the supervisory board since 2007. She holds a degree in Political Science and an MBA. After her MBA studies, she worked for several years as a Licensing Project Director for Sanofi and held a variety of positions at the leading edge pharmaceutical companies Fournier Pharma and Hesperion, as well as the investment banking firm, Michel Dyens & Co. In 2013, she founded SCiH Advisory and since December 2022 holds the position of Managing Director, European Healthcare at investment bank RBC Capital Markets.
Dr. Jens Thomas Thau / Berlin
Dr. Jens Thomas Thau is a lawyer, specializing in Employment Law. He has been a member (and vice-chairman) of the supervisory board since 2012 and acts as legal advisor to the company. Following his university studies in Berlin and New York, he worked as an academic researcher, a coach for legal examinations, and as a lawyer. In his current position, Dr. Thau is Chairman of the EBF Banking Committee for European Social Affairs, Co-Chair and Chief Legal Counsel of AGV Banken (The Employers’ Association of Private Banks). Dr. Thau is also a partner in his own legal firm.
Isabelle Weitz / Paris
Isabelle Weitz has been a member of the Supervisory Board since 2023. She works at Omnicom PR Group, Paris, in communications consulting for international clients in the financial services, automotive and technology sectors. After studying European Studies and International Journalism in London, from which she graduated with a Master’s degree, she began her career in the communications department of the financial technology company Fractal Labs before joining the communications agency Fleishman Hillard, where she quickly assumed responsibility for various client projects.