Sabine Herlitschka has been CEO of Infineon Technologies Austria AG since April 2014.
Her professional background includes industrial biotech research, international research and technology cooperation and financing, internships at renowned U.S. institutions, Fulbright scholar and founding Vice Rector at the Medical University of Graz.
Among numerous functions, Sabine Herlitschka is currently Vice President of the Federation of Austrian Industries and Chair of the Supervisory Board of FH Kärnten. Since 2024 she has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Österreichische Beteiligungs AG ÖBAG and a member of the Scientific Advisory Council of Jülich Research Center, Germany. In 2023, she took over as Chair of the Advisory Board of the Austrian Supply Chain Institute (ASCII). From 2020 until the end of June 2023, she was Deputy Chair of the Council for Research and Technology Development of the Austrian Federal Government. At the European level, she was Chair of the European Governing Board of the public-private partnership program “ECSEL-Electric Components and Systems for European Leadership” from 2018-2021.
She was elected Manager of the Year of 2021 by the business magazine Trend.
Sabine Herlitschka holds a PhD in Food & Biotechnology, Postdoc in Industrial Research and a Master of Business Administration.