Dejan Ilic
Dejan Ilic ( sr. Дејан Илић / Dejan Ilić; born July 27, 1957 in Smederevska Palanka, Serbia ) is a German scientist and manager. Between 16 April 2007 and June 2009, he was CEO of ARRI.
Professional career
Ilic studied at the universities of Belgrade ( 1976-1981 ) and Dresden ( 1982-1985 ) physical chemistry. In 1981 he finished his studies in Belgrade, followed by 1982, the master France and finally in 2002 the Habilitation in Graz ( Austria ).
1987 saw Ilic for Varta AG, where he is working as a research and development manager. Based on his research at the Universities of Dresden and Graz, where Ilic examined chemical and electrochemical reactions between lithium metals and metal oxides, the scientist directs the technical development of Varta group in new directions: From this point on, the company is focusing more on the development and fabrication of Micro battery systems. 1996 directs Ilic, now Chief Technical Officer, the development of the hitherto most modern plant for the manufacture of micro batteries.
In 1997, he makes a startling decision: Against the ruling in Germany management trend he relocated 500 jobs from Singapore back to Ellwangen. The decision and the strategy pursued by Ilic of Designing -In ( production of batteries to measure and needs of equipment manufacturers ) turns out to be correct: A collective agreement between Apple Inc. and Varta Varta Micro Battery trade makes the leading manufacturer of polymer batteries.
Parallel structured Ilic, meanwhile, went up to Managing Director of Varta Micro Battery GmbH, including the Consumer Batteries new area and contributes significantly to the fact that Varta Micro Battery within ten years into a globally operating company with about 150 million euros in sales and the world market leader for rechargeable Mini - energy storage.
From 2000, Ilic teaches at the Universities of New Jersey, Medon, Graz and Belgrade as an honorary professor.
Dejan Ilic 2005 will be crowned Entrepreneur of the Year, 2006, Varta Micro Battery GmbH was awarded as the "Best Factory " by INSEAD. In 2007 he received the Innovation Award of the German Economy in the category medium sized businesses. In addition, Ilic was awarded in 2004 for his many years of scientific work with the IBA Life Achievement Award from the International Association Chemists USA.
After Ilic had left the Varta Group, he was between April 2007 and June 2009 CEO of ARRI.
Private life
Ilic is a passionate volleyball as a child. His talent is recognized early and promoted accordingly at Partizan Belgrade. At sixteen he played in the Yugoslavian Junior National Volleyball Team. Mid-70s, he is semi-professional and funded by, among others, the income which he. Player of the Italian clubs VC Medon and later TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen scored his studies During his time at Varta Ilic also runs on for TSV Ellwangen. Dejan Ilic is married, has one daughter and lives with his family in Munich and Ellwangen.