Verena Lindner has been appointed Director Sales & Marketing at Inova Semiconductors

Thomas Rothhaupt steps down to retire after 20 years at Inova. Verena Lindner takes over as Director Sales & Marketing and will be responsible for global sales and marketing activities going forward. Munich, Germany, November 2, 2026 – Effective 1 October 2026, Verena Lindner has taken over as Director Sales & Marketing at Inova Semiconductors. She succeeds Thomas Rothhaupt, who retired after 20 years with the company. In her new role, she will help drive the rapidly expanding company and bring its industry-shaping innovations to markets worldwide. Verena Lindner brings extensive technical, sales, and marketing expertise to her leadership role. She joined Inova in December 2025 as Senior Sales Manager. Before that, she was Head of Technical Sales at Bertrandt AG, where she was responsible for the Autonomous Mobility division. Drawing on her experience in technical sales and her network in the automotive industry, she will further develop Inova’s global sales and marketing activities and strengthen the company’s strategic positioning in international markets. A key priority will be to align Inova’s technological expertise even more closely with customer requirements and developments in international markets. “I am delighted to take on this new responsibility. Together with our highly committed Sales & Marketing team, I look forward to further strengthening our relationships with customers and partners and actively shaping Inova’s continued development,” says Verena Lindner. “Our continued growth requires not only outstanding technology but also a strong sales organisation and a clear understanding of market requirements. With Verena Lindner leading Sales & Marketing, we are strengthening this foundation and laying the groundwork for our international growth,” says Robert Isele, CEO of Inova. Inova Semiconductors would like to thank Thomas Rothhaupt for his many years of dedication and his significant contribution to the company’s development. He will continue to support Inova, particularly regarding the Korean market. Verena Lindner will be representing Inova Semiconductors in her new role as Director Sales & Marketing at electronica 2026 (Hall C5, Booth 259).

About Inova Semiconductors Inova Semiconductors GmbH is a fabless semiconductor company based in Munich, Germany. Founded in 1999, Inova develops innovative semiconductor solutions for high-speed serial data communication, intelligent lighting systems and distributed electronic architectures in vehicles and, increasingly, in other intelligent systems. With APIX®, Inova has established a proven technology for automotive display and video links. With APXpress®, the company offers a high-speed data backbone for zonal architectures, software/AI-defined vehicles and robotics applications. APXpress supports data-intensive use cases with up to 32 Gbps and up to 500 independent data channels at very low latency – for example, the transmission of sensor, video and control data in distributed intelligent systems. Inova is also known for its ISELED® Smart LED technology and ILaS®, a networking technology for Smart LEDs, sensors and actuators. Together with the ISELED Alliance, supported by more than 60 companies, ISELED/ILaS forms a strong industry ecosystem for intelligent, scalable lighting and sensor applications. Inova Semiconductors’ products are manufactured by leading international foundries and marketed through a global sales and partner network. Inova stands for robust automotive quality, scalable platform technologies and connectivity solutions for distributed intelligence. www.inova-semiconductors.de