Dietmar Ley is the CEO of Basler Vision Technologies since 2000, succeeding Norbert Basler in this position. He is responsible for the Business Units, Product Development, Finance and Human Resources. Dietmar Ley joined Basler in 1993 after earning his doctorate with a thesis in the field of machine vision. He was appointed to Basler’s executive management team in 1996. Before joining Basler, he has worked for Philips, Siemens und Alcatel. Dietmar Ley also adresses Vision Technology topics outside of Basler: In 2003, he joined the Management Board of the VDMA’s Machine Vision department - the largest German federation of vision technology companies.