Board of Directors

Dr. Dietmar Ley has been the CEO of Basler AG since February 2000. He is responsible for research and development, innovation and the product business. Dietmar Ley joined Basler in 1993 after earning his doctorate in computer vision and was appointed to Basler’s executive management team in 1996. Prior to this, he worked for Philips GmbH, Siemens AG and Alcatel AG. Dietmar Ley also addresses vision technology topics outside of the company: from 2003 to 2018 he was a member of the Management Board of the VDMA’s Machine Vision department - the largest German federation of vision technology companies. Since 2018, he has been a member of the Management Board of the Robotics & Automation department of the VDMA.

Alexander Temme was appointed to the Executive Board of Basler AG on January 1, 2021 and is responsible for product distribution (sales, service, communication, marketing), the digital customer journey and the Basler subsidiaries worldwide. Since joining Basler AG in 2002, he has held several senior sales positions and since 2010 has been responsible for managing the global sales. In addition, since 2018, he has managed Basler AG's business with Embedded Vision Components. Alexander Temme holds a university degree (Dipl.-Ing. FH) in chemical engineering. After completing his studies he was active in sales for a number of companies.

Hardy Mehl has been a member of the Management Board of Basler AG since January 2014. He is responsible for Finance, Investor Relations, IT, SAP, Administration, Organizational Development, Human Resources and Operations and is also deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Management Board. Hardy Mehl joined Basler AG in 1999 and held various management positions in the company before his appointment to the Management Board. He was responsible for product management, business development and a new business unit. Before Hardy Mehl joined Basler AG, he worked in the petrochemical and minerals industries. He has a commercial professional background with a university degree in commercial studies and an Executive MBA from ESMT.