Mario Heid

Dr. Mario Heid joined OmniVision Technologies in 2007, tasked with business development and technical marketing for the automotive image sensors. As global marketing head for the automotive products, he has been instrumental in steering OmniVision’s success in the automotive imaging industry. Since 2013, he has been heading the OmniVision Europe Operations as General Manager, while still actively engaged in the automotive imaging field. Dr. Heid started his career in the high-tech industry by developing ultra-fast optical switches for Siemens in the Optical Networks business unit, before moving onto managing the Siemens Mobile camera development team for several years. He received his Ph.D. from University of Würzburg for his research in femtosecond laser spectroscopy.