AIXTRON SE: Chief Executive Officer Martin Goetzeler is leaving AIXTRON for personal reasons in agreement with the company's Supervisory Board effective February 28, 2017 / AIXTRON Superviso

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AIXTRON SE: Chief Executive Officer Martin Goetzeler is leaving AIXTRON for
personal reasons in agreement with the company's Supervisory
Board effective February 28, 2017

AIXTRON Supervisory Board Chairman Kim Schindelhauer will become Interim
CEO effective March 1, 2017

Herzogenrath, Germany, January 20, 2017 - AIXTRON SE (FSE: AIXA; OTC:
AIXNY), one of the world's leading providers of deposition equipment to the
semiconductor industry, announced today that the current CEO of the
company, Martin Goetzeler, is leaving the company at the end of his
contract on February 28, 2017 for personal reasons and in agreement with
the company's Supervisory Board.

The Supervisory Board thanks Mr. Goetzeler for his exemplary service to
AIXTRON since his appointment in March 2013 and wishes him every success in
his continued career.

Former AIXTRON Executive Board Member and current Supervisory Board
Chairman, Kim Schindelhauer, will take on Mr. Goetzeler's duties as CEO and
CFO on an interim basis starting March 1, 2017, until a successor is found.
The strategy adopted will continue unchanged.

Professor Dr. Wolfgang Blättchen, current deputy chairman of the
Supervisory Board, will take over as chair of the Supervisory Board during
Mr. Schindelhauer's work as CEO of the company.



Contact:

Guido Pickert
Investor Relations & Corporate Communications      
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invest@aixtron.com   

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AIXNY) please consult our website at http://www.aixtron.com.

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   Language:    English
   Company:     AIXTRON SE
                Dornkaulstraße 2
                52134 Herzogenrath
                Germany
   Phone:       +49 (2407) 9030-0
   Fax:         +49 (2407) 9030-40
   E-mail:      invest@aixtron.com
   Internet:    www.aixtron.com
   ISIN:        DE000A0WMPJ6, US0096061041
   WKN:         A0WMPJ
   Listed:      Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
                Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart,
                Tradegate Exchange; Nasdaq



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