{"id":11077,"date":"2026-07-01T12:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T10:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/?p=11077"},"modified":"2026-07-14T16:18:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:18:54","slug":"christian-raith-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/news-insights-en\/christian-raith-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Raith Becomes Sole Shareholder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<style>\n.headerblock.bgimage {\n\tbackground-image: url('');\n\tbackground-position: % %;\n\tbackground-size: cover;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n  <section class=\"headerblock bg-dark\">\n      <div class=\"container\">\n          <div class=\"product_breadcrumb hidden\">\n                        <\/div>\n          <h1 class=\"contrast\">Christian Raith Becomes Sole Shareholder<\/h1>\n          \n                        <h2 class=\"subline main-light\">A Strong Foundation for New Growth<\/h2>\n          \n                    \n                    <a class=\"button backlink\" href=\"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/unternehmen\/news-insights\/\" target=\"_self\">News &amp; Insights<\/a>\n                  \n          \n      <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n \n<section class=\"two-columns introtext anim anim-top\" >\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"col-2\">\n\t\t \t\t  <div class=\"text-wrap\">\n            <p>published on 01.07.26<\/p>\n        \t<\/div>\n\t\t        <\/div>\n      <div class=\"col-2\">\n            <div class=\"text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"subline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Effective July 1, 2026, Managing Director Christian Raith will assume full ownership responsibility at IMM Photonics. This marks the successful completion of the generational transition at the family-owned company, which was founded in 1992.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>              \n                          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n  <section class=\"two-columns layout-1 anim anim-top\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"col-2\">\n          <div class=\"img-wrap\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMM-Photonics-Helga-Raith-Friedrich-Raith-Christian-Raith.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"IMM Photonics Gr\u00fcnderehepaar Raith mit Sohn Christian Raith\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMM-Photonics-Helga-Raith-Friedrich-Raith-Christian-Raith.jpg 800w, https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMM-Photonics-Helga-Raith-Friedrich-Raith-Christian-Raith-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMM-Photonics-Helga-Raith-Friedrich-Raith-Christian-Raith-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"col-2\">\n            <div class=\"text-wrap\">\n              <h3>A second-generation family-owned business specializing in photonics and optical technologies<\/h3>\n<p>IMM Photonics GmbH was founded in 1992 by Helga and Friedrich Raith. Since then, the company has continued to evolve: from a supplier of standardized optical and optoelectronic components to an expert and manufacturer of custom-designed laser and photonics solutions.<\/p>\n<p>At two locations in Germany, the company develops custom solutions for a wide range of markets and high-tech applications\u2014from prototyping to series production.<\/p>\n<p>With Christian Raith\u2019s full takeover, the company remains family-owned while focusing on sustainability and growth.<\/p>\n<p>Christian Raith has been with the company since 2010. After completing his studies in bioengineering, he worked in various departments within the company. In 2014, he took over as head of sales with the goal of further expanding the international markets for laser technology, precision optical systems, and photonics applications. He has been leading the company as sole managing director since 2023.<\/p>\n        \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n  \n \n\n \n<section class=\"textblock blockquote anim anim-top\" >\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"text-wrap\">\n\t\t  <h2 class=\"subline\">\u201cI look forward to continuing our company&#8217;s successful growth and bringing new ideas to the table.\u201d<\/h2>  \n          \t<div class=\"quote-author\"><strong>Christian Raith<\/strong><\/div>\n        \t<div class=\"quote-position\">Chief Executive Officer<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n \n  <section class=\"two-columns even layout-2 anim anim-top\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n    <h3> <\/h3><\/div>\n    <div class=\"container\">      \n      <div class=\"col-2\">\n            <div class=\"text-wrap\">\n              <p><h3>A Seamless Generational Transition<\/h3>\n<p>With the founders stepping back from day-to-day operations, the company\u2019s succession plan was put in place well in advance. The full acquisition of the shares is now the final step in this transition.<\/p>\n<\/p>        \n        \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"col-2\">\n         <div class=\"text-wrap\">\n              <p><h3>Focus on the Future and Growth<\/h3>\n<p>IMM Photonics\u2019 strategic focus remains unchanged: quality, innovation, and customer focus continue to be the company\u2019s top priorities.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the company is committed to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Development and sales of laser diodes, optical components, and optoelectronic systems<\/li>\n<li>Customized Solutions in the Field of Laser Technology<\/li>\n<li>International B2B customers in the industrial, life sciences, medical technology, defense &amp; security, aerospace, and quantum sectors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>        \n        \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n  \n  \n  \n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[184,185,186,187,188,189,190,191,192],"class_list":["post-11077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-insights-en","tag-glasfaserpruefung","tag-industrielle-sensorik","tag-laserloesungen-industrie","tag-lasermodule-industrie","tag-lasersysteme","tag-lasertechnologie","tag-optoelektronische-komponenten","tag-photonikloesungen","tag-uv-haertungssysteme"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11077"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11093,"href":"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11077\/revisions\/11093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}