Gunter Erfurt holds the position of Chairman of Meyer Burger Research AG and Chief Executive & Technology Officer at Meyer Burger Technology AG.

He is also on the board of Fraunhofer Institut für Elektronenstrahl und Plasmatechnik.

In the past Gunter Erfurt was Research Associate at Saxon Academy of Sciences, Global Head-Planning & Investment at SolarWorld AG Project Manager-Planning & Investment at Deutsche Solar GmbH, Project Manager at Solarworld Industries America LP and Managing director at Solarworld Innovations Gmbh (which are all subsidiaries of SolarWorld AG), Chairman-Management Board at Meyer Burger (Germany) AG and Director & Managing Director at Meyer Burger GmbH.

Gunter Erfurt received an undergraduate degree from Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau and a doctorate from Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg.