Dr. Axel Hoppe
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Geoglogy and Earth Science
Commerce Resource
Canada
Biography
Dr. Axel Hoppe is an internationally acknowledged leader in the tantalum/niobium field. He has held numerous positions with H.C. Starck GmbH (“HCST”): a worldwide group of companies with more than 3,400 employees at 13 production sites in Europe, North America and the Far East. Dr. Hoppe’s last position at HCST was Head of Technical Services and Engineering Group and he was a Member of the Executive Board. Under Dr. Hoppe’s previous leadership as Head of the Electronics and Optics Business Group, HCST grew into the leading producer of tantalum and niobium products, and remains one of the world’s largest consumers of tantalum raw materials. During his time in senior management, Dr. Hoppe also worked in the fields of other refractory metals, such as tungsten, molybdenum, and rhenium. From 1997 until 2007, Dr. Hoppe served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Tantalum-Niobium International Study Center (“TIC”): an international association which promotes tantalum and niobium metals, and includes representatives from all segments of the tantalum and niobium industries. In addition, Dr. Hoppe was the President of the TIC in 2002 and 2007.
Research Interest
Environmental Science
