Corporate Governance

As the management team of an international and innovative technology group, we value and promote inventiveness and creativity at the highest level. ZEISS is represented in around 50 countries. In Germany alone, we employ people from over 90 nations. Our company is characterized by a lively corporate culture of diversity, tolerance and openness. Our business success is based on these values. For this reason, too, we are joining the initiative.

Dr. Karl Lamprecht

President and CEO of the ZEISS Group

Karl Lamprecht is President and CEO of the ZEISS Group and oversees Strategic Development, Brand, Communications and Public Affairs, Research & Technology, and Ventures. He also oversees the Australasia, China, India, and Southeast Asia sales regions.

Susan-Stefanie Breitkopf

Chief Transformation Officer of the ZEISS Group

Susan-Stefanie Breitkopf has been Chief Transformation Officer at the ZEISS Group since 2022. She has responsibility for Corporate Projects, Digital Innovation, Human Resources, Information Technology & Information Security, Management System, Operational Excellence, Shared Procurement & Logistic Services, Transformation Office, and US Shared Services. She is also Director of Labour Relations at Carl Zeiss AG.

Sven Hermann

Member of the Executive Board of the ZEISS Group

Sven Hermann has been a member of the Executive Board of ZEISS Group since 2022 and Head of the Consumer Markets segment. In addition, he oversees the Africa, Belgium and the Netherlands, Brazil, Canada and Mexico sales regions.

Stefan Müller

Chief Financial Officer of the ZEISS Group

Stefan Müller is CFO of the ZEISS Group. As Member of the Executive Board, he oversees Finance & Controlling, Consolidation, Accounting & Tax, Financial Services, Business Services & Infrastructure, Auditing & Risk Management, Security, Legal, Trademarks & Compliance, Data Protection, Export Control & Customs, the Strategic Business Unit Photonics & Optics and the Russia sales region.

Andreas Pecher

Member of the Executive Board of the ZEISS Group

Andreas Pecher became Member of the Executive Board of the ZEISS Group in 2022 and heads the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology segment. In addition, he is in the Executive Board of the ZEISS Group responsible for Patents and the Shared Production Unit, and oversees the Korea sales region. He also holds the position of President and CEO of Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH.

Dr. Jochen Peter

Member of the Executive Board of the ZEISS Group

Jochen Peter is Member of the Executive Board of the ZEISS Group and heads the Industrial Quality & Research segment comprising the Industrial Quality Solutions and Research Microscopy Solutions Strategic Business Units. In addition, he oversees the Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Italy, Nordics and United Kingdom sales regions. He is also President and CEO of Carl Zeiss IQR GmbH. Effective 1 January 2018 Jochen Peter became Member of the Executive Board.

Dr. Markus Weber

Member of the Executive Board of the ZEISS Group

Markus Weber is Member of the Executive Board of the ZEISS Group and heads the Medical Technology segment. In addition, he is in the Executive Board of the ZEISS Group responsible for Corporate Management System, and oversees the Japan, Spain, France and Turkey sales regions. He is also President & CEO of Carl Zeiss Meditec AG.

Press photos

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Dr. Michael Bolle

Chairman
Chairman of the Foundation Council of the Carl Zeiss Foundation, Heidenheim an der Brenz and Jena

Jan Brecht

Global Chief Information Officer & Chief Digital Officer, Nissan Motor Corporation, Yokohama, Japan

Dr. Thelse Godewerth

Member of the Board of Management of Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG, Friedrichshafen

Dr. Stefan Kampmann

Owner of &alwaysahead, Knetzgau

Dr. Joachim Kreuzburg

CEO of Sartorius AG, Göttingen

Prof. Dr. Thomas Kropf

President Corporate Research (EVP) at Robert Bosch GmbH, Renningen

Gert-Hartwig Lescow

CFO and Deputy Chairman of the Board at Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, Lübeck

Clara Sattler de Sousa e Brito

Leader Philips Europe Region, Philips International B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands

Prof. Dr. Tanja Weil

Director of the Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research

Dr. Rutger Wijburg

Member of the Executive Board and Chief Operations Officer of Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg
Angelika Franzke

Deputy Chairwoman
Chairwoman of the Group Employee Representative Council of Carl Zeiss AG, Oberkochen

Prof. Dr. Martin Allespach

Director and Head of the University of Labour, Frankfurt am Main

Gerhard Bösner

Chairman of the Works Council of Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH, Oberkochen

Renè Denner

Chairman of the Works Council of Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena

Christoph Ellinghaus

First Authorized Representative of the IG Metall office Jena-Saalfeld, Jena

Uwe Frey

Chairman of the Works Council of Carl Zeiss Vision GmbH, Aalen

Steffen Haßel

Member of the Carl Zeiss AG Works Council, Oberkochen

Tamara Hübner

First Authorized Representative of the IG Metall office Aalen and Schwäbisch Gmünd, Aalen and Schwäbisch Gmünd

Andreas Kopf

Head of Services Accounting and Tax at Carl Zeiss AG, Oberkochen

Lazgin Sis

Person of trust nominated by ZEISS Group Germany