Andreas Pecher

President and CEO of the ZEISS Group

Andreas Pecher is President & CEO of the ZEISS Group and oversees the Executive Corporate Office, Patents, Strategic Development, Brand, Communications and Public Affairs, Research & Technology, and Ventures.

Andreas Pecher was born in 1971 in Würzburg, Germany. He studied physics at the University of Texas at Austin, USA, and graduated in 1994 (Master of Arts). In 1997 he graduated from the University of Würzburg (Diploma). In 2005 he also completed an MBA at the Kellogg School of Management in Illinois, USA, and an MEM at Northwestern University in Illinois, USA.

Biography

Milestones in his career

2025	President & CEO of the ZEISS Group
2022	Appointment to the Executive Board of the ZEISS Group and Head of the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology segment
2017	President of the Semiconductor Manufacturing Optics strategic business unit
2015	Senior Vice President of the Semiconductor Mask Solutions strategic business unit
2013	Joins ZEISS as Vice President of Strategic Business Development at the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology segment
2010	Vice President Strategic Development at Renewable Energy Cooperation in Oslo, Norway and Munich, Germany
2004	Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company, Inc., Munich, Germany
1998	Manufacturing Device Engineer & Senior Integrated Circuit Design Engineer at Motorola Inc., Austin, USA