Andreas Pecher

Member of the Executive Board of the ZEISS Group and as of 1 April 2025 & CEO of the ZEISS Group

Andreas Pecher will become President & CEO of the ZEISS Group as of 1 April 2025. He has been a Member of the Executive Board of the ZEISS Group since 2022. He headed the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology segment and held the position of President and CEO of Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH from 2022 until 2024.

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	As of 1 April 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