Stefan Müller to become new Chief Financial Officer of Carl Zeiss AG

OBERKOCHEN, Germany | 7 December 2023 | ZEISS Group

The Supervisory Board of Carl Zeiss AG has appointed Stefan Müller the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Carl Zeiss AG effective 1 January 2024. Müller is currently CFO of Paul Hartmann AG in Heidenheim, Germany. Previously, he worked at ZEISS for around 17 years in different positions, most recently as CFO and member of the Management Board of the ZEISS Industrial Quality & Research segment.

Stefan Müller succeeds Dr. Christian Müller, who left the company at his own request in fall 2023 after more than 20 years at ZEISS.

“We are pleased to have found a very suitable successor with Stefan Müller. He is already familiar with ZEISS from different perspectives and responsibilities at the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Medical Technology, and Industrial Quality & Research segments. Most recently, he also proved his expertise and leadership abilities outside of ZEISS,” says Dr. Michael Bolle, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Carl Zeiss AG. As a member of the Executive Board of Carl Zeiss AG, Stefan Müller will be responsible for different areas, including Business Services & Infrastructure, Auditing & Risk Management, Export Control, Health, Safety and Security, in addition to Finance and Controlling, Taxes, and Legal.

Stefan Müller has been CFO of Paul Hartmann AG in Heidenheim, Germany, since 2020. There, he is responsible for Finance, Controlling, Legal, Mergers & Acquisitions, and IT ‒ as well as Investor Relations, Internal Auditing, Risk Management, the CMC division, and market activities in Austria and Switzerland. Müller worked at the ZEISS Group for 17 years until 2020, most recently as CFO and member of the Management Board of the ZEISS Industrial Quality & Research segment. Previously, he held various leadership positions at the ZEISS Medical Technology and Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology segments, including in Strategic Business Development, Controlling, Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, as well as in the M&A area at Group headquarters, and also served as CFO of ZEISS Medical Technology in the USA. Müller began his professional career in the field of finance and investment. He studied business administration in Heidenheim and is a certified chartered financial analyst (CFA). He also completed an MBA from INSEAD Business School in France.