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 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.
Supervisory Board of Carl Zeiss AG
The Supervisory Board of Carl Zeiss AG has 16 members. In accordance with the provisions of the German Co-Determination Act, half the members are representatives of the sole shareholder - the Carl Zeiss Foundation - and the other half are representatives of the workforce.
Members of the Supervisory Board
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Dr. Michael Bolle
Chairman
Chairman of the Foundation Council of the Carl Zeiss Foundation, Heidenheim an der Brenz and JenaJan Brecht
Chief Information Officer & Head of Transformation, Mercedes-Benz Group AG, StuttgartDr. Thelse Godewerth
Chief People Officer & Labour Director of Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG, Friedrichshafen
Dr. Stefan Kampmann
Owner of &alwaysahead, MunichDr. Joachim Kreuzburg
CEO of Sartorius AG, GöttingenProf. Dr. Thomas Kropf
President Corporate Research (EVP) at Robert Bosch GmbH, RenningenGert-Hartwig Lescow
CFO and Deputy Chairman of the Board at Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, LübeckClara Sattler de Sousa e Brito
Senior Vice President & Global Head of Sales Advances Therapies at Siemens Healthineers AG, ForchheimProf. 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
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Angelika Franzke
Deputy Chairwoman
Chairwoman of the Group Employee Representative Council of Carl Zeiss AG, OberkochenProf. Dr. Martin Allespach
Director and Head of the University of Labour, Frankfurt am MainGerhard Bösner
Chairman of the Works Council of Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH, OberkochenRenè Denner
Chairman of the Works Council of Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, JenaChristoph Ellinghaus
1st authorized representative of the IG Metall branch office Jena-Saalfeld, JenaUwe Frey
Chairman of the Works Council of Carl Zeiss Vision GmbH, AalenSteffen Haßel
Member of the Carl Zeiss AG Works Council exempted from normal duties, OberkochenTamara Hübner
First Authorized Representative of the IG Metall, Aalen and Schwäbisch Gmünd Administrative Office, Aalen and Schwäbisch GmündAndreas Kopf
Head of Services Accounting and Tax at Carl Zeiss AG, OberkochenLazgin Sis
Group representative for severely disabled employees at Carl Zeiss AG, Oberkochen