Dr. Marc Wawerla
Member of the Executive Board of the ZEISS Group with responsibility for the Industrial Quality & Research Segment
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Marc Wawerla 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. He is also responsible for the Corporate Export Control & Customs. In addition, he oversees the Italy, Nordics, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine and United Kingdom sales regions. He is also President and CEO of Carl Zeiss IQR GmbH. Effective 1 October 2025 Marc Wawerla became Member of the Executive Board.
Marc Wawerla was born in 1976 in Friedrichshafen, Germany. In 2003 he graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). In 2007 he obtained his doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) in engineering sciences at the KIT´s Institute for Production Science.
Milestones in his career
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2025 |
Appointment to the Executive Board of the ZEISS Group |
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2020 |
Head of the strategic business unit Industrial Quality Solutions and President and CEO of Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH |
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2018 |
Digital Transformation Officer of the ZEISS Consumer Markets and Chief Technology Officer at ZEISS Vision Care |
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2015 |
Chief Operating Officer, responsible for the global production network of ZEISS Vision Care |
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2014 |
Head of Business Unit Vision Technology Solutions |
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2012 |
Head of ZEISS Vision Care in India |
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2010 |
Joins ZEISS as Executive Assistant |
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2008 |
Consultant at Boston Consulting Group |
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2003 |
Research Assistant at Institute of Production Science at KIT |