In this role he is responsible for Corporate Quality Management and Corporate Research and Technology. He also oversees the Spanish, Turkish and Japanese sales regions. In addition to his offices as Chairman and Member of the Supervisory Boards of ZEISS companies, he is a member of the Strategy Board of the Henley Business School and a member of the University Council of the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena.
Dr. Monz constantly works on improving the company's competitiveness by adopting a clear innovation orientation in order to facilitate market growth in a difficult market environment. Besides developing suitable innovation and market strategies, especially in the field of software, Dr. Monz also pays particular attention to establishing lean and efficient corporate processes. Under his leadership, a number of products were launched which now serve as benchmarks for the industry.
After obtaining his PhD in physics, Dr. Monz spent a year as an Invited Visiting Scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, USA and subsequently worked as a member of the scientific staff at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (Society for Heavy Ion Research – GSI) in Darmstadt, Germany, before joining ZEISS as a scientist in 1994. He obtained an MBA from Henley Management College in the UK in 2004. He quickly advanced within the ZEISS organization, starting as Head of Geodetic Systems Product Development, before being made General Manager of this division which he led in a joint venture with a Swedish-American company. He then joined the Medical Technology business group of ZEISS in 2000, where he was initially responsible for the development of surgical microscopes for microsurgery.
Dr. Monz's enthusiasm for science and technology, combined with his interest in medical applications, pays dividends in his work. He has a passion for outdoor pursuits and is a photography enthusiast.
