With immediate effect, Carl Zeiss Supervisory Board has elected Dr. Theo Spettmann as the new Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Dr. Theo Spettmann studied business administration and was awarded the title of Dr. rer. pol. by the University of Mannheim, Germany. He held management positions at Südzucker from 1979 onwards and was a member of the Management Board from 1988 and its Chairman from 1995 to 2009. Spettmann is also Chairman of the Shareholder Council of the Carl Zeiss Foundation, Heidenheim and Jena, which is the sole owner of Carl Zeiss. Spettmann succeeds Dr. h.c. Eggert Voscherau who held these offices from October 2008 and who stepped down for personal reasons on 15 February 2010. With Spettmann Zeiss is gaining a Member of the Supervisory Board who would combine responsibility with economic expertise, said Dr. Dieter Kurz, President and CEO of Carl Zeiss.
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