Feb. 25, 2010

New Chairman of Supervisory Board at Carl Zeiss

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. more