Thomas Spitzenpfeil

Thomas Spitzenpfeil is currently Chairman at Carl Zeiss GmbH, Carl Zeiss Japan Co., Ltd. (since 2013), Carl Zeiss Zürich AG, and Carl Zeiss SBE LLC (since 2012).
He is Director at Carl Zeiss, Inc. (since 2016) and Carl Zeiss Beteiligungs GmbH (since 2012).
He serves as Co-Managing Director at Schenck Process GmbH and Platin 1424.
GmbH.
He is a Member of the Supervisory Board at Jenoptik AG (since 2022) and Joachim Goldbeck Holding GmbH, a Member of the Aalen Institute for Corporate Governance at Hochschule Aalen, Chief Financial & Information Officer at Zentiva Group as (since 2024), and Managing Partner at TNA Advisors GmbH (since 2024).
Former positions include Chief Executive Officer at Carl Zeiss AB; Chairman at Carl Zeiss Ltd., Carl Zeiss SpA, Carl Zeiss A (2012–2016), Carl Zeiss BV, Carl Zeiss (Pty) Ltd. (South Africa), Carl Zeiss NV SA, Carl Zeiss SAS, and Brock & Michelsen Invest A (2012–2016); Chairman at Carl Zeiss Ltd. (2017–2018); Chief Financial Officer & Director at Carl Zeiss AG (2010–2018); Managing Director-Service Center Accounting at VAW Aluminium AG (2002); CFO-Hydro Aluminum Rolled Products at Norsk Hydro ASA; Member-Supervisory Board at AMAG Austria Metall AG (2011–2012), Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (2011–2019), Austria Metall GmbH (2011–2012), and Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH (2013–2018); Principal at Robert Bosch GmbH; Member-Supervisory Board at Hydro Aluminium Deutschland GmbH; Chief Financial Officer at Zumtobel Group AG (2004–2010); Head-Controlling at Viag AG; Head-Plant Control at Kodak AG (1995–1996); Senior Advisor-Finance, Strategy & Process at Schenck Process.
Holding GmbH.
Education includes undergraduate and graduate degrees from Technische Universität Darmstadt.