Carl Zeiss Meditec AG announced that effective 30 September 2018, Dr. Christian Müller will leave the Management Board of the company and, on 1 October 2018, will become Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Carl Zeiss AG. Müller has served as CFO of the company since 2009. He came to the company in 2006 where he headed the newly created Surgical Ophthalmology strategic business unit.

The Supervisory Board of the company has appointed Justus Felix Wehmer as CFO of the company, also effective 1 October 2018. Mr. Wehmer is currently CFO and Co-Head of the ZEISS Microscopy business group. In addition, effective 1 October 2018, the Management Board of the company will be expanded from two to three members with the appointment of Jan Willem de Cler.

Mr. de Cler has been at ZEISS since 2004 and currently heads Surgical Ophthalmology within Carl Zeiss Meditec AG. As Member of the Management Board, his responsibilities will include Human Resources and Employee Development.