Carl Zeiss Meditec

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
legal form	Corporation
ISIN	DE0005313704
founding	2002
Seat	Jena , Germany
management	Ludwin Monz, CEO ; Michael Kaschke, Chairman of the Supervisory Board ;
Number of employees	3,232
sales	1.459 billion euros (2018/19)
Branch	Medical technology
Website	www.zeiss.de
	As of September 30, 2019

The Carl Zeiss Meditec AG is a world in the field of medical technology operating company. It manufactures instruments for eye examinations, surgical microscopes , medical lasers and intraocular lenses . The products include complete system solutions for the most common and important diseases in ophthalmology .

history

The company was created in 2002 from the merger of Carl Zeiss Ophthalmic Systems AG and Asclepion-Meditec AG and is 59.1% owned by the Carl Zeiss Group . The remaining shares in Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, which are listed in the MDAX and TecDAX , are in free float .

On October 21, 2004, Carl Zeiss Meditec announced the takeover of “Laser Diagnostic Technologies, Inc.” (LDT) from San Diego ( USA ), which was formally completed in December and strengthened the area of glaucoma diagnostics.

Between 2004 and 2006, Carl Zeiss Meditec gradually took over one hundred percent of the shares in the French intraocular lens manufacturer IOLTECH SA in La Rochelle , which later renamed Carl Zeiss Meditec SAS . In October 2007, the eye surgery specialist * Acri.Tec GmbH from Hennigsdorf was bought.

On June 1, 2011, * Acri.Tec GmbH , the surgical microscope manufacturer Carl Zeiss Surgical GmbH, as well as Carl Zeiss Meditec Systems GmbH and Carl Zeiss Medical Software GmbH - all four wholly owned subsidiaries of Carl Zeiss Meditec AG - were merged with the parent company.

In 2013, the Oberkochen location was expanded with the construction of new office buildings and production facilities as well as a logistics center.

Carl Zeiss Meditec company building in Oberkochen

On January 7, 2014, Carl Zeiss Meditec acquired Aaren Scientific Inc., a manufacturer of intraocular lenses in the USA.

Business activity and group structure

The business activities of Carl Zeiss Meditec AG are organizationally divided into two strategic business units (SBUs). In the field of ophthalmology, the SBU Ophtalmic Devices offers laser and diagnostic systems and intraocular lenses (IOL) and the associated consumables. The SBU Microsurgery produces surgical microscopes , especially for use in ENT surgery and neurosurgery ; she is also active in the field of intraoperative radiation therapy .

In addition to the German locations in Jena , Oberkochen , Berlin and Munich , Carl Zeiss Meditec AG and its subsidiaries are also represented at foreign locations. Carl Zeiss Meditec AG currently has the following subsidiaries (as of September 30, 2016):

Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc., Dublin , USA
Aaren Scientific Inc., Ontario , USA
Carl Zeiss Meditec Co. Ltd., Tokyo , Japan (51%)
Carl Zeiss Meditec Medikal Çözümler Ticaret ve Sanayi AS, Ankara , Turkey
Carl Zeiss Meditec Iberia SA, Tres Cantos , Spain
Carl Zeiss Meditec Asset Management Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, Jena , Germany
Atlantic SAS, Périgny , France
Carl Zeiss Meditec Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH, Oberkochen
Hyaltech Ltd., Livingston , Great Britain
France Chirurgie Instrumentation (FCI) SAS, Paris , France
Carl Zeiss Meditec SAS, Périgny / La Rochelle , France
Carl Zeiss Meditec France SAS, Marly-le-Roi , France

Corporate management

The Executive Board of Carl Zeiss Meditec AG consists of the following members:

Ludwin Monz; CEO
Justus Felix Wehmer; CFO
Jan Willem de Cler

The Supervisory Board , which is co-determined in accordance with the Third Party Participation Act , includes two employee representatives and the following shareholder representatives:

Michael Kaschke, Chairman and CEO of Carl Zeiss AG
Markus Guthoff, deputy chairman
Christian Müller, also CFO of Carl Zeiss AG
Tania von der Goltz

Web links

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG website

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Annual Report 2018/19 , accessed on December 17, 2019
↑ Carl Zeiss Meditec AG announces change to the position of CFO and expansion of the Executive Board. EQS Group , July 12, 2018, accessed January 20, 2019 .
^ Change of management board in the Zeiss Group. eyebizz, July 16, 2018, accessed January 20, 2019 .

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[GB1718-1] Annual Report 2018/19 , accessed on December 17, 2019

[source1-2] Carl Zeiss Meditec AG announces change to the position of CFO and expansion of the Executive Board. EQS Group , July 12, 2018, accessed January 20, 2019 .

[source2-3] Change of management board in the Zeiss Group. eyebizz, July 16, 2018, accessed January 20, 2019 .