Latest News Matthias Metz Takes Over as Head of Zeiss’s Vision Care Business By Staff Wednesday, July 1, 2015 12:24 AM Matthias Metz, PhD. AALEN, Germany—Matthias Metz, PhD, a member of the executive board of Carl Zeiss AG, takes over the leadership of Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH today.The move was previously announced by Zeiss and reported by VMail.Dr. Raymund Heinen, who had previously led Zeiss’s vision care business, remains a member of the board of management of vision care, along with Sven Hermann and Ulrich Krauss, who is chief executive officer of Carl Zeiss Vision Inc. and leads Zeiss’s vision care business in North America.As of Oct. 1, 2015, the consumer optics business group, consisting of sports optics, camera lenses and planetariums, will also report to Dr. Metz. The current head of the consumer optics business, Dr. Winfried Scherle, will remain on the management board of consumer optics.Dr. Metz, who holds a doctorate in economics and social sciences, comes to Zeiss from Fackelmann GmbH + Co. KG, Hersbruck, where he most recently held the position of chief sales and marketing officer. Prior to this, he had served on the board of directors at Zwilling J.A. Henckels AG in Solingen and worked a number of years for the management consultancy McKinsey. Dr. Metz has many years of experience in international management, particularly in North America, Europe, and through his several years as the managing director responsible for sales, production and sourcing activities of the Zwilling Group in China.