(L to R) Dr. Matthias Metz, Sven Hermann and Susan-Stefanie Breitkopf.
 
OBERKOCHEN, Germany—The Zeiss Group, based here, announced several changes to the executive board of Carl Zeiss AG. Dr. Matthias Metz, member of the executive board of Carl Zeiss AG and responsible for the Zeiss Consumer Markets segment, including Zeiss Vision Care, will switch to BSH Hausgerate GmbH, Munich. He will take over as chief executive officer there starting October, 12022. Metz’s successor will be Sven Hermann, currently chief sales and marketing officer at Zeiss Vision Care in the Zeiss Consumer Markets segment, effective July 1, 2022.

In addition, Susan-Stefanie Breitkopf was named to the newly created position of chief transformation officer (CTO) on Zeiss’ executive board, effective July 1, 2022. She has been head of corporate human resources at the Zeiss Group since 2021. The new position was created “In order to continue to successfully align the company's development and, in particular, to accelerate the transformation of the Zeiss Group's digital infrastructure,” Zeiss said in a statement.