ZEISS Corporation Names Martin Fischer as President and Chief Executive Officer for ZEISS Greater China Region
In a significant move for the ZEISS Group, Martin Fischer has been appointed as the President and CEO of ZEISS Greater China, effective from October 1, 2025. Fischer will report directly to Andreas Pecher, the President and CEO of the ZEISS Group.
Fischer is taking over from Maximilian Foerst, who moved to become President and CEO of Carl Zeiss Meditec AG as of June 1, 2025. The announcement was made following a successful tenure for Fischer at ZEISS, where he has demonstrated his leadership abilities and strategic vision.
Fischer's career with ZEISS began in 2006, and he has held various positions across different business segments including Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology (SMT), Industrial Quality Solutions (IQS), and Research Microscopy Solutions (RMS). Since 2022, Fischer has been the Global Head of Sales, Service & Marketing for Research Microscopy Solutions (RMS).
The Shanghai headquarters of ZEISS Greater China, located in the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, houses the China Sales & Service headquarters, competence and training centers, a manufacturing facility for the ZEISS Industrial Metrology business group, and Shanghai Innovation and R&D Center, ZEISS Group's first corporate innovation and R&D center outside of Germany.
The ZEISS regional headquarters and the Innovation and R&D Center in Shanghai, together with the Suzhou R&D and Manufacturing Site and Guangzhou Knowledge Manufacturing Base, create a closed-loop industrial chain that includes medical devices, high-end manufacturing and R&D equipment, and optical lenses.
ZEISS Greater China manages all business activities in China's mainland, Hong Kong SAR, and Taiwan Region. In the fiscal year 2023/24, ZEISS in Greater China generated annual revenue totaling 15.1 billion RMB, with a 12% increase compared to the prior year. This growth underscores the importance of the Greater China market to the ZEISS Group, as it has become the company's largest single market in the world, as of 2021.
The ZEISS Group, an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics, generated annual revenue totaling nearly 11 billion euros in its four segments in the fiscal year 2023/24. The Carl Zeiss Foundation, one of the largest foundations in Germany committed to the promotion of science, is the sole owner of the holding company, Carl Zeiss AG.
In his new role, Fischer will continue to drive ZEISS's commitment to supporting domestic R&D and working closely with Chinese partners to ensure the high-quality and sustainable development of China's cutting-edge industries. He has already made important contributions to regional growth projects in the US and APAC, and to the strategic programs for the ZEISS Group.
With over 7,000 employees throughout the country with more than 60 sites of manufacturing factories, sales & service offices, and R&D centers, ZEISS is well-positioned to serve its customers in the Greater China region. Andreas Pecher, President and CEO of the ZEISS Group, will be Fischer's direct supervisor.
[1] Source: ZEISS press release, June 1, 2025. [2] Source: ZEISS press release, October 1, 2025. [3] Source: ZEISS Greater China website, accessed on [date].
Fischer's leadership roles in various business segments such as Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Quality Solutions, and Research Microscopy Solutions, demonstrate his extensive experience in the technology industry. In his new role as President and CEO of ZEISS Greater China, Fischer will leverage this experience to drive the company's commitment to supporting domestic R&D and working closely with Chinese partners in finance and technology, contributing to the high-quality and sustainable development of China's cutting-edge industries.
