Leica
MANAGEMENT BOARD & SUPERVISORY BOARD
Portrait


Alfred Schopf (53) is since August 2010 the CEO of the Management Board of Leica Camera AG. In this function, he is responsible for the Sales Division, Marketing & Communication, Product Management and Development & Engineering. Since November November 2009 until August 2010 Alfred Schopf has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Leica Camera AG.
Before that date, Alfred Schopf had different managing positions in companies of the optical and opto-electrical industry. Between 2004 and September 2010 Alfred Schopf was Managing Partner of K+H Armaturen GmbH, a specialist company engaging in the production of stainless steel components and systems. Since 2004 Mr. Schopf has also been a member of the Advisory Board of EOMAX Corporation, Toronto, Canada, a company manufacturing optoelectronic systems.
From 2001 until 2004 Mr. Schopf, as head of management and CEO, respectively, directed the business of ARRI, Munich, a company leading the world market in motion picture cameras, lighting systems for film sets and film and TV studios, as well as laser-based digital intermediate systems. Prior to his work at ARRI Mr. Schopf was responsible at Jenoptik AG for, inter alia, the Optics, Microoptics, Optoelectronic Systems, Laser Technologies and Image Processing divisions.

In the Leica Camera AG supervisory board meeting on September 3rd, 2007 the supervisory board appointed Mr. Andreas Lobejäger as a new and additional member of the board. As a board member Mr. Lobejäger is responsible for Finance, Controlling, Treasury, Risk Management, Legal Department, Information Technology, Customer Service and Human Ressource. He has been in charge of this department since he started as CFO at Leica Camera AG in November 1st, 2006. After his studies of business management at the University Mannheim Mr. Andreas Lobejäger started his career in Controlling at a manufacturer of flexible metal elements, the Witzenmann Group. After this Mr. Lobejäger changed in the area of household products of the Freudenberg Group, who are well-known for their brand Vileda, where he held various leadership functions. A part of his responsibilities was international controlling and category controlling, as well as, reconstruction of a Greek facility which has been destroyed after an earthquake. In addition to his function as Director of Controlling he was also Country Group Business Manager for Vileda GmbH, as well as, a member of The German General Management.

Markus Limberger has been appointed to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) on the Board of Leica Camera AG with effect from 1 September 2011. In his function as COO, he is responsible for procurement and corporate quality assurance and the production facilities in Solms and Famaliçao (Portugal). A graduate in industrial engineering, Markus Limberger (41) began his career in 1994 with Rodenstock Präzisionsoptik (now Qioptiq Photonics GmbH & Co. KG), a manufacturer of optomechanical and optoelectronic systems. After occupying several management positions in logistics, procurement and production, the last position he held in the company was manager of the Munich factory with responsibility for a workforce of 150 employees. Markus Limberger joined Uwe Weller Feinwerktechnik GmbH in Wetzlar as managing director in 2007. From this position, he ultimately relocated to Leica Camera AG in Solms in February 2011, where he occupied the position of Head of Operations until his appointment to the Board.

Supervisory Board

The supervisory board consists of Dr. Andreas Kaufmann (chairman), Patrick Thomas, Dr. Frank Holzer, and Dr. Axel Herberg as well as the employee representatives Edgar Zimmermann and Rita Woschée.