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DGAP-Adhoc: Leica Camera AG: Alfred Schopf wird neuer CEO der Leica Camera AG

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19.08.2010 12:59

 

Veröffentlichung einer Ad-hoc-Mitteilung nach § 15 WpHG, übermittelt durch die DGAP - ein Unternehmen der EquityStory AG. Für den Inhalt der Mitteilung ist der Emittent verantwortlich.

 

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Der Aufsichtsrat der Leica Camera AG hat heute Alfred Schopf (53) zum Vorstandsvorsitzenden der Leica Camera AG ernannt. Herr Schopf übernimmt diese Position mit sofortiger Wirkung von Rudolf Spiller (55), der das Unternehmen verlässt. Vorstand und Aufsichtsrat danken Herrn Spiller für die geleistete Arbeit in den zurückliegenden Monaten.

 

Alfred Schopf war seit Ende 2004 Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter der K+H Armaturen GmbH, einem Spezialunternehmen für die Produktion von Edelstahlkomponenten und Systemen. Ebenfalls seit 2004 bekleidet Herr Schopf ein Beiratsmandat bei der EOMAX Corporation in Toronto, Kanada, einem Unternehmen, das optoelektronische Systeme herstellt.

 

Von 2001 bis 2004 leitete Herr Schopf als Geschäftsführungs- bzw. Vorstandsvorsitzender die Firma ARRI in München, Weltmarktführer bei Film-Kameras, Beleuchtungssystemen für Filmsets und Film- und Fernseh-Studios und digitalen lasergestützten Bildbelichtungssystemen.

 

Vor seiner Tätigkeit bei ARRI verantwortete er unter anderem bei der Jenoptik AG die Geschäftsbereiche Optik, Mikrooptik, Optoelektronische Systeme, Lasertechnologien sowie Bildverarbeitungssysteme.

 

Seit November 2009 war Alfred Schopf zudem Mitglied des Aufsichtsrates der Leica Camera AG. Sein Aufsichtsratsmandat hat Herr Schopf mit sofortiger Wirkung niedergelegt.

 

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19.08.2010 12:59 Ad-hoc-Meldungen, Finanznachrichten und Pressemitteilungen übermittelt durch die DGAP. Medienarchiv unter DGAP-MedienTreff und Aktuelle Finanznachrichten und Börseninfos direkt von der Quelle - dgap.de

 

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Sprache: Deutsch Unternehmen: Leica Camera AG Oskar-Barnack-Straße 11 35606 Solms Deutschland Telefon: 06442-208-0 Fax: 06442-208-333 E-Mail: EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED BY MODERATOR Internet: Leica Camera AG ISIN: DE000A0EPU98 WKN: A0EPU9 Börsen: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard); Freiverkehr in Hamburg, München, Düsseldorf, Berlin, Stuttgart

 

Ende der Mitteilung DGAP News-Service

 

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ISIN DE000A0EPU98

 

AXC0096 2010-08-19/13:00

 

 

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The supervisory board of Leica Camera AG today Alfred Schopf (53) was appointed as CEO of Leica Camera AG. Mr. Schopf has adopted this position with immediate effect by Rudolf Spiller (55), who is leaving the company. Executive Board and Supervisory Board thank Mr. Spiller for his work in recent months.

 

 

 

Alfred Schopf had since 2004 Managing Partner of K + H Valves GmbH, a company specializing in the production of stainless steel components and systems. Also since 2004, held Mr. Schopf produces an advisory mandate for the EOMAX Corporation in Toronto, Canada, a company that optoelectronic systems.

 

 

 

From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Schopf as executive or CEO, the company ARRI in Munich, the world leader in film cameras, lighting systems for film sets and film and television studios and digital photo imaging laser systems.

 

 

 

Prior to joining ARRI he was also responsible for the Jenoptik AG business Optics, Micro Optics, Optoelectronic systems, laser technology and image processing systems.

 

 

 

Since November 2009 Alfred Schopf was also a member of the supervisory board of Leica Camera AG. Its supervisory board resigned with immediate effect, Mr. Schopf.

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I couldn't honestly give a flying fart why the change has been made. I see no reason to regard it as anything other than a normal progression of events, certainly unworthy of conspiracy theorist ellipsis...

 

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Bill

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The German magazine "Photoscala" posted the following table:

Fluktuation der Leica-Vorstandsvorsitzenden Amtszeit Name

 

1999 to Jan 2005 72 months Hanns-Peter Cohn

Jan 2005 to April 2005 4 months Ralf Coenen

April 2005 to Nov 2006 19 months Josef Spichtig

Nov 2006 to Feb 2008 15 months Steven K. Lee

Feb 2008 to Feb 2009 12 months Dr Andreas Kaufmann

Feb 2009 to Aug 2010 17 months Rudolf Spiller

Aug. 2010 to Alfred Schopf

 

Bottom line as I see it Leica has had 7 CEO's in 10 years or 4 since Dr Kaufmann bought the company 4 years ago. At the level(s) below the CEO Herr Spiller brought in new blood and has made many changes ....it will be interesting to see what happens next, and if there will be any change of direction.

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Just for the record, while Dr. K and ACM bought out Hermes' share of Leica 4 years ago, he was a significant shareholder long before that (with a stake about the same size as Hermes ~30% at the time of the buyout), and in fact Kaufmann was the force behind the departure of H-P Cohn, promoting Coenen from within as interim CEO while he sought a replacement, finally hiring Josef Spichtig.

 

That was at the time of Leica's flirt with the financial brink, and coincidentally or otherwise, the moment when Leica (e.g. Cohn) was still saying a digital rangefinder was not possible - and Epson was announcing one.

 

Spichtig was a "turnaround" consultant with no particular ties to camera-making, so his departure once the turnaround was mostly established was a foregone conclusion.

 

So in effect, Dr. K removed two CEOs in five years for - for the most part - making inconvenient public statements. Since Rudy Spiller has not said anything especially notable recently, I guess that is not the cause this time. And have no idea what was - he seemed to get the M9 out the door and Leica into the black, and I thought he was doing a good job.

 

My own impression is that Dr. K has been the "constant" at Leica since 2004, and that "changes in direction" are usually what get his CEOs into trouble. But we shall see....

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Alfred Schopf is (was) Managing Director of CW Sonderoptic Wetzlar, a subsidiary of "ACM Project Development Company", owned by Dr. Andreas Kaufmann. The Leica Summilux-C lenses were developed by CW Sonderoptic, and optically designed by Iain Neil, former optical designer at Panavision.

 

More details at Film & Digital Times 32 & 33, Leica Cine Lens Saga, pages 32-37.

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