CARL ZEISS ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF ANDREW SISLER


MAPLE GROVE, Mar 30 —Carl Zeiss announced today at WESTEC 2009 (Booth #3512) the appointment of Andrew Sisler as Vice President of Sales. In this position, Sisler will lead the business efforts and new business development in North America.

I am excited that Andy has joined the Carl Zeiss team,” said Greg Lee, President and CEO of Carl Zeiss IMT. “He brings more than 20 years of distribution and technology leadership experience to Carl Zeiss and will help us continue to grow our already strong presence in North America. His vast experience as a sales executive in B2B is another stronghold for Carl Zeiss in addition to his team-oriented approach and competitive drive.”

Prior to joining Carl Zeiss, Sisler was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for CRST Van Expedited. Before working at CRST, he held various leadership positions at Bandag, Inc. including Vice President of Sales and Support as well as President of Bandag, Canada Ltd. 

“I am very proud to be joining the Carl Zeiss team and being part of a successful, global company that is known for its long history of developing leading-edge technologies and products,” said Sisler. “I am very enthusiastic about the products and look forward to contributing to the continued success of Carl Zeiss.”

Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology is a member of the Carl Zeiss Group. It is the global leader in CNC coordinate measuring machines and complete, multi-dimensional metrology solutions for a wide variety of industrial sectors. Approximately 1,500 employees at three manufacturing locations and more than 100 sales and service centers serve customers around the world. 

Carl Zeiss is a globally leading international group of companies in the optical and optoelectronic industry. In fiscal year 2007/08 (ended 30 September), the Carl Zeiss Group, which is wholly owned by the Carl Zeiss Foundation, generated revenues totaling EUR 2,731 million. The Carl Zeiss Group has approximately 13,060 employees, including about 4,620 outside Germany. 

Further information is available at: www.zeiss.com and www.zeiss.com/imt