Stefan Claes

Managing Director ZEISS Benelux

Stefan Claes is Managing Director Benelux for ZEISS since 2010. ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the optics and optoelectronics industries. The ZEISS Group develops, produces and distributes measuring technology, microscopes, medical technology, eyeglass lenses, camera and cine lenses, binoculars and semiconductor manufacturing equipment.  Next to his responsibilities as a general manager, since 2017 Stefan also has set up a groupwide global program focused on Service Excellence. Prior to joining ZEISS, Stefan has held several commercial leadership positions with the Linde Group and Akzo Nobel. He has lived and worked in Germany, US, Mexico and the Netherlands.