ZEISS has acquired 100 % of Carl Zeiss Optec Vertriebs GmbH shares, and thus is consolidating its presence in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and other CIS countries. Carl Zeiss Optec Vertriebs GmbH is a long-standing sales and equipment maintenance partner of Carl Zeiss group of companies in these countries. With this acquisition, ZEISS plans on focusing on the strategic market development in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Armenia.
The Regional Sales and Service Centre (SSC) will continue to provide general services to clients, which reflects well on the brand promise, and offer products, services and ZEISS solutions, including supplementary value-added product portfolio by third-party vendors.
Dr. Christian Müller, Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Carl Zeiss AG Board of Directors:
«ZEISS is closely connected to this region, where we have always seen promising growth potential. We believe that our long-term and trust-based co-operation with our Russian colleagues, clients and partners will allow us to make the most of this new structure. We wish our ZEISS Team continued professional success.»
«ZEISS is closely connected to this region, where we have always seen promising growth potential. We believe that our long-term and trust-based co-operation with our Russian colleagues, clients and partners will allow us to make the most of this new structure. We wish our ZEISS Team continued professional success.»
Thus, ZEISS demonstrates a strong strategic intention to expand its presence in the region. The integration process has already started and will continue at an even faster pace. The goal is to harmonize and standardize operational processes and tools: to further incorporate the SAP system, speed up the registration of medical devices, optimize logistics processes and more. From now on, the activity in this region will meet the same high standards of ZEISS along with the company’s divisions around the world.
Dmitry Senin, General Manager at Carl Zeiss LLC:
«Amongst other factors, ZEISS expects to optimize its regional presence to improve order handling and delivery timeframes. The goal of our company is to ensure business continuity and to provide flexible customer service alongside with further development of operational processes and tools. We are aiming at ensuring a successful strategic co-operation with all our partners and suppliers in this region.»
«Amongst other factors, ZEISS expects to optimize its regional presence to improve order handling and delivery timeframes. The goal of our company is to ensure business continuity and to provide flexible customer service alongside with further development of operational processes and tools. We are aiming at ensuring a successful strategic co-operation with all our partners and suppliers in this region.»
ZEISS collaborates with the medical and scientific community and continuously invests significant resources in the development of technology and education. The company supports international projects, which involve and unite interdisciplinary research laboratories. One of these projects is ZEISS labs@location in collaboration with the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.
Konstantin Belousov, Profit Center Manager of Research Microscopy Solutions:
«It is a great honor for us to be a part of our partners’ important and major projects. We will further our co-operation with the largest top-tier scientific centers, universities and research laboratories in this region, upgrade equipment capabilities and expertise, and help researchers achieve high results.»
«It is a great honor for us to be a part of our partners’ important and major projects. We will further our co-operation with the largest top-tier scientific centers, universities and research laboratories in this region, upgrade equipment capabilities and expertise, and help researchers achieve high results.»