FC Carl Zeiss Jena
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FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German association football club
based in Jena
, Thuringia.
, one of sixteen top flight divisions formed in the re-organization of German football under the Third Reich. The team captured the division title in 1935, 1936, 1940, and 1941. This earned Jena entry to the national finals, but they performed poorly and were never able to advance out of preliminary round group play. After the 1943–44 season the Gauliga Mitte broke up into a collection of city-based leagues as World War II overtook the area.
In 1950, the club became a founding member of the DDR Liga (II) and in their second season captured a divisional title to win promotion to the top flight DDR Oberliga for a single season appearance. Re-named SC Motor Jena in 1954, they played their way back to the upper league by 1957. Jena won its first honours with the capture of the East German Cup in 1960 and followed up with the East German national title in 1963. The club was "re-founded" as FC Carl Zeiss Jena in January 1966 and became one of East Germany's football clubs
, football's "focus centres" for the development of talented players for the national side. Jena would go on to become a dominant side in the DDR-Oberliga between then and 1975. They took two more national titles in 1968 and 1970, but finished in second place another half dozen times to sides like Vorwärts Berlin
, Dynamo Dresden
, and 1. FC Magdeburg
. In addition to their national titles, FCC captured East German Cups in 1972, 1974, and 1980. The club also appeared in the 1981 European Cup Winners' Cup final, losing 1:2 to Dinamo Tbilisi
. This was arguably the clubs greatest ever achievement.
in 1990, Jena was seeded into the 2. Bundesliga
. Their second place finish in 1992 deteriorated into a seventeenth place finish in 1994 and relegation to Regionalliga Nordost
(III). They won immediate re-promotion and played three more years at the tier II level. For most of the time since 1999 the team has played tier III and IV football, but a second place finish in the Regionalliga Nord secured Jena promotion to the 2. Bundesliga for the 2006–07 season. Jena remained in the 2. Bundesliga in 2007–08
, having been saved from relegation by winning 2–1 away against FC Augsburg
in their final match of the season. They would finish last in the 2. Bundesliga in 2007–08 and return to the third tier. However, this will not be one of the Regionalligen; the German Football Association
(DFB) will launch the new 3. Liga
for 2008–09, of which Jena will be a charter member. On 9 November 2009 the Chairman Peter Schreiber announced his Retirement and on 13 November 2009 the completely Executive Board declared his Demission, on 25 November 2009 was Hartmut Bayer named as the new Chairman. The second team is involved in the 2009 European football betting scandal
, loudly prosecution was the game against ZFC Meuselwitz
arranged. On 10 December 2009 the club announced that the club is in financially distressed, Carl Zeiss fails over 1. Million €uro. In January 2010 the players to abandon a part of his salary.
Physiotherapists
Kit manager
Chief Executive
Vice President
Fan Guardian
Youth Centre Leader
Club Supporters Leader & Vice President
Chief executive
President
Board of directors
Honor Council
Disciplinary Commission
Caucus
Delegation Passive Member
Department „Supporters Club“
FCC sent 33 players to the DDR (East German) national side
.
Before the end of World War II Jena sent 3 players to the German national side (Willy Krauß 1911/12, Heinz Werner
1935, Ludwig Gärtner 1939–41)
all-time table.
Football in Germany
Association football is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members organized in over 26,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the 1. and 2. Bundesliga on top, and the winner of the first...
based in Jena
Jena
Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document...
, Thuringia.
History
The club was founded in May 1903 by workers at the Carl Zeiss AG optics factory as the company-sponsored Fussball-Club der Firma Carl Zeiss. The club underwent name changes in 1911 to Fussball Club Carl Zeiss Jena e.V. and then again in March 1917 to 1. Sportverein Jena e.V.The 1930s and World War II
In 1933, 1. SV Jena joined the Gauliga MitteGauliga Mitte
The Gauliga Mitte was the highest football league in the Prussian province of Saxony and the German states of Thuringia and Anhalt from 1933 to 1945, all located in the center of Germany...
, one of sixteen top flight divisions formed in the re-organization of German football under the Third Reich. The team captured the division title in 1935, 1936, 1940, and 1941. This earned Jena entry to the national finals, but they performed poorly and were never able to advance out of preliminary round group play. After the 1943–44 season the Gauliga Mitte broke up into a collection of city-based leagues as World War II overtook the area.
Postwar play in East Germany
In the immediate aftermath of the war, associations of all types including sports and football clubs, were banned in Germany by the occupying Allied authorities. Jena was re-constituted in June 1946 as SG Ernst Abbe Jena and like many other clubs in East Germany would undergo a number of name changes and was known variously as SG Stadion Jena (October 1948), SG Carl Zeiss Jena (March 1949), BSG Mechanik Jena (January 1951), BSG Motor Jena (May 1951), and SC Motor Jena (November 1954).In 1950, the club became a founding member of the DDR Liga (II) and in their second season captured a divisional title to win promotion to the top flight DDR Oberliga for a single season appearance. Re-named SC Motor Jena in 1954, they played their way back to the upper league by 1957. Jena won its first honours with the capture of the East German Cup in 1960 and followed up with the East German national title in 1963. The club was "re-founded" as FC Carl Zeiss Jena in January 1966 and became one of East Germany's football clubs
Football club (GDR)
Football club was a designation for the elite football teams in the GDR . They were formed in the mid-1960s as centers of high-level football....
, football's "focus centres" for the development of talented players for the national side. Jena would go on to become a dominant side in the DDR-Oberliga between then and 1975. They took two more national titles in 1968 and 1970, but finished in second place another half dozen times to sides like Vorwärts Berlin
FC Viktoria Frankfurt
Frankfurter FC Viktoria is a German association football club based in Frankfurt , Brandenburg. The club was originally founded in East Germany as the army club SV Vorwärts der HVA Leipzig in 1951 in the city of Leipzig.- History :One of the characteristics of East German football after World War...
, Dynamo Dresden
Dynamo Dresden
SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles...
, and 1. FC Magdeburg
1. FC Magdeburg
1. FC Magdeburg is a German association football club playing in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt.-History:Football has been played in Magdeburg since the end of the 19th century. On 15 June 1896 SV Victoria 96 Magdeburg was founded, a club that had its best days before World War II, when it participated...
. In addition to their national titles, FCC captured East German Cups in 1972, 1974, and 1980. The club also appeared in the 1981 European Cup Winners' Cup final, losing 1:2 to Dinamo Tbilisi
FC Dinamo Tbilisi
FC Dinamo Tbilisi is a Georgian football team, based in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.Dinamo Tbilisi was one of the most prominent clubs in Soviet football and a major contender in the Soviet Top League almost immediately after it was established in 1936...
. This was arguably the clubs greatest ever achievement.
German reunification
After German reunificationGerman reunification
German reunification was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany , and when Berlin reunited into a single city, as provided by its then Grundgesetz constitution Article 23. The start of this process is commonly referred by Germans as die...
in 1990, Jena was seeded into the 2. Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
. Their second place finish in 1992 deteriorated into a seventeenth place finish in 1994 and relegation to Regionalliga Nordost
Regionalliga Nordost
The Regionalliga Nordost was the third tier of the German football league system in the states of former East Germany and West-Berlin from 1994 to 2000. As such, it was almost identical in territorial cover to the old DDR-Oberliga....
(III). They won immediate re-promotion and played three more years at the tier II level. For most of the time since 1999 the team has played tier III and IV football, but a second place finish in the Regionalliga Nord secured Jena promotion to the 2. Bundesliga for the 2006–07 season. Jena remained in the 2. Bundesliga in 2007–08
Second Fußball-Bundesliga 2007-08
- Results :- Top scorers :- Stadia :-See also:* 1. Bundesliga 2007-08* Regionalliga 2007-08* German Cup 2007-08-External links:* * * *...
, having been saved from relegation by winning 2–1 away against FC Augsburg
FC Augsburg
FC Augsburg is a German football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. The team was founded as Fußball-Klub Alemania Augsburg in 1907 and played as BC Augsburg from 1921 to 1969....
in their final match of the season. They would finish last in the 2. Bundesliga in 2007–08 and return to the third tier. However, this will not be one of the Regionalligen; the German Football Association
German Football Association
The German Football Association is the governing body of football in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB organises the German football leagues, including the national league, the Bundesliga, and the men's and women's national teams. The DFB is based in Frankfurt and is...
(DFB) will launch the new 3. Liga
3rd Liga
The 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...
for 2008–09, of which Jena will be a charter member. On 9 November 2009 the Chairman Peter Schreiber announced his Retirement and on 13 November 2009 the completely Executive Board declared his Demission, on 25 November 2009 was Hartmut Bayer named as the new Chairman. The second team is involved in the 2009 European football betting scandal
2009 European football betting scandal
The 2009 European football betting scandal was an attempt to influence the outcome of professional association football matches in Europe, and to defraud the gambling industry by betting on the results...
, loudly prosecution was the game against ZFC Meuselwitz
ZFC Meuselwitz
Zipsendorfer Fußballclub Meuselwitz is a German association football club from Meuselwitz, Thuringia.-History:The origins of the club go back to the establishment of Aktivist Zipsendorf in 1919...
arranged. On 10 December 2009 the club announced that the club is in financially distressed, Carl Zeiss fails over 1. Million €uro. In January 2010 the players to abandon a part of his salary.
Recent seasons
| Year | Division | Position |
| 1999–2000 | Regionalliga Nordost Regionalliga Nordost The Regionalliga Nordost was the third tier of the German football league system in the states of former East Germany and West-Berlin from 1994 to 2000. As such, it was almost identical in territorial cover to the old DDR-Oberliga.... (III) |
4th |
| 2000–01 | Regionalliga Süd Regionalliga Süd The Regionalliga Süd is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the southern part of Germany... (III) |
18th (relegated) |
| 2001–02 | NOFV-Oberliga Süd NOFV-Oberliga Süd The NOFV-Oberliga Süd is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the southern states of former East Germany. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier of the league system. It covers the German states of Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Saxony... (IV) |
3rd |
| 2002–03 | NOFV-Oberliga Süd | 2nd |
| 2003–04 | NOFV-Oberliga Süd | 2nd |
| 2004–05 | NOFV-Oberliga Süd | 1st (promoted) |
| 2005–06 | Regionalliga Nord Regionalliga Nord The Regionalliga Nord is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the northern and eastern part of Germany. It covers ten of the sixteen states of Germany... (III) |
2nd (promoted) |
| 2006–07 | 2. Bundesliga 2. Fußball-Bundesliga - Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20... (II) |
13th |
| 2007–08 | 2. Bundesliga | 18th (relegated) |
| 2008–09 | 3. Liga 3rd Liga The 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2... (III) |
16th |
| 2009–10 | 3. Liga | 5th |
| 2010–11 | 3. Liga | 15th |
Current squad
Medical
Doctor- Dr. Heribert Zitzmann
Physiotherapists
- Mario RöserMario RöserMario Röser is a German former footballer. He spent his entire professional career with Carl Zeiss Jena , where he now works as physiotherapist.-External links:...
- Marco Lohmann
Kit manager
- Stefan Andreas
Management
Director of Sport- Lothar KurbjuweitLothar KurbjuweitLothar Kurbjuweit is a former German football player, who works as Director of Sport for FC Carl Zeiss Jena.-International career:...
Chief Executive
- Andreas Trautmann
Vice President
- Holger Grümmer
Fan Guardian
- Hans-Heinrich Tamme
Youth Centre Leader
- Hans-Jürgen Backhaus
Club Supporters Leader & Vice President
- Tasso Carl
Chief executive
- Roy Stapelfeld
President
- Hartmut Beyer
Board of directors
- Tom Hilliger
- Dr. Reinhardt Töpel
- Gerd Brunner
- Mike Ukena
- Hermann Kraft
- Andreas Schenke
Honor Council
- Udo Gräfe (Board Chairman)
- Helmut Müller
- Winfried Patzer
- Jürgen Werner
Disciplinary Commission
- Klaus Schwarz (Board Chairman)
Caucus
- Ulrike Baier
- Uwe Barth
- Uwe Dern
- Christa Jatho
- Thomas Petzold
Delegation Passive Member
Department „Supporters Club“
- Hans-Heinrich Tamme (Board Chairman)
- Sven Nilson (Acting Board Chairman)
- Andreas Wiese (Acting Board Chairman)
- Andreas Larws (Treasure)
Reserve Squad
Notable players
- See also .
FCC sent 33 players to the DDR (East German) national side
East Germany national football team
The East Germany national football team was from 1952 to 1990 the football team of East Germany, playing as one of three post-war German teams, along with Saarland and West Germany....
.
- Bernd Schneider, 81 caps (1999–2008)
- Konrad WeiseKonrad WeiseKonrad Weise is a former German football player.Weise played almost whole his career for FC Carl Zeiss Jena ....
, 86 caps (1970–81) - Eberhard VogelEberhard VogelEberhard "Ebse" Vogel is a former German football player.Vogel played for FC Karl-Marx-Stadt and FC Carl Zeiss Jena ....
, 74 caps (1962–76) - Peter DuckePeter DuckePeter Ducke is a Sudeten German and a former East German football player. He was born in Bensen, Sudetenland, Germany during World War II. His older brother Roland was also a successful footballer....
, 68 caps (1960–75) - Lothar KurbjuweitLothar KurbjuweitLothar Kurbjuweit is a former German football player, who works as Director of Sport for FC Carl Zeiss Jena.-International career:...
, 66 caps (1970–81) - Rüdiger SchnuphaseRüdiger SchnuphaseRüdiger Schnuphase is a former German football player.Schnuphase played for Rot-Weiss Erfurt , FC Carl Zeiss Jena and Rot-Weiss Erfurt ....
, 45 caps (1973–83) - Harald IrmscherHarald IrmscherHarald Irmscher is a former German football player.Irmscher played for BSG Motor Zwickau , FC Carl Zeiss Jena ....
, 41 caps (1966–74) - Roland DuckeRoland DuckeRoland Ducke was a German football player. His younger brother Peter was also a successful footballer....
, 37 caps (1958–67) - Olegs KaravajevsOlegs KaravajevsOļegs Karavajevs is a former Latvian international football goalkeeper. Karavajevs was the goalkeeper with most appearances for Latvia in the 1990s.-Club playing career:...
- Robert EnkeRobert EnkeRobert Enke was a German football goalkeeper.Enke played at leading clubs in several European countries, namely Barcelona, Benfica and Fenerbahçe, but made the majority of his appearances for Bundesliga side Hannover 96 in his homeland.He won eight full international caps for the German national...
- Patrick de NapoliPatrick de NapoliPatrick de Napoli is a footballer from Switzerland who is also of Italian descent. He primarily plays as a forward but can also play as a attacking midfielder and has played for a variety of clubs in Switzerland and Germany as well as the Switzerland national football team. De Napoli currently...
, Switzerland
Before the end of World War II Jena sent 3 players to the German national side (Willy Krauß 1911/12, Heinz Werner
Heinz Werner
Heinz Werner was a Sturmbannführer in the Waffen SS who was awarded the Knight's Cross with Oakleaves during World War II. The Knight's Cross was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II...
1935, Ludwig Gärtner 1939–41)
Former Head Coaches
- Wolfgang FrankWolfgang FrankWolfgang Frank is a German football manager and former player.Frank made a total of 215 appearances in the Fußball-Bundesliga during his playing career, scoring 89 goals...
(2010 – April 2011) - René van EckRené van EckRené van Eck is a former Dutch footballer and was last manager of German 3rd Liga side FC Carl Zeiss Jena.- Career :Van Eck started his professional career at local side Excelsior Rotterdam before moving to FC Den Bosch aged 20...
(2009–2010) - Marc FascherMarc FascherMarc Fascher is a former German footballer and present head coach of 3rd Liga side SC Preußen Münster.-Coaching career:...
(2009) - René van EckRené van EckRené van Eck is a former Dutch footballer and was last manager of German 3rd Liga side FC Carl Zeiss Jena.- Career :Van Eck started his professional career at local side Excelsior Rotterdam before moving to FC Den Bosch aged 20...
(2008–2009) - Mark ZimmermannMark ZimmermannMark Zimmermann is a former German footballer and currently an assistant coach of 3rd Liga side FC Carl Zeiss Jena.- Career :...
Interim (2008) - Henning BürgerHenning BürgerHenning "Beefy" Bürger is a former German footballer and formerly manager of 3rd Liga side FC Carl Zeiss Jena. He was fired after a 0–6 on 14 September 2008 vs. VfB Stuttgart II.-References:...
(2007–2008) - Valdas IvanauskasValdas IvanauskasValdas Ivanauskas is a football coach and a former football striker from Lithuania.He is best known in Europe for his time at Hamburger SV as a player in 1993–97 and coaching at Hearts football club in 2005–07.- Career :...
(2007) - Frank NeubarthFrank NeubarthFrank Neubarth is a German football manager and former player who spent his whole career with SV Werder Bremen and has since managed FC Schalke 04, Holstein Kiel and FC Carl Zeiss Jena....
(2007) - Mario RöserMario RöserMario Röser is a German former footballer. He spent his entire professional career with Carl Zeiss Jena , where he now works as physiotherapist.-External links:...
Interim (2006) - Marco Lohmann Interim (2005)
- Heiko WeberHeiko WeberHeiko Weber is a German football manager, he is the manager of FC Carl Zeiss Jena.-Career:As player he played for FC Carl Zeiss Jena and Preußen Münster.-Coaching career:...
(2004–2007) - Thomas VogelThomas Vogel (footballer born 1965)Thomas Vogel is a German football coach and a former player who works as Advisor from President by FC Carl Zeiss Jena.-External links:...
(2004) - Uwe Dern Interim (2003)
- Joachim Steffens (2003–2004)
- Thomas VogelThomas Vogel (footballer born 1965)Thomas Vogel is a German football coach and a former player who works as Advisor from President by FC Carl Zeiss Jena.-External links:...
(2002–2003) - Frank Eulberg (2002)
- Wolfgang Sandhowe (2001–2002)
- Thomas VogelThomas Vogel (footballer born 1965)Thomas Vogel is a German football coach and a former player who works as Advisor from President by FC Carl Zeiss Jena.-External links:...
(1999–2000) - Thomas GerstnerThomas GerstnerThomas Gerstner is a German football manager and former player. He last managed Kickers Offenbach in the German 3rd Liga.-Playing career:...
(1998–1999) - Reiner HollmannReiner HollmannReiner Hollmann is a German former football player and now manager.-Footballer:Before coming to Duisburg, Hollmann was in the youth section of Eintracht Duisburg...
(1997–1998) - Frank EngelFrank EngelFrank Engel Frank Engel Frank Engel (born 15 February 1951 in Leipzig, then East Germany is a German football manager. Since 1 January 2006 he has been managing Germany's Under 18 national team.- Playing career :...
(1997) - Eberhard VogelEberhard VogelEberhard "Ebse" Vogel is a former German football player.Vogel played for FC Karl-Marx-Stadt and FC Carl Zeiss Jena ....
(1994–1997) - Hans MeyerHans Meyer (football)Hans Meyer Hans Meyer Hans Meyer (born 3 November 1942 in Briesen (today near Bílina, Czech Republic) is a German former football player and manager.- Coaching career :...
(1993–1994) - Uwe Erkenbrecher (1993)
- Reiner HollmannReiner HollmannReiner Hollmann is a German former football player and now manager.-Footballer:Before coming to Duisburg, Hollmann was in the youth section of Eintracht Duisburg...
(1992–1993) - Bernd StangeBernd StangeBernd Stange is a German football manager currently managing Belarus.Stange was born in a Sorbian town of Saxony. He started playing at an early age and was called into the East German youth team...
(1989–1991) - Lutz LindemannLutz Lindemann-External links:*...
(1991–1992) - Hans MeyerHans Meyer (football)Hans Meyer Hans Meyer Hans Meyer (born 3 November 1942 in Briesen (today near Bílina, Czech Republic) is a German former football player and manager.- Coaching career :...
(1971–1983) - Georg BuschnerGeorg BuschnerGeorg Buschner was an East German football player and manager.He earned 6 caps for the East Germany national football team between 1954 and 1957, and later coached the team from 1970 to 1981...
(1958–1971) - Heinz Pönert (1958)
- Rolf Hüfner (1958)
- Hans Warg (1955–1957)
- Helmut Petzold (1954–1955)
- Max Hofsommer (1953–1954)
- Bernhard Schipphorst Spielertrainer (1953)
- Kurt Findeisen (1951–1953)
- Hans Carl (1949–1951)
- Hermann Malter (1948–1949)
- Adolph Prokoph (1940)
- Josef Pöttinger (1934–1938)
- Hermann Peter (1903–???)
Honours
FC Carl Zeiss Jena hold the first place in the DDR-OberligaDDR-Oberliga
The DDR-Oberliga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the elite level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Oberliga or Bundesliga in West Germany.-Overview:Following World...
all-time table.
- DDR-OberligaDDR-OberligaThe DDR-Oberliga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the elite level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Oberliga or Bundesliga in West Germany.-Overview:Following World...
: Champions 1963, 1968, 1970 - FDGB Cup: Winners 1960, 1972, 1974, 1980
- Thuringia CupThuringia CupThe Thuringia Cup is an annual football competition in Thuringia, Germany. The Thuringian Football Association is its governing body...
: Winners 1993, 1995, 1999, 2004, 2006
Other Notable Achievements
- UEFA Cup Winners' CupUEFA Cup Winners' CupThe UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
: Runners-up 1981
Youth
- German Under 17 championship runners-up: 1993
Team trivia
- In the immediate aftermath of World War II, East German authorities had a penchant for tagging sports teams with the names of socialist heroes: Ernst AbbeErnst Karl Abbe- See also :*Abbe prism*Abbe refractometer*Abbe error*Aberration in optical systems*Calculation of glass properties* German inventors and discoverers-External links:*...
was a local son and physicist who had an association with the Zeiss optical factory. He made an early contribution to easing the plight of workers by introducing the 8-hour work day at the Zeiss plant, a significant milestone for labour in the late 19th century.
Former Personnel
- Carsten LinkeCarsten LinkeCarsten Linke is a retired German football player. As of February 2009, he was the athletic director for FC Carl Zeiss Jena. He spent one season in the Bundesliga with Hannover 96.-External links:...
Director of Sport (2008–2009) - Stephan LehmannStephan LehmannStephan Lehmann is a retired Swiss football goalkeeper, last works as Assistant-, Goal- and Incentive Coach by FC Carl Zeiss Jena.-International:He was capped 18 times for the Swiss national team between 1989 and 1997...
Mental Coach (2009) - Roland Weissbarth Chief Executive Marketing (2009)
- Peter Voß Vice President
- Peter Schreiber President (1998–2009)
- Michael Meier