Episode #25: Stefan Sacre, CEO President of Carl Zeiss Co.,Ltd.

Stefan Sacre originally came to Japan to pursue research in Tokyo University during the 80s. Dr. Sacre was fascinated by Japan, an emerging Asian power at the time, particularly in the semiconductor industry. By the time he was around 30, Dr. Sacre had lost interest in research and became an advisor to the European Commission in metals of industrial corporation towards Japan. He would go on to work at the German optoelectronics company SICK, become CEO of Bosch Rexroth in Japan, and CEO at ZEISS Japan.