Past owners and officers of the Leica/Leitz companies:

• Ernst Leitz II (1870-1956) - 1920-1956

• Ernst Leitz III (1906-1979) - 1956-1974

• Ludwig Leitz 1956-1974

• Günther Leitz 1956-1974

• Wilhelm Stein (1906-1976)

• Helmut Marx Wetzlar

• Wolfgang Vollrath Wetzlar

• Lothar Kölsch Solms

• Peter Karbe Solms/Wetzlar
  • 1986 Leica GmbH is founded

• Bruno Frey - CEO 1986-1987, 1992-1994

• Werner Simon - CEO 1987-1992

• Klaus-Dieter Hofmann - CEO 1994-1998, 1996 Leica Camera AG

• Hanns-Peter Cohn - CEO 1999-2005

• Ralf Coenen - CEO Jan 2005- Apr 2005

• Josef Spichtig - CEO Apr 2005 - Nov 2006

• Steven K.‭ ‬Lee - CEO Nov 2006 - 22 Feb 2008

• Andreas Kaufmann - CEO 23 Feb 2008 - 28 Feb 2009

• Rudolph Spiller - CEO 29 Feb 2009 - 19 Aug 2010