Past owners and officers of the Leica/Leitz companies:

• Ernst Leitz II (1870-1956) - After the death of Ernst Leitz I in 1920, Ernst Leitz II, takes over the management of the Leitz company and is in charge until his death in 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 2005-2006

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

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