Hirsch, 39 and CFO at Carl Zeiss Meditec AG since 2002, will replace Dominique Yates, who previously announced his departure at his own request and on good terms.

Andreas Schmid, chairman of the board, said: “We are pleased that we have been able to name Bernd Hirsch as CFO. Mr. Hirsch has already gained many years of experience as the CFO of a dynamic, exchange-listed company, despite his young age. He is equally familiar with the challenges of a rapidly expanding, globally active Group such as Symrise and the requirements of the international capital markets.”