At its meeting on 3 September 2021, the Supervisory Board of Leica Camera AG made the decision to appoint Antonio Arrigoni to the position of new Chief Financial Officer of Leica Camera AG and CFO of the Leica Camera Group. Antonio Arrigoni will be assuming his new functions from October 2021.
Antonio Arrigoni is a certified accountant and most recently held the position of CFO at the Rodenstock Group in Munich. He possesses many years of experience in management functions at listed companies in Europe and abroad. ‘Leica Camera AG is a company with a long tradition, manufactures first-class innovative products and I am very much looking forward to playing an active role in the further development of the company in my function as CFO’, reports Antonio Arrigoni.
In the words of Dr Andreas Kaufmann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Leica Camera AG: ‘I am delighted that Antonio Arrigoni has made the decision to join us in our ambitious endeavours to shape the next steps in the development of the Leica Camera Group. On behalf of the Supervisory Board, I would like to wish him every success and express how much we are looking forward to working with him.’
Leica Camera – A Partner for Photography
Leica Camera AG is an international, premium manufacturer of cameras and sports optics. The legendary reputation of the Leica brand is based on a long tradition of excellent quality, German craftsmanship and German industrial design, combined with innovative technologies. An integral part of the brand's culture is the diversity of activities the company undertakes for the advancement of photography. In addition to the Leica Galleries and Leica Akademies spread around the world, there are the Leica Hall of Fame Award and, in particular, the Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA), which is considered one of the most innovative sponsorship awards existing today. Furthermore, Leica Camera AG, with its headquarters in Wetzlar, Hessen, and a second production site in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal, has a worldwide network of its own national organisations and Leica Retail Stores.