Presently, Hermann Gerlinger occupies the position of President & Chief Executive Officer of Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH. Dr. Gerlinger is also on the board of Siltronic AG, VAT Group AG, Helmholtz-Fonds eV and Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt.

In his past career Dr. Gerlinger was Chairman-Management Board at Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH.

Hermann Gerlinger received an undergraduate degree and a doctorate from Wuerzburg Schweinfurt University of Applied Sciences.