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How the Leica Board Saved a Legendary Camera Brand
Lucas and Luna dissect the remarkable turnaround at Leica Camera AG, the storied German optics company that nearly collapsed in the mid-2000s. They trace how a boutique board of watch industry veteran Dr. Andreas Kaufmann and CEO Alfred Schopf rebuilt Leica's culture around precision, pricing power, and brand scarcity. Key numbers: how Leica grew from near-bankruptcy in 2005 to over €500 million in annual revenue by 2025, with operating margins above 20 percent. Lucas explains the board's deliberate 'anti-scale' strategy—keeping production in Wetzlar, Germany, limiting…
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