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Martina Merz

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Martina Merz (born March 1, 1963), is a German engineer who in 2019 became the Chief executive officer (CEO) of ThyssenKrupp,[1][2] and has been called "the most powerful woman in the German economy".[3]

Education

Merz studied manufacturing Engineering and holds a Bachelor of Science from Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University in Stuttgart.[4]

Career

Merz started her career in 1985, taking up different management positions at Robert Bosch GmbH. In 2002, she joined Brose Fahrzeugteile as Executive Vice President, and returned to Bosch in 2005. From 2012, Merz worked as Chief executive officer (CEO) for Chassis Brakes International. From 2015 to 2019, Merz worked as an independent management consultant for Lufthansa, SAF-Holland, Imerys and Volvo.

In February 2019, Merz was elected Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp AG.[5][6]

Other activities

  • Imerys, Member of the Board of Directors[7]
  • Volvo, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2015[8]
  • SAF-Holland, Member of Board of the Directors[9]
  • Bekaert, Member of the Board of Directors (2016-2019) [10][11]
  • Lufthansa, Member of the Supervisory Board (2016-2020)[12][13]

References

  1. ^ "Subscribe to read | Financial Times". www.ft.com. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  2. ^ "Thyssenkrupp appoints new CEO in bid to rebuild confidence". September 30, 2019 – via www.reuters.com.
  3. ^ "Martina Merz: Neue Chefin für Aufsichtsrat von Thyssenkrupp". manager magazin.
  4. ^ "Martina Merz, thyssenkrupp AG: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Subscribe to read | Financial Times". www.ft.com. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  6. ^ "VOLV.B.SE Company Profile & Executives - Volvo AB Series B - Wall Street Journal". www.wsj.com.
  7. ^ "Governance". Imerys.
  8. ^ "Martina Merz | Volvo Group". www.volvogroup.com.
  9. ^ "Board of Directors | SAF-HOLLAND". corporate.safholland.com.
  10. ^ 2016 Annual Report: Corporate Governance Statemenet Bekaert.
  11. ^ 2019 Annual Report: Corporate Governance Statemenet Bekaert.
  12. ^ Tanja Kewes (March 10, 2008), Verjüngungskur Lufthansa baut Aufsichtsrat um Handelsblatt.
  13. ^ Jens Koenen (April 24, 2020), Lufthansa holt sich neue prominente Aufsichtsräte – und will sich so neu aufstellen Handelsblatt.
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