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Martina Merz

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Martina Merz (born 1963), is a German engineer, who in 2019 became the Chief executive officer (CEO) of Thyssenkrupp AG;[1][2] Merz can be 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, she was elected Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp AG.[5][6]

Board positions

  • Lufthansa, Voting Member, Supervisory board[7]
  • Imery, Board of Directors[8]
  • Volvo Group, Member of the Board [9]
  • SAF Holland Group, Member of Board of the Directors[10]

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. ^ "Bloomberg - Are you a robot?". www.bloomberg.com. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  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. ^ AG, Lufthansa Group. "Supervisory Board". Lufthansa Group Investor Relations.
  8. ^ "Governance". Imerys.
  9. ^ "Martina Merz | Volvo Group". www.volvogroup.com.
  10. ^ "Board of Directors | SAF-HOLLAND". corporate.safholland.com.