Martina Merz

Martina Merz (born March 1, 1963), is a German engineer who served as Chief executive officer (CEO) of ThyssenKrupp from 2019 to 2023,^[1]^[2]^[3] and has been called "the most powerful woman in the German economy".^[4]

Early life

Merz studied manufacturing Engineering and holds a Bachelor of Science from Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University in Stuttgart.^[5]

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 business consultant with memberships in the supervisory boards of Lufthansa, SAF-Holland, Imerys and Volvo.

In February 2019, Merz was elected Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp AG.^[6]^[7] Merz served as CEO of thyssenkrupp AG from October 1, 2019.

Other activities

Corporate boards

Imerys, Member of the Board of Directors^[8]
Volvo, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2015)^[9]
SAF-Holland, Member of Board of the Directors^[10]
Bekaert, Member of the Board of Directors (2016-2019) ^[11]^[12]
Lufthansa, Member of the Supervisory Board (2016-2020)^[13]^[14]

Non-profit organizations

Federation of German Industries (BDI), Member of the Presidium (since 2021)^[15]
Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2021)^[16]
European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT), Member^[17]

References

^ Miller, Joe (25 September 2019). "Thyssenkrupp set to accelerate break-up under female boss; Financial Times". Financial Times.
^ "Thyssenkrupp appoints new CEO in bid to rebuild confidence". Reuters. September 30, 2019 – via www.reuters.com.
^ Jonas Jansen (24 April 2023), [Wechsel zum 1. Juni geplant: Martina Merz verlässt Thyssenkrupp überraschend] Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
^ "Martina Merz: Neue Chefin für Aufsichtsrat von Thyssenkrupp". manager magazin. 25 September 2019.
^ "Martina Merz, thyssenkrupp AG: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
^ "Thyssenkrupp names Martina Merz new supervisory board chair; Financial Times". www.ft.com.
^ "VOLV.B.SE Company Profile & Executives - Volvo AB Series B - Wall Street Journal". www.wsj.com.
^ "Governance". Imerys.
^ "Martina Merz | Volvo Group". www.volvogroup.com.
^ "Board of Directors | SAF-HOLLAND". corporate.safholland.com.
^ 2016 Annual Report: Corporate Governance Statement Bekaert.
^ 2019 Annual Report: Corporate Governance Statement Bekaert.
^ Tanja Kewes (March 10, 2008), Verjüngungskur Lufthansa baut Aufsichtsrat um Handelsblatt.
^ Jens Koenen (April 24, 2020), Lufthansa holt sich neue prominente Aufsichtsräte – und will sich so neu aufstellen Handelsblatt.
^ Presidium Federation of German Industries (BDI).
^ Board of Trustees Archived 2018-01-09 at the Wayback Machine Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG).
^ Members European Round Table of Industrialists.

External links

Martina Merz, Thyssenkrupp website

[1] Miller, Joe (25 September 2019). "Thyssenkrupp set to accelerate break-up under female boss; Financial Times". Financial Times.

[2] "Thyssenkrupp appoints new CEO in bid to rebuild confidence". Reuters. September 30, 2019 – via www.reuters.com.

[3] Jonas Jansen (24 April 2023), [Wechsel zum 1. Juni geplant: Martina Merz verlässt Thyssenkrupp überraschend] Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

[4] "Martina Merz: Neue Chefin für Aufsichtsrat von Thyssenkrupp". manager magazin. 25 September 2019.

[5] "Martina Merz, thyssenkrupp AG: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-11-15.

[6] "Thyssenkrupp names Martina Merz new supervisory board chair; Financial Times". www.ft.com.

[7] "VOLV.B.SE Company Profile & Executives - Volvo AB Series B - Wall Street Journal". www.wsj.com.

[8] "Governance". Imerys.

[9] "Martina Merz | Volvo Group". www.volvogroup.com.

[10] "Board of Directors | SAF-HOLLAND". corporate.safholland.com.

[11] 2016 Annual Report: Corporate Governance Statement Bekaert.

[12] 2019 Annual Report: Corporate Governance Statement Bekaert.

[13] Tanja Kewes (March 10, 2008), Verjüngungskur Lufthansa baut Aufsichtsrat um Handelsblatt.

[14] Jens Koenen (April 24, 2020), Lufthansa holt sich neue prominente Aufsichtsräte – und will sich so neu aufstellen Handelsblatt.

[15] Presidium Federation of German Industries (BDI).

[16] Board of Trustees Archived 2018-01-09 at the Wayback Machine Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG).

[17] Members European Round Table of Industrialists.

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