Martina Merz Explained

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]

External links

• Martina Merz, Thyssenkrupp website

Notes and References

1. News: Thyssenkrupp set to accelerate break-up under female boss; Financial Times. Financial Times. 25 September 2019 . Miller . Joe .
2. News: Thyssenkrupp appoints new CEO in bid to rebuild confidence. Reuters . September 30, 2019. www.reuters.com.
3. Jonas Jansen (24 April 2023), [Wechsel zum 1. Juni geplant: Martina Merz verlässt Thyssenkrupp überraschend] Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
4. Web site: Martina Merz: Neue Chefin für Aufsichtsrat von Thyssenkrupp. manager magazin. 25 September 2019 .
5. Web site: Martina Merz, thyssenkrupp AG: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets. 2020-11-15. Bloomberg.com.
6. Web site: Thyssenkrupp names Martina Merz new supervisory board chair; Financial Times. www.ft.com.
7. Web site: VOLV.B.SE Company Profile & Executives - Volvo AB Series B - Wall Street Journal. www.wsj.com.
8. Web site: Governance. Imerys.
9. Web site: Martina Merz | Volvo Group. www.volvogroup.com.
10. Web site: Board of Directors | SAF-HOLLAND. corporate.safholland.com.
11. https://ar2016.bekaert.com/en/report-of-the-board/corporate-governance-statement 2016 Annual Report: Corporate Governance Statement
12. https://annualreport.bekaert.com/en/report-of-the-board/corporate-governance/board-of-directors-and-executive-management 2019 Annual Report: Corporate Governance Statement
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. https://bdi.eu/der-bdi/organisation/praesidium/ Presidium
16. https://www.bbug.de/de/ueber-uns/der-verein.php Board of Trustees
17. https://www.ert.eu/members Members