At the proposal of the Supervisory Board Personnel Committee, the Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp AG today resolved to extend the existing Executive Board contract of CEO Ms Martina Merz by a further five years from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2028. ThyssenKrupp Chairman Prof Dr Siegfried Russwurm said “On behalf of the entire Supervisory Board I would like to thank Martina Merz for the resolute approach to the transformation of ThyssenKrupp. We are pleased that Ms. Merz has agreed to continue to drive forward this change process in her role as Chairman of the Executive Board of the Company."Born in 1963, Ms Martina Merz studied Engineering & Manufacturing Technology at DHBW Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University in Stuttgart1985-2002 Different Management positions at Robert Bosch GmbH2002-2005 Executive Vice President Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co KG2005-2012 Executive Vice President Robert Bosch GmbH2012-2015 CEO Chassis Brakes International2015-2019 independent Business Consultant with memberships in the supervisory boards of Lufthansa AG, SAF-Holland SE, Imerys SA, AB Volvo and NV Bekaert SA1.2.2019 until 30.9.2019 Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp AG1.10.2019 CEO ThyssenKrupp AG
At the proposal of the Supervisory Board Personnel Committee, the Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp AG today resolved to extend the existing Executive Board contract of CEO Ms Martina Merz by a further five years from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2028. ThyssenKrupp Chairman Prof Dr Siegfried Russwurm said “On behalf of the entire Supervisory Board I would like to thank Martina Merz for the resolute approach to the transformation of ThyssenKrupp. We are pleased that Ms. Merz has agreed to continue to drive forward this change process in her role as Chairman of the Executive Board of the Company."Born in 1963, Ms Martina Merz studied Engineering & Manufacturing Technology at DHBW Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University in Stuttgart1985-2002 Different Management positions at Robert Bosch GmbH2002-2005 Executive Vice President Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co KG2005-2012 Executive Vice President Robert Bosch GmbH2012-2015 CEO Chassis Brakes International2015-2019 independent Business Consultant with memberships in the supervisory boards of Lufthansa AG, SAF-Holland SE, Imerys SA, AB Volvo and NV Bekaert SA1.2.2019 until 30.9.2019 Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp AG1.10.2019 CEO ThyssenKrupp AG