Martina Merz

Currently, Martina Merz is Chairman at thyssenkrupp Elevator Europe Africa GmbH, Independent Director at Volvo AB since 2015, Independent Director at Yara International ASA starting 2026, Director at Chambre Franco-Allemande de Commerce et d'Industrie, Director at Foundation for the Green Hydrogen Organisation (GH2), Member of the Supervisory Board at Umicore SA starting 2025, Owner of Carl Zeiss AG, and Member of Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung.
Formerly, Ms. Merz was Chief Executive Officer at thyssenkrupp AG from 2019 to 2023, Chief Executive Officer at Bosch Foundation Brakes, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Chassis Brakes.
International BV from 2012 to 2015, Chairman at Thyssenkrupp (China) Ltd., Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board at SAF-HOLLAND SE from 2019 to 2022, Chairman of the Supervisory Board at TK Elevator GmbH, Chairman of the Supervisory Board at SAF-HOLLAND GmbH, Independent Director at Imerys SA from 2017 to 2020, Independent Non-Executive Director at Bekaert SA from 2016 to 2019, Independent Non-Executive Director at Rio Tinto Plc and Rio Tinto Ltd. from 2024 to 2025, Member of the Supervisory Board at Deutsche Lufthansa AG from 2016 to 2020, Vice President of Chassis System Sales & Marketing at Robert Bosch GmbH from 2005 to 2012, Member of the Management Board at Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. KG in 2005, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Robert Bosch LLC, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Robert Bosch Schliesssysteme GmbH from 2005 to 2012, and Member of the Supervisory Board at Siemens AG from 2023 to 2025.
Education includes undergraduate studies at Universität Stuttgart and Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Villingen-Schwenningen.