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In our company, the representatives of the shareholders and the employees meet on an equal footing. Together, they review the decisions of the executive board and act as competent advisors.
The Curriculum Vitae of the members of the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board are reviewed and updated when changes become known and regularly at the latest upon the publication of the invitation to the annual general meeting.
(Last updated: May 2026)
| Representative of | Shareholders |
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| Member since | April 26, 2019 |
| Profession | Managing Director of e-mobiligence GmbH |
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| CV | Michael Kleinemeier |
| Appointed until | The end of the annual general meeting 2028 |
| Nationality | German |
| Representative of | Employees |
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| Member since | April 26, 2019 |
| Profession | Application Engineer (full-time member and Chairwoman of the Joint Works Council Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany) |
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| CV | Anne Lange |
| Appointed until | The end of the annual general meeting 2029 |
| Nationality | German |
| Representative of | Employees |
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| Member since | July 14, 2022 |
| Profession | Vice Chair of IGBCE |
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| CV | Birgit Biermann |
| Appointed until | The end of the annual general meeting 2029 |
| Nationality | German |
| Representative of | Shareholders |
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| Member since | April 26, 2024 |
| Profession | CFO and Member of the Executive Board, MTU Aero Engines AG |
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| CV | Katja Garcia Vila |
| Appointed until | The end of the annual general meeting 2028 |
| Nationality | German |
| Representative of | Shareholders |
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| Member since | April 26, 2024 |
| Profession | CEO CeramTec GmbH, Plochingen, Germany |
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| CV | Carla Kriwet |
| Appointed until | The end of the annual general meeting 2028 |
| Nationality | German |
| Representative of | Shareholders |
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| Member since | August 11, 2023 |
| Profession | Supervisory and Administrative Board Member |
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| CV | Barbara Lambert |
| Appointed until | The end of the annual general meeting 2028 |
| Nationality | German, Swiss |
| Representative of | Employees |
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| Member since | 1 July 2025 |
| Profession | Chemical Technician (full-time member and Deputy Chairman of the Joint Works Council Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany) |
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| CV | Sven Vollrath |
| Appointed until | The end of the annual general meeting 2029 |
| Nationality | German |
| Representative of | Employees |
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| Member since | May 9, 2014 |
| Profession | Director Corporate Quality Assurance |
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| CV | Dietmar Oeter |
| Appointed until | The end of the annual general meeting 2029 |
| Nationality | German |
| Representative of | Shareholders |
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| Member since | April 26, 2024 |
| Profession | Executive Vice President for Innovation, Technology and R&D, Chief Technology Officer and member of the Executive Board of Nestlé S.A., Switzerland |
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| CV | Stefan Palzer |
| Appointed until | The end of the annual general meeting 2028 |
| Nationality | German & Swiss |
| Representative of | Employees |
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| Member since | May 28, 2020 |
| Profession | Chemical laboratory assistant (fulltime member of the Joint Works Council Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany) |
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| CV | Alexander Putz |
| Appointed until | The end of the annual general meeting 2029 |
| Nationality | German |
| Representative of | Employees |
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| Member since | April 26, 2019 |
| Profession | IT Business Partner |
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| CV | Christian Raabe |
| Appointed until | The end of the annual general meeting 2029 |
| Nationality | German |
| Representative of | Employees |
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| Member since | April 26, 2024 |
| Profession | District Manager IGBCE Darmstadt |
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| CV | Michael Reinhart |
| Appointed until | The end of the annual general meeting 2029 |
| Nationality | German |
| Representative of | Shareholders |
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| Member since | April 26, 2024 |
| Profession | Member of Boards and Independent Consultant |
| Board positions |
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| CV | Susanne Schaffert |
| Appointed until | The end of the annual general meeting 2028 |
| Nationality | German |
| Representative of | Employees |
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| Member since | April 26, 2024 |
| Profession | Director Controlling (full-time member of the Joint Works Council Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany) |
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| CV | Sandra Schwebke |
| Appointed until | The end of the annual general meeting 2029 |
| Nationality | German |
| Representative of | Shareholders - appointed by E. Merck Beteiligungen KG, Darmstadt, Germany, a related party of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany |
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| Member since | 26.04.2019 |
| Profession | Head of Commercial Project Management General Renovation West, DB InfraGO AG, Frankfurt am Main |
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| CV | Daniel Thelen |
| Appointed until | The end of the annual general meeting 2029 |
| Nationality | German |
| Representative of | Shareholders - appointed by E. Merck Beteiligungen KG, Darmstadt, Germany, a related party of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany |
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| Member since | April 26, 2019 |
| Profession | Member of the Executive Board of E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, Germany, adjunct Medical Professor and Physician |
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| CV | Simon Thelen |
| Appointed until | The end of the annual general meeting 2029 |
| Nationality | German |
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