Supervisory Board

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 Executive Board Members and the Supervisory Board Members are updated when changes occur or regularly upon the publication of the invitation to the annual general meeting.

(Updated in: October 2023)

Wolfgang Büchele (Chairman)

Representative of Shareholders
Member since July 1, 2009
Profession Chairman of Exyte GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
Board positions
  • E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, Germany 1 (Member of the Board of Partners)
  • Merck Life Science KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany 1, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (Member of the Supervisory Board)
  • Merck Electronics KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany 1, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (Chair of the Supervisory Board)
  • Wegmann Unternehmens-Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany (Chairman of the Board of Partners)
  • Kemira Oyi, Helsinki, Finnland (Member of the Board of Directors)²
  • KNDS NV, Amsterdam, Netherlands (Member of the Supervisory Board)
  • Gelita AG, Eberbach, Germany (Chairman of the Supervisory Board) 
CV Wolfgang Büchele
Appointed until the end of the annual general meeting 2024
Nationality German

Sascha Held (Vice Chairman)

Representative of Employees
Member since April 26, 2019
Profession Application Consultant (full-time member and Chairman of the Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany Joint Works Council)
Board positions
  • None
CV Sascha Held
Appointed until the end of the annual general meeting 2024
Nationality German

Birgit Biermann

Representative of Employees
Member since July 14, 2022
Profession Vice Chair of IGBCE
Board positions
  • adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany (Member of the Supervisory Board)²
CV Birgit Biermann
Appointed until the end of the annual general meeting 2024
Nationality German

Gabriele Eismann

Representative of Employees
Member since May 9, 2014
Profession Full-time member of the Works Council
Board positions
  • None
CV Gabriele Eismann
Appointed until the end of the annual general meeting 2024
Nationality German

Jürgen Glaser

Representative of Employees
Member since April 26,  2019
Profession Regional Director of the German Mining, Chemical, and Energy Industrial Union (IG BCE), Darmstadt
Board positions
  • SIRONA Dental Systems GmbH, Wals, Austria (Member of the Supervisory Board)
  • Merck BKK, Darmstadt, Germany -  a public corporation, (Member of Board of Directors)
CV Jürgen Glaser
Appointed until the end of the annual general meeting 2024
Nationality German

Michael Kleinemeier

Representative of Shareholders
Member since April 26, 2019
Profession Managing Director of e-mobiligence GmbH
Board positions
  • E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, Germany1 (Member of the Board of Partners)
  • Merck Life Science KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany1, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (Chair of the Supervisory Board)
  • FELS Group GmbH, Kelkheim, Germany (Member of the Advisory Board)
  • Transporeon GmbH, Ulm, Germany  (Board of partners) 
CV Michael Kleinemeier
Appointed until the end of the annual general meeting 2024
Nationality German

Renate Koehler

Representative of Shareholders
Member since April 26, 2019
Profession
Pharmacist and Manager of Engel-Apotheke, Darmstadt, Germany
Board positions
  • None
CV Renate Koehler
Appointed until the end of the annual general meeting 2024
Nationality German

Barbara Lambert

Representative of Shareholders
Member since August 11, 2023
Profession
Independent business consultant
Board positions
  • Deutsche Börse AG (listed), Eschborn, Germany, (Member of the Supervisory Board)2
  • Synlab AG (listed), Munich, Germany (Member of the Supervisory Board)2
  • Implenia AG, Opfikon, Switzerland (Member of the Supervisory Board)2
  • UBS Switzerland AG, Switzerland (Member of the Supervisory Board)
CV Barbara Lambert
Appointed until the end of the annual general meeting 2024
Nationality German, Swiss

Anne Lange

Representative of Employees
Member since April 26, 2019
Profession

Application Engineer (full-time member and Vice Chairwoman of the Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany Joint Works Council)

Board positions
  • None
CV Anne Lange
Appointed until the end of the annual general meeting 2024
Nationality German

Peter Emanuel Merck

Representative of Shareholder representatives, appointed by E. Merck Beteiligungen KG, Darmstadt, Germany, 
a related party of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Member since April 26, 2019
Profession

Managing partner of Golf-Lounge GmbH, Hamburg 

Board positions
  • None
CV Peter Emanuel Merck
Appointed until the end of the annual general meeting 2024
Nationality German

Dietmar Oeter

Representative of Employees
Member since May 9, 2014
Profession Vice President Corporate Quality Assurance
Board positions
  • None
CV Dietmar Oeter
Appointed until the end of the annual general meeting 2024
Nationality German

Alexander Putz

Representative of Employees
Member since May 28, 2020
Profession Chemical laboratory assistant (fulltime member of the Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany Joint Works Council)
Board positions
  • Merck Electronics KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany1, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (Vice Chair of the Supervisory Board)
CV Alexander Putz
Appointed until the end of the annual general meeting 2024
Nationality German

Christian Raabe

Representative of Employees
Member since April 26, 2019
Profession IT Business Partner Darmstadt Site
Board positions
  • None
CV Christian Raabe
Appointed until the end of the annual general meeting 2024
Nationality German

Helga Rübsamen-Schaeff

Representative of Shareholders
Member since May 9, 2014
Profession Member of the Supervisory Board of AiCuris Anti-infective Cures AG
Board positions
  • E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, Germany1 (Member of the Board of Partners)
  • Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany1, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (Chairperson of Supervisory Board)
  • Merck Life Science KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany1, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (Member of the Supervisory Board)
  • 4SC AG, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany, (Member of the Supervisory Board)²
  • AiCuris Anti-Infective Cures AG, Wuppertal, Germany (Member of the Supervisory Board)²
CV Helga Rübsamen-Schaeff
Appointed until the end of the annual general meeting 2024
Nationality German

Daniel Thelen

Representative of Shareholders
Member since April 26, 2019
Profession Program Manager Infrastructure at DB Netz AG
Board positions
  • E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, Germany1 (Member of the Board of Partners)
CV Daniel Thelen
Appointed until the end of the annual general meeting 2024
Nationality German

Simon Thelen

Representative of Shareholder representatives, appointed by E. Merck Beteiligungen KG, Darmstadt, Germany, 
a related party of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Member since April 26, 2019
Profession Head of Hand Surgery, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Düsseldorf 
Board positions
  • E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, Germany1 (Member of the Board of Partners)
  • Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany1, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (Member of the Supervisory Board)
  • Merck Life Science KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany1, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (Member of the Supervisory Board)
  • Merck Electronics KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany1, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (Member of the Supervisory Board)
CV Simon Thelen
Appointed until the end of the annual general meeting 2024
Nationality German

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2Listed company