merck kgaa (MRK:Xetra)

Executive Profile*

Background*

Dr. Karl-Ludwig Kley has been the Chairman of the Executive Board and General Partner of Merck KGaA since April 27, 2007 and has been its Member of the Executive Board since September 2006. Dr. Kley served as Vice Chairman of the Executive Board of Merck KGaA since June 30, 2006. He serves as the Chairman of the Executive Board of Merck Chemicals Limited, Merck (Pty) Ltd and Merck Spol. S R.O. Dr. Kley joined Bayer AG in 1982, and worked in its Corporate Finance and ... later became the assistant to the Chairman of the Management Board. He served as Chief Financial Officer of Bayer in Japan and held a number of senior executive positions within sales and marketing of the Pharmaceutical division of Bayer from 1991 to 1994. He served as Head of the Pharmaceutical division at the Italian subsidiary of Bayer until 1997. He served as in charge of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations at Bayer headquarters. He served as the Chief Financial Officer of Deutsche Lufthansa AG until August 31, 2006 and its Member of the Executive Board from 1998 to August 31, 2006. He served as a Member of Executive Board at LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG. Dr. Kley serves as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Delvag Luftfahrtversicherungs-AG1, START Amadeus GmbH, Delvag Rückversicherungs-AG. He served as Chairman and Member of the Supervisory Board at Lufthansa Airplus Servicekarten GmbH. He has been a Member of Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft since May 7, 2013. He served as a Director of Amadeus IT Holding SA. He has been a Member of Advisory Board at HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt Ag since 2005. He served as a Member of the Supervisory Board at Portigon AG (Formerly, WestLB AG) from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2008. He serves as a Member of the Supervisory Board of Thomas Cook AG, Lufthansa Cargo AG, KG Allgemeine Leasing GmbH Co., and Gerling Firmen- und Privat-Service AG. Dr. Kley has been Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board at BMW Group since May 18, 2010 and has been its Member of the Supervisory Board since May 25, 2008. He has been Member of the Supervisory Board of Bertelsmann AG since May 16, 2007 and Vattenfall Europe Berlin AG & Co. KG since February 28, 2002. He serves as a Member of European Advisory Board of Deutsche Bank AG. He serves as a Member of the Board of Partners at E. Merck KG. Dr. Kley serves as Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft. He serves as Chairman of the Management Board of Baden-Badener Unternehmergespräche. He serves Chairman of the Supervisory Board of 1. FC Köln GmbH & Co. KGaA. He serves as President of the External board of German Chemical Industry Association. He serves as Member of the Board of Federation of German Industry (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V., BDI), He serves as Member of the Business and Industry Advisory Board of Goethe Institute. He is a Honorary Professor of WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. He served as Member of Advisory Board of Deutsche Bank AG. He served as a Member of Supervisory Board of Vattenfall Europe AG until September 30, 2007. Dr. Kley served as Member Of Economic Advisory Council at Bayerische Landesbank since December 1, 2005. He served as Member of Advisory Board of AXA Konzern Ag. He served as a Member of the Supervisory Board of Merck Electronic Chemicals Holding Gmbh. He served as Member of Supervisory Board at Man SE from June 3, 2005 to August 31, 2007. He served as Member of Supervisory Board at Lufthansa Technik AG. He completed an industrial business apprenticeship at Siemens AG. He completed his practical training as a lawyer in Hamburg, Germany, and Johannesburg, South Africa, from 1979 to 1982. He earned a doctorate in law (Dr. jur.) from the University of Munich in 1986.

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