Martina Merz is a German businessperson who has been at the head of 9 different companies and occupies the position of Chief Executive Officer of ThyssenKrupp AG and Chairman at Thyssenkrupp (China) Ltd. and Chairman at thyssenkrupp Elevator Europe Africa GmbH (both are subsidiaries of ThyssenKrupp AG) and Chairman-Supervisory Board at SAF-HOLLAND GmbH. She is also on the board of Volvo AB and SAF-HOLLAND SE (former Independent Director). In the past Martina Merz held the position of Chairman-Supervisory Board of TK Elevator GmbH, Executive Vice President-Sales & Marketing at Robert Bosch Schliesssysteme GmbH, Member-Management Board at Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Chassis Brakes International BV, Chief Executive Officer of Bosch Foundation Brakes, Vice President-Chassis System Sales & Marketing at Robert Bosch GmbH and Executive Vice President-Sales & Marketing at Robert Bosch LLC. She received an undergraduate degree from Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Villingen-Schwenningen and an undergraduate degree from Universität Stuttgart.