Karl-Ludwig Kley
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Karl-Ludwig Kley | |
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| Born | 11 June 1951 |
| Title | Chairman of Lufthansa |
| Term | 2017- |
| Successor | Stefan Oschmann |
Karl-Ludwig Kley (born 11 June 1951 in Munich) is a German business executive.
Education[edit]
Kley studied law at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) from 1974 to 1979. He completed his practical training as a lawyer in Hamburg and Johannesburg from 1979 to 1982. He earned a doctorate in law at LMU in 1986.
Career[edit]
Kley worked for Bayer from 1982 to 1998, most recently as head of corporate finance and investor relations. He was chief financial officer and a member of the executive board of Lufthansa 1998–2006.
In 2006, Kley joined the Merck Group as a member of the executive board. He became chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of the executive board of Merck KGaA in April 2007.[1][2] Under his leadership, Merck strengthened its two non-pharmaceutical divisions, which make laboratory supplies and specialty chemicals, and completed a $17 billion deal to buy US laboratory supplies company Sigma-Aldrich.[3] In his capacity at Merck, Kley was part of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s delegation on a state visit to Japan in 2015. Kley retired from The Merck Group in April 2016.[2]
In 2017, Lufthansa named Kley as new chairman of its supervisory board, replacing Wolfgang Mayrhuber, who had resigned six months before the end of his term.[4]
Other activities (selection)[edit]
Corporate boards[edit]
- E.ON, Chairman of the Supervisory Board (since 2016)[5]
- Lufthansa, Chairman of the Supervisory Board (since 2016), Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2013)[6]
- Verizon Wireless, Member of the Board of Directors (since 2015)[7]
- HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2005)[8]
- 1. FC Köln, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2007)
- Deutsche Bank, Member of the European Advisory Board (since 2003)[9]
- Rantum Capital, Chairman of the Advisory Board[10]
- BMW, Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board (2010–2021), Member of the Supervisory Board (2008–2021)
- Bertelsmann, Member of the Supervisory Board (2007-2016)
- MAN SE, Member of the Supervisory Board (2005-2007)
Non-profit organizations[edit]
- Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG), Member of the Board[11]
- Goethe Institute, Member of the Business and Industry Advisory Board[12]
- University of Freiburg, Member of the Advisory Board[13]
- Konrad Adenauer Prize, former Member of the Advisory Board[14]
- Fritz Thyssen Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees[15]
- 1. FC Köln, Member of the Advisory Board (-2019)[16]
- German Chemical Industry Association (VCI), President (2012-2014)
References[edit]
- ^ Merck promotes Oschmann as CEO to replace Kley, The Financial Times, 13 October 2015
- ^ a b Divac, Natascha (13 October 2015). "Germany's Merck Names New CEO". WSJ. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ Jeevan Vasagar and Andrew Ward (October 13, 2015), Merck promotes Oschmann as CEO to replace Kley Financial Times.
- ^ Maria Sheahan (September 25, 2017), Lufthansa names former CFO Kley as new chairman Reuters.
- ^ Members of the Supervisory Board: Karl-Ludwig Kley E.ON.
- ^ Jens Koenen (September 25, 2017), Endlich gelandet Handelsblatt.
- ^ Karl-Ludwig Kley Archived 2015-11-21 at the Wayback Machine Verizon Wireless.
- ^ Advisory Board HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt.
- ^ 2003 Annual Report: Advisory Boards Deutsche Bank.
- ^ Team Rantum Capital.
- ^ Board Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG).
- ^ Organization Goethe Institute.
- ^ Advisory Board University of Freiburg.
- ^ Konrad Adenauer Prize: Advisory Board City of Cologne.
- ^ Board of Trustees Fritz Thyssen Foundation.
- ^ Präsidium strafft Strukturen 1. FC Köln besetzt seine Gremien neu Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, October 7, 2019.
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