Kai Beckmann

Chief Executive Officer at MERCK KGAA

60 year

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Presently, Kai Beckmann is President of Bundesarbeitgeberverband Chemie eV and Chief Executive Officer-Electronics at Merck KGaA. He is also on the board of Bundesdruckerei GmbH, Arbeitgeberverband Chemie & verwandte Industrien fr Hessen eV and Industrie-und Handelskammer Darmstadt and Vice President for Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände. Kai Beckmann received an undergraduate degree from Technische Universität Darmstadt.

Latest news about Kai Beckmann

25-09-25	Merck Shares Recover Some Losses as CEO Transition is Well Received	DP
25-09-25	Merck KGAA: Kai Beckmann will succeed Belén Garijo as Board Chairman and CEO from May 2026
25-09-25	Leadership Change at Merck: Beckmann to Succeed Garijo	DP
25-09-25	Germany's Merck KGaA Names Kai Beckmann as Incoming Chair, CEO	DJ
25-09-25	Merck says Kai Beckmann to succeed Belén Garijo as Chair of the Executive Board and CEO of Merck as of May 2026	RE

Kai Beckmann active positions

Companies	Position	Start
MERCK KGAA	Chief Executive Officer	2026-04-30
Bundesarbeitgeberverband Chemie eV	President	2017-05-31
Arbeitgeberverband Chemie & verwandte Industrien fr Hessen eV	Director/Board Member	-
Industrie-und Handelskammer Darmstadt	Director/Board Member	-
Bundesdruckerei GmbH Bundesdruckerei GmbH Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Develops information technology security solutions	Chairman	2023-04-30
Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften eV Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften eV Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Engages in advising on technical and technological issues for engineering and applied sciences	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Private companies	7
Merck KGaA Merck KGaA Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Engages in the manufacturing of pharmaceutical and chemical products	Health Technology
Bundesdruckerei GmbH Bundesdruckerei GmbH Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Develops information technology security solutions	Commercial Services
Technische Universität Darmstadt Technische Universität Darmstadt Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Bundesarbeitgeberverband Chemie eV
Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften eV Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften eV Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Engages in advising on technical and technological issues for engineering and applied sciences	Commercial Services
Arbeitgeberverband Chemie & verwandte Industrien fr Hessen eV
Industrie-und Handelskammer Darmstadt