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Dr Margarete Haase of Deutz is first woman to chair kölnmetall

A senior figure at renowned German diesel engine and engine components manufacturing firm Deutz has been elected as chairwoman of kölnmetall, the prestigious Cologne employers’ association. Dr Margarete Haase, a Deutz board member for finances, personnel and investor relations, is the first woman to hold the highest honorary office within kölnmetall.
November 22, 2013 Read time: 1 min
A senior figure at renowned German diesel engine and engine components manufacturing firm 201 Deutz has been elected as chairwoman of kölnmetall, the prestigious Cologne employers’ association.

Dr Margarete Haase, a Deutz board member for finances, personnel and investor relations, is the first woman to hold the highest honorary office within kölnmetall.

An Austrian-born manager who joined Duetz in 2009, Dr Haase has been a board member of kölnmetall since taking up her role with the diesel engine specialist.

The Financial Times Germany named her as manager of the year in 2011 and, apart from her duties as a Deutz board member, she is also a member of the supervisory board of Fraport AG, ElringKlinger AG as well as ZF Friedrichshafen AG.

Dr Haase will begin her time as kölnmetall chairwoman after the association’s general meeting in May 2014

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