Kai Beckmann
- Member of the Executive Board of Merck KGaA
Kai Beckmann was born on September 13, 1965 in Hanau, Germany. He studied computer science at the Technical University of Darmstadt from 1984 to 1989.
He began his career at Merck in 1989 as an IT system consultant. In 1998, he earned a doctorate in economics while working. As of 1999 Kai Beckmann headed the main department Information Management and Consulting. In 2004 Kai Beckmann became Managing Director of the Merck subsidiaries in Singapore and Malaysia. As of 2007, he became the first CIO of the Merck Group with responsibility for Corporate Information Services.
On April 1, 2011, Kai Beckmann was appointed Member of the Executive Board of Merck KGaA.
Kai Beckmann is married and has one child.
Responsibility for Group functions
Group Human Resources; Group Information Services and Business Process Management; Site Management Darmstadt and Gernsheim; In-house Consulting
Group Human Resources; Group Information Services and Business Process Management; Site Management Darmstadt and Gernsheim; In-house Consulting
Regional responsibility
EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa)
EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa)
External board positions
- Federal Employers' Association for the German Chemical Industry (Bundesarbeitgeberverband Chemie e.V., BAVC), Member of the Board
- Employers' Association for the Chemical and Related Industries in the State of Hesse (Arbeitgeberverband Chemie und verwandte Industrien für das Land Hessen e.V., HessenChemie), Member of the Board
