Matthias Zachert

Matthias Zachert was born in Bonn in 1967. After training as an industrial clerk at Mercedes-Benz AG, he studied business administration with a focus on finance and international management from 1990 to 1995 and completed his studies with a degree in business administration.

From 1999 to 2002 Matthias Zachert was Chief Financial Officer of the International Region of Aventis Pharma AG in Paris, which was created from the merger of Hoechst Marion Roussel (HMR) and Rhône-Poulenc Rorer. Before the merger to form Aventis, he held various management positions in the pharmaceuticals division of Hoechst AG. From 2002 he worked as CFO of Kamps AG in the restructuring of the company.

From 2004 to 2011, Zachert was CFO of LANXESS AG, where he played a key role in setting up the global finance organization, restructuring the portfolio and realigning the company that was spun off from the Bayer Group.

In June 2011 he became a member of the Executive Board and Chief Financial Officer of Merck KGaA.

Matthias Zachert has been CEO of LANXESS AG since April 1, 2014.

Zachert is married and has four children.