Dorothea Wenzel

Dorothea Wenzel holds a PhD in Health Economics and Macroeconomics from the University of Darmstadt in Germany. She has also held fellowships at Harvard and was a visiting student at University of California at Berkley.

She was nominated for election to H. Lundbeck A/S' Board of Directors at the 2021 annual general meeting.

Dorothea Wenzel, a German national, has had a long career at Merck KGaA, headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany. She currently serves as Executive Vice President and Head of the Global Business Unit Surface Solutions. Prior to her current role, she was CFO of Merck’s Performance Materials division and Head of Strategy & Controlling. In that role, she transformed the division’s Controlling function and was instrumental in creating the division’s business strategy. Prior to that, she led Merck’s Fertility franchise to growth. She has an impressive track record in Finance and Strategy leadership across multiple industries.

Dorothea will further strengthen the Board's competencies in finance and business transformation to ensure the company remains best set for the future.

In addition to her role at Merck, she currently serves on the Supervisory Board of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA.