Margret Suckale (born May 31, 1956, in Hamburg) is a German manager and lawyer best known for her work as a member of the board of Deutsche Bahn AG.
Career Suckale began working at Deutsche Bahn in 1997. From 1997 to 2005, she was manager of the legal department. Upon joining the company's board, Suckale was responsible for the Human Resources department. In 2009 she was involved in scandal of Deutsche Bahn, collecting employee data illegally.
Before working at DB, Suckale was an executive at Mobil Oil, also working in the HR sector.
Suckale became global head of human resources at BASF in July, 2009. From 2011 until 2017 she served on the executive board of BASF in 2011; as industrial relations director and site director of Ludwigshafen she was globally responsible for human resources, engineering & maintenance, environment, health & safety and Verbund Site Management Europe.
Other activities Corporate boards Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Germany, Chair of the Ethics Committee (since 2024)Margret Suckale übernimmt Vorsitz des Ethikkomitees von Freshfields in Deutschland Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Germany, press release of 4 April 2024. Infineon, member of the supervisory board (since 2020)Joachim Hofer (January 13, 2020), Halbleiterhersteller: Aufsichtsrat von Infineon bekommt gleich vier neue Mitglieder Handelsblatt. DWS Group, member of the supervisory board (since 2018)Supervisory Board DWS Group.Karsten Seibel (March 11, 2018), DWS holt Ex-Bahnvorstand Suckale in den Aufsichtsrat Die Welt. Deutsche Telekom, member of the supervisory board (since 2017)Supervisory Board: Margret Suckale Deutsche Telekom. HeidelbergCement, member of the supervisory board (since 2017) Supervisory Board HeidelbergCement.
Non-profit organizations German Federation of Chemical Employers’ Associations (BAVC), chairwoman (2013–2017)Arbeitgeberverband: Suckale wird mächtigste Chemie-Lobbyistin Der Spiegel, June 7, 2013. Hanns Martin Schleyer Foundation, member of the board of trusteesBoard of Trustees Hanns Martin Schleyer Foundation.
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