The supervisory board of Samson Aktiengesellschaft has appointed Marcus Miertz (51) to the executive board of Samson Aktiengesellschaft. The appointment was announced by Nikolaus Hensel, the chairman of the Samson supervisory board, after the supervisory board meeting on 20 June 2023. Mr. Miertz will be responsible for the sales and marketing division and take on the role of Chief Sales Officer (CSO) at Samson.
Marcus Miertz is a marketing and sales professional with international experience in more than 20 countries. He joined the Samson Group in 1998 and served as CEO of Samson Pfeiffer and Samson Leusch. On 1 January 2022, he changed to the Samson headquarters in Frankfurt to take on the role of senior vice president of sales and marketing.
Marcus Miertz began his career at Bayer where he completed a vocational training program to become a chemical plant worker. He then went on to study chemical engineering in Aachen, Germany, with a special focus on chemical process engineering.
Nikolaus Hensel, chairman of the supervisory board of Samson Aktiengesellschaft, commented: “Samson is growing steadily and undergoing rapid changes to address the challenges we are facing in the modern world. Marcus Miertz knows exactly what customers want and fully understands how to satisfy customer needs with our innovative products. I am convinced that Mr. Miertz’s appointment to the executive board will contribute to Samson’s continued growth.”
Andreas Widl, CEO of Samson, said: “Marcus Miertz attaches great importance to transparency, efficient organization and good leadership. He is highly committed and shows great responsibility towards the interests of the company and those of our customers. He has built strong customer relationships, which play an important role in these challenging times. His expertise and leadership skills are an asset to our executive board team. We are very much looking forward to working with Marcus Miertz in his new role.”