Dr Bernd Metzner has taken up the position of Chief Financial Officer at Gerresheimer AG, having been Chief Financial Officer of SDAX-listed Ströer SE & Co KGaA since 2014.

After studying business administration in Siegen, Germany, completing his doctorate and starting his career at a law firm, Dr Metzner held various management positions in finance at the Bayer Group between 2002 and 2011. Among other roles, he was responsible for co-

ordinating the initial public offering of Lanxess and held the position of CFO at Bayer Italy, as well as that of global CFO in Bayer’s Pharmaceuticals Division.