Fritz Merkle
Director/Board Member at U.S. Space Foundation
Profile
Fritz Merkle is currently the Director at U.S.
Space Foundation since 2015 and a Member-Management Board at OHB System AG since 2003.
He was previously the Managing Director at Erwin Kayser-Threde GmbH, Vice President at Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH and Carl Zeiss AG from 1993 to 2000, and the Chief Marketing Officer at OHB SE from 2014 to 2018.
He holds a doctorate degree from Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg.
Fritz Merkle active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
OHB System AG
 OHB System AG Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications OHB System AG develops and operates small satellites for communications, observation of the earth and research. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Bremen, Germany. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/2002 |
| U.S. Space Foundation | Director/Board Member | 13/01/2015 |
Former positions of Fritz Merkle
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| OHB SE | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH
 Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH engages in the design, prototyping, batch production, and testing of optical systems, single components, and auxiliary materials. It also provides services such as calibration, sampling of injection-molded and machined parts, hardness testing, heat treatment of materials, electromagnetic compatibility testing, and environmental simulation. The company is headquartered in Jena, Germany. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/1999 |
Carl Zeiss AG
 Carl Zeiss AG Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology Carl Zeiss AG engages in the development and manufacture of scientific optics technologies and solutions services. Its products and solutions inlcude medical, microscopy, optemetry, industrial metrology spectroscopy, semicondictor technology, camera and film lenses, and simulation solutions planetariums. The company was founded by Carl Zeiss in 1846 and is headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/1999 |
Erwin Kayser-Threde GmbH
 Erwin Kayser-Threde GmbH Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Erwin Kayser-Threde GmbH provides technological solutions for the industrial, aerospace and scientific sectors. Its fields of application include manned and unmanned space missions, optics and telematics. The company was founded by Axel Schmalz in 1967 and is located in Munich, Germany. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Training of Fritz Merkle
| Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg | Doctorate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| OHB SE | Electronic Technology |
| Private companies | 5 |
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Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH
Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH engages in the design, prototyping, batch production, and testing of optical systems, single components, and auxiliary materials. It also provides services such as calibration, sampling of injection-molded and machined parts, hardness testing, heat treatment of materials, electromagnetic compatibility testing, and environmental simulation. The company is headquartered in Jena, Germany. | Health Technology |
Carl Zeiss AG
Carl Zeiss AG Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology Carl Zeiss AG engages in the development and manufacture of scientific optics technologies and solutions services. Its products and solutions inlcude medical, microscopy, optemetry, industrial metrology spectroscopy, semicondictor technology, camera and film lenses, and simulation solutions planetariums. The company was founded by Carl Zeiss in 1846 and is headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany. | Electronic Technology |
OHB System AG
OHB System AG Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications OHB System AG develops and operates small satellites for communications, observation of the earth and research. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Bremen, Germany. | Communications |
Erwin Kayser-Threde GmbH
Erwin Kayser-Threde GmbH Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Erwin Kayser-Threde GmbH provides technological solutions for the industrial, aerospace and scientific sectors. Its fields of application include manned and unmanned space missions, optics and telematics. The company was founded by Axel Schmalz in 1967 and is located in Munich, Germany. | Electronic Technology |
| U.S. Space Foundation | Consumer Services |
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