Klaus Egner studied physics at the TU Darmstadt. After graduating with a degree in engineering, he trained technical business economist while working. Since 1998, Mr. Egner has been working for Merck KGaA, initially in the Automation department, where he was responsible for laboratories and in the field of chemistry. In 2004, his area of responsibility changed to the pharmaceuticals division with different areas of support (MES, production and packaging solids). In 2011, the implementation of Track & Trace in the packaging sector became step-by-step his main focus. Since Aug. 2019, he has been responsible for Track & Trace in packaging in a global function at Merck Healthcare KGaA.

The Pop in Your Job: I like digging deep into technical complexity to understand finally the full picture and making things operational. Learning about the interaction of technical and multi stakeholder based complexity provides an interesting extra layer for me.

Global Business Process Owner / Business System Owner Shopfloor Serialization.

Global Serialization Expert

Melanie is working in Supply Chain Excellence and has specialized in the area of Track&Trace for the past 4 years.

In her role she is coordinating the successful implementation of new Track&Trace country requirements in close collaboration with the local country organizations and global functions, e.g. IT, Warehousing or Master Data.

She has been working for Bayer since 2009 and is a skilled project manager with nearly 15 years of experience in supply chain management.

Throughout her career, she worked in different roles and projects, gaining valuable insights into Market Supply, Labeling Compliance, Transfer Projects and Bottleneck Management.

Her studies in business administration have provided her with a solid foundation for her professional journey. Recently, she also completed the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification, further enhancing her skills in process optimization.