Margrit Harting

Margrit Harting entered the company as managing partner in 1987. Today, she holds the position of Senior Vice President and Partner, and is also strongly engaged in social and cultural projects in the company’s region. Together with her husband, Margrit Harting was nominated honorary citizen of the municipality of Espelkamp in 2009, in acknowledgement of her work.
Margrit Harting
Date of birth: February 3, 1945
Studied Business Administration in Bonn, Würzburg, Innsbruck, Mannheim and England
1971 Graduated as a teacher of business studies
1973 Second state examination
1973 – 1979 Teacher at the Dr. Kohlhase private commercial school in Rahden, Westphalia
1979 – 1986 Parental leave
1987 Managing Director of HARTING Technology Group
since 1990 Partner
since 2018: Member of the board and partner
Margrit Harting is
- Vize president
of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Eastern Westphalia, Bielefeld, since September 2006 - Member
of the General Assembly of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Eastern Westphalia, Bielefeld, since September 1996 - Honorary Chairwoman
of the Philharmonic Society, Eastern Westphalia Lippe, Detmold, since December 2012 - Chairwoman
of the Board of Trustees of the Philharmonic Society, Eastern Westphalia Lippe, Detmold, from September 1993 to February 1997 - Chairwoman
of the Philharmonic Society, Eastern Westphalia Lippe, Detmold, from November 1996 to December 2012 - Honorary Chairwoman
of the association to promote the district of Minden-Lübbecke as a business location, since December 2003 - Honorary Chairwoman
of the Espelkamp Adult Education Scheme, since December 2003 - Chairwoman
of the Espelkamp Adult Education Scheme, from November 1993 to December 2003 - Member
of the Board of Trustees of the "Wirtschaftliche Gesellschaft für Westfalen und Lippe e.V." (Business Association for Westphalia and Lippe), Münster, since September 1999 - Member
of the Board of Trustees of the foundation "Sparkasse Minden-Lübbecke for the Promotion of Art and Culture", since November 1999 - Member
of the Board of Trustees of Westfälisch-Lippischen Universitätsgesellschaft, Bielefeld, from December 1977 to December 2012 - Chairwoman
of the Board of Trustees of Westfälisch-Lippischen Universitätsgesellschaft, Bielefeld, from March 2000 to April 2002
Awards
2009 Honorary citizen of the town of Espelkamp
2009 Federal Cross of Merit, First Class
2002 Espelkamp medal
1998 Federal Cross of Merit