Ruth Merckle

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Ruth Merckle (born April 28, 1937 in Ulm ; † April 30, 2018 there ) was a German entrepreneur . She was also active in a variety of social and ecclesiastical areas, especially in the Evangelical Church in Germany , and has been honored several times for her long-term volunteer work.

Life

Ruth Merckle was born on April 28, 1937 in Ulm as the daughter of Erna and Kurt Holland. It came from the Ulm cement dynasty Schwenk / Schleicher. The trained physiotherapist and mother of four children, together with her husband Adolf Merckle, pushed ahead with the further development of the Merckle and ratiopharm companies after he took over the Merckle company in 1967. From 1974 to 2002 she was managing director. She was responsible for corporate culture, architecture and social issues. The compatibility of work and family and the associated family-friendly part-time and home-based jobs were important to her, as was taking care of the employees' children during the holidays and establishing a company kindergarten. Merckle introduced the position of a women's representative, who initially dealt with the issues of the female employees, and later in the “meeting point people” of the issues of all employees. Apprentices were able to gain a week of team experience during a stay in the monastery of Volkenroda in Thuringia or at the Christian Youth Village Association of Germany (CJD) and learn independence and operational processes in a “junior company”. Merckle also set up an arts officer so employees could choose their art in the workplace. Mountaineering was her hobby. The Merckle couple went on trekking tours in the Himalayas , led by Everest climber Siegfried Hupfauer . Together with Hupfauer, Ruth Merckle was the official first climber of a mountain in Bhutan in 1983 . The 5,250 meter high mountain was then named after Merckle Ruth: Meru Kang II.

Volunteering

Merckle was a parish councilor in Blaubeuren for 31 years, got involved in the local hospice group, was a member of the board of trustees of the Monastery Volkenroda Foundation ( Thuringia ) and the Hope Bearers Foundation , the Presidium of the Christian Youth Village Association in Germany and the board of trustees of the Seehaus Leonberg association . From 1991 to 1998 she was on the council of the EKD , the highest body of the Evangelical Church in Germany, and from 1992 to 2005 on the board of the working group of Evangelical Entrepreneurs . She served as a "translator between church and business" and contributed to mutual understanding. In 1997 she participated in the social word of the churches “For a future in solidarity and justice”.

honors and awards

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ruth Merckle: Obituaries , swp.de
  2. ^ Obituary: Pharmaceutical entrepreneur Ruth Merckle is dead. In: Schwäbische. May 3, 2018, accessed May 4, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Life's work of Adolf and Ruth Merckle. July 9, 2010, accessed May 5, 2018 .
  4. ^ Obituary: Ruth Merckle died at the age of 81. In: Focus online. May 2, 2018, accessed May 3, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Ruth Merckle passed away. In: apotheke adhoc. May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018 .
  6. ^ Pietist entrepreneur Ruth Merckle died at the age of 81. In: idea. May 2, 2018, accessed May 3, 2018 .
  7. ^ Spiritual hygiene in the workplace. In: Evangelical Sunday paper from Bavaria. 2004, accessed May 3, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Trust in God through prayer. In: idea. April 28, 1997, Retrieved May 3, 2018 .
  9. ↑ I can go with a good heart. In: the pharmer. July 5, 2002, accessed May 5, 2018 .
  10. ^ Obituary: Ruth Merckle has died. In: Südwest Presse. May 2, 2018, accessed May 3, 2018 .
  11. ↑ Merckle and the Banks . ( handelsblatt.com [accessed May 7, 2018]).
  12. ↑ the pharmer - Merckle / ratiopharm employee newspaper . July 5, 2002.
  13. ^ In memory of the Board of Trustees Ruth Merckle. In: Website Seehaus eV May 4, 2018, accessed May 5, 2018 .
  14. ^ Pietist entrepreneur Ruth Merckle died at the age of 81. In: idea. May 2, 2018, accessed May 3, 2018 .
  15. ↑ Ruth Merckle, an entrepreneur committed to the church, has died. In: epd. May 2, 2018, accessed May 4, 2018 .
  16. ^ A pietistic entrepreneur turns 80. In: idea. April 28, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2018 .
  17. ^ Pietist entrepreneur Ruth Merckle died at the age of 81. In: idea. May 2, 2018, accessed May 3, 2018 .
  18. ↑ Ruth Merckle's memorial page. In: Südwest Presse. Retrieved May 5, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Merckle, Ruth
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Ulm
DATE OF DEATH April 30, 2018
Place of death Ulm