Helmut P. Merch, employed within the Rheinmetall Group since 1982, has been a member of the Management Board of Rheinmetall AG since January 1, 2013. There the graduate in Economics and Business Administration oversees the areas of finance and controlling. From the outset, he has held various management positions at subsidiaries, including divisional manager and Management Board member of the former mechanical engineering subsidiary Jagenberg AG and deputy CEO of the former electronics subsidiary Aditron AG. Since 2001, he has held the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Defence division.