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President of IG Metall
Christiane Benner
Personal Information
Christiane Benner is the President of IG Metall. A trained foreign language correspondent and sociologist, she is responsible for policy issues, organizational policy, global and European labor union policy, as well as mobility and automotive manufacturing at IG Metall.
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Policy Issues/Corporate Policy, Including Target Groups
Organizational policy
Global and European Labor Union Policy
Legal Department/Data Protection and Compliance
Internal Audit
Mobility and Vehicle Manufacturing
Personal Information
* Born on February 9, 1968, in Aachen
Married
Education
1987: High school diploma in Bensheim
1987–1993: Training and employment as a foreign-language correspondent in sales at Carl Schenck AG, Darmstadt
1993–1995: Studied sociology at Philipps University in Marburg (intermediate diploma)
1995–1996: Studied abroad in the U.S.: North Manchester, Indiana, and the Urban Life Center (University of Chicago); degree: Bachelor of Arts
1996–1999 Studied sociology at Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main; degree: Diplom
Professional Career
1997–2000: Youth work and support for ICT companies, IG Metall Frankfurt Administrative Office
2000–2008: Support for ICT companies and employees in research and development; from 2006, focus on collective bargaining policy: including implementation of the Framework Agreement on Compensation (ERA) and negotiation of company-level collective bargaining agreements, IG Metall Regional Leadership for Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt
2008–2011 Division Head on the IG Metall Executive Board (sectoral work in the ICT and electrical industries, target group work)
2011–2015 ExecutiveBoard Member of IG Metall
2015–2023: SecondChair of IG Metall
Since October 2023: President of IG Metall
Supervisory Board Appointments
AUMOVIO SE, Frankfurt am Main
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg
Other Roles
President of IndustriAll Global Union
As of 07/2026
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