Marc Bitzer
Bornc. 1965
Germany
NationalityGerman[1]
Alma materUniversity of St. Gallen
OccupationBusiness executive
Children2

Marc Bitzer (born c. 1965) is a US-based German business executive. He is the chief executive officer of the Whirlpool Corporation.

Early life

Bitzer was born circa 1965 in Germany.[2][3] He grew up in Germany and Switzerland,[2][3] and he earned a master in business administration from the University of St. Gallen.[4]

Career

Bitzer began his career as a management consultant for Boston Consulting Group, retiring as a vice president in 1999.[4]

Bitzer joined Whirlpool in 1999.[2] He was senior vice president for marketing, sales and services for its European subsidiary from 2000 to 2006, and president of the European subsidiary from 2006 to 2009.[4] He was president of its U.S. subsidiary from 2009 to 2013.[4] He was the head of its EMEA division from 2013 to 2016.[2][4] He was appointed as its president and chief operating officer in October 2016,[1] when he also became a board director.[2] He succeeded Jeff M. Fettig as its chief executive officer in October 2017.[3][5]

Bitzer is a member of the American Council on Germany.[4]

Personal life

Bitzer has a wife and two children.[2][3] They reside in St Joseph, Michigan.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Hagerty, James R. (October 21, 2015). "Whirlpool Names Bitzer as President, Operating Chief". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Wittkowski, Tony (July 27, 2016). "Spotlight: The frequent flyer". The Herald-Palladium. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e Wittowski, Tony (October 1, 2017). "Marc Bitzer becomes Whirlpool's eighth CEO". The Herald-Palladium. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "MARC BITZER". American Council on Germany. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  5. ^ Sheetz, Michael (June 20, 2017). "Jeff Fettig to step down as CEO of Whirlpool, will remain chairman". CNBC. Retrieved August 15, 2017.


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