Born in 1960 in Freiburg, studied law in Munich, Heidelberg and Mainz.
Career
Prior to studying, Gabriele Sons completed an internship at a publishing company, and while at university she also worked for several years as a newspaper and radio journalist. Following her studies, she started her professional career in 1991 at Deutsche Lufthansa AG as an advisor on collective bargaining policy and labor law, subsequently as head of Human Resources and Legal Affairs in different Lufthansa subsidiaries.
In 1996 Gabriele Sons moved to Wella AG as head of HR Germany. In 1999 she was appointed to the Management Boards of Compass Group Deutschland GmbH and Eurest Deutschland GmbH, where she was responsible for Human Resources and Legal Affairs.
In 2003 Gabriele Sons joined the Management Board of Schindler Deutschland Holding GmbH and from 2006 took on additional duties for Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland.
In 2008 Gabriele Sons was appointed to the Management Board of thyssenkrupp Industrial Services Holding GmbH and TK Industrieservice GmbH as Chief Human Resources Officer.
In 2010 she was appointed Chief Executive of the Metal Industry Employers’ Association (Arbeitgeberverband Gesamtmetall).
In October 2012 Gabriele Sons joined the Executive Board of thyssenkrupp Elevator AG and in January 2013 was appointed Chief Human Resources Officer of thyssenkrupp Elevator AG.
Company
thyssenkrupp Elevator brings together the Group’s global activities in passenger transportation systems. With sales of 7.2 billion euros in fiscal 2014/2015 and customers in 150 countries, thyssenkrupp Elevator built its position as one of the world’s leading elevator companies from scratch in a mere 40 years’ time applying thyssenkrupp unique engineering capabilities. With more than 50,000 highly skilled employees, the company offers smart and innovative products and services designed to meet customers’ individual requirements. The portfolio includes passenger and freight elevators, escalators and moving walks, passenger boarding bridges, stair and platform lifts as well as tailored service solutions for all products. Over 900 locations around the world provide an extensive sales and service network to guarantee closeness to customers.
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