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]
