Division Technologies
Business Area Elevator Technology
Born in 1962, studied business administration at the Technical University in Berlin, gained doctor's degree in 1992.
From 1984 to 1988 Dr. Berlien was commercial manager of his parents' company. He then worked for IBM Deutschland GmbH in Berlin and Mainz. After various positions in the Controlling department, in 1991 he was appointed Head of Plans & Controls of IBM Deutschland Entwicklung GmbH in Stuttgart/Berlin. In 1993 he moved to Buderus Heiztechnik GmbH in Wetzlar as Head of Controlling and Commercial Manager. In 1994 he was additionally appointed Commercial Managing Director of Buderus Ungarn Kft. in Budapest.
In 1996 Dr. Berlien became Head of the Industrial Metrology Division of Carl Zeiss in Oberkochen, Chairman of the Management Board of Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH, Oberkochen and President of CZ IMT Corporation in Minneapolis/USA.
From 1999 to March 2002 as member of the Executive Board of Carl Zeiss, he was responsible for Finance and Controlling, Information Technology, Personnel, International Sales and the Industrial Metrology Division.
Dr. Berlien has been a member of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG since April 2002. From February 2004 to September 2009 he was also Executive Board chairman of ThyssenKrupp Technologies AG and he has also been chairman of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG since April 2009.
Since October 2009 Dr. Berlien has been responsible on the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG for the Technologies division.
