Margrit Harting

• Date of birth: 3 February 1945 

• 1965-1973: Studied business administration in Bonn, Würzburg, Innsbruck, Mannheim and England 

• 1971: Graduated as teacher business studies 

• 1973: Second state examination (M.Sc.) 

• 1973-1979: Teacher at the Dr Kohlhase private commercial school, Rahden/Westphalia 

• 1979-1986: Parental leave 

• 1987: Managing Director of HARTING Elektronik GmbH with sole power of representation 

• 1990: Managing Partner of HARTING Elektronik GmbH 

• 1996: Partner of HARTING KGaA 

• since 2018: Member of the Board and partner of the HARTING Technology Group

Active honorary posts

Through active participation in a large number of organisations and associations, HARTING provides decisive impetus. 

Philharmonic Society of East Westphalia-Lippe e. V., Detmold 

• since December 2012: Honorary Chairwoman 

Minden-Lübbecke district location promotion interest group

• since December 2003: Honorary Chairwoman 

Volksbildungswerk Espelkamp e. V. (Local Cultural Agency in Espelkamp)

• since December 2003: Honorary Chairwoman  

Board of Trustees of the Economic Society for Westphalia and Lippe e. V., Münster

• since September 1999: Member  

Board of Trustees of the Sparkasse Minden-Lübbecke Foundation for the Promotion of Art and Culture

• since November 1999: Member 

Former honorary positions

East Westphalia Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Bielefeld

• 2006-2018: Vice President 

• 1996-2018: Vice President 

Philharmonic Society of East Westphalia-Lippe e. V., Detmold

• 1993-1997: Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees 

• 1996-2012: Member of the General Assembly 

Westphalian-Lippe University Society, Bielefeld

• 2000-2002: Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees 

• 1977-2012: Member 

Volksbildungswerk Espelkamp e. V. (Local Cultural Agency in Espelkamp)

• 1993-2003: Chairwoman

• 1998: Federal Cross of Merit with ribbon 

• 2002: Espelkamp Medal 

• 2009: Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class 

• 2009: Honorary citizen of the town of Espelkamp 

• 2018: Honorary citizen of Leibniz Universität Hannover