Private sector career (2009–2018)
Upon leaving politics, Merz worked as a corporate lawyer. From 2004 he was a Senior Counsel at Mayer Brown's Düsseldorf office,[42] where he worked on the corporate finance team before 2004 he was a senior counsel with Cornelius Bartenbach Haesemann.[43]
Between 2010 and 2011, Merz was commissioned by the state's Financial Market Stabilization Fund (Soffin) to lead the sale of WestLB, a bank majority-controlled by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, to a private investor. He was criticized in the media for his multi-million-euro salary, as he received a fee of €5,000 per day for unsuccessful work, including Saturdays and Sundays, totaling €1,980,000 from taxpayers.[44][45]
His work as a lawyer and board member has made him a multimillionaire.[46] He has also taken on numerous positions on corporate boards, including as successor to deceased politicians:
Robert Bosch GmbH, member of International Advisory Committee (since 2011)
WEPA Hygieneprodukte GmbH, chairman of the supervisory board (since 2009)
Deutsche Rockwool, member of the Supervisory Board
Ernst & Young Germany, member of the Advisory Board
Odewald & Compagnie, member of the Advisory Board
DBV-Winterthur Holding, member of the Supervisory Board
Cologne Bonn Airport, chairman of the supervisory board (2017–2020)[47][48]
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BlackRock Germany, chairman of the supervisory board (2016–2020)[49][50]
Stadler Rail, member of the Board of Directors (2006–2020)[51][52][53]
HSBC Trinkaus, chairman of the advisory board (2010–2019)[54]
Borussia Dortmund, member of the supervisory board (2010–2014)
Axa Konzern AG, member of the supervisory board (2007–2014)[55]
IVG Immobilien, member of the supervisory board (2006–2010)
Deutsche Börse, member of the supervisory board (2005–2015)
Interseroh, member of the supervisory board (2005–2009)[56]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Merz#Private_sector_career_(2009%E2%80%932018)
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