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
Margrit Harting
Member of the Board, Partner
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