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Kirsten Metz

Kirsten Metz

Senior Manager Chemicals and Environmental Policy, German Electro and Digital Industry Association (ZVEI)

Kirsten started working for ZVEI in 2002, when REACH and RoHS were being drafted. Starting with technical issues in the manufacturing of electronic components and PCBs and lead-free soldering, her work increasingly focused on the political and legal issues of chemicals policy in Germany and Europe. Since 2021 Kirsten is also one of the leaders of the Orgalim Chemicals Task Force. Kirsten holds a degree in chemistry, with a focus on inorganic and analytical chemistry.