Christiane Benner

Christiane Benner (born 9 February 1968 in Aachen) is a German sociologist and trade union official.

[1][2] Benner was born in the west German town of Aachen and raised by a single mother.

[3] After completing her secondary education in Bensheim in 1987, she trained as a foreign language secretary at Carl Schenck AG (part of the Dürr Group since 2000), where she remained until 1993.

[6] In this capacity, she became the first woman to lead the world's largest stand-alone trade union after 125 years of its existence.

[4] Benner warned Elon Musk not to avoid unionisation of Tesla company.