Dieter Merkle has been with Andritz Schuler Presses since 1975. Currently, he serves as the Director of Global Minting at the Andritz Schuler Group. He has been a board member of Schuler India since 2004 and has held again the position of Chairman since January 2020. Dieter has been an active member of the Mint Directors Association (MDA) Technical Committee and has served as the convenor and chair of the Technical Forum at the World Money Fair since 2004. In 2016, he became the convenor of a Customer Task Force aimed at raising industry awareness and connecting with the customer base. This task force was transferred to the International Mint Industry Association (IMIA) in April 2024. Since 2017, Dieter has represented Andritz Schuler within the International Currency Association, and he has been a board member since May 2017.