Edda Franz
About Edda Franz
Edda Franz serves as the Head of CREM, FM, Corporate Services and Security at the European Patent Office, where she has worked since 2014. With extensive experience in project management and procurement, she oversees a substantial budget and manages a sizable team across multiple locations.
Current Role at European Patent Office
Edda Franz serves as the Head of CREM, FM, Corporate Services, and Security at the European Patent Office. She has held this position since 2014, contributing to the organization for a decade. Her responsibilities include managing a team of five line managers and approximately 200 internal staff. In this role, she oversees a substantial annual budget of 70 million EUR, ensuring the efficient operation of corporate services and security functions.
Professional Experience at BMW
Edda Franz has extensive experience at BMW (UK) Manufacturing Ltd, where she held multiple roles over a span of several years. From 2002 to 2007, she worked as a Procurement Specialist in Munich. She later advanced to the position of Head of Cost Engineering from 2007 to 2010, also in Munich. Subsequently, she served as Head of Building Projects (non-production) from 2011 to 2012, and as Head of Building Projects EMEA from 2013 to 2014 in Oxford, UK. Her work involved managing building projects with values reaching up to 250 million EUR.
Internship Experience
Edda Franz began her career with an internship at Rudolph and Sletten in 1998, where she worked for five months in the San Francisco Bay Area. This early experience provided her with foundational skills in the construction and project management sectors.
Educational Background
Edda Franz studied at Technische Universität München (TU Munich), where she pursued a degree in Bauwesen. She achieved the title of Diplomingenieurin, completing her studies from 1992 to 1998. This educational background equipped her with the technical knowledge and expertise necessary for her subsequent roles in engineering and management.