Since January 2019, Barbara Borra has been President and CEO of the Franke Group's Home Solutions division. Barbara has extensive international experience, having lived in 9 countries and 11 cities between Europe, USA and China. Prior to joining Franke, Barbara worked at Whirlpool for 10 years in various senior management positions, most recently as Vice President of China operations. Prior to that, Barbara held various international positions in different countries during her time at Rhodia and General Electric.

Barbara holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Politecnico di Torino and an MBA from INSEAD. She is currently a member of the Supervisory Board of Randstad, a Dutch listed company leader in HR services.