Bernd Kalwa, Krefeld
Chairman of the ThyssenKrupp Nirosta GmbH General Works Council and Chairman of the Inoxum-Gruppe Works Council Union
Organization: IG Metall (metalworkers' trade union)
Personal data
Year of birth:
1950
Place of birth:
Glücksburg
Apprenticeship
1965 - 1968
Apprenticeship as a lathe operator at the former "Deutsche Edelstahlwerke AG"
Career
Employed in the Mechanical Maintenance department following completion of apprenticeship
1985 - 1995
Head of IG Metall shop stewards' committee
Since 1994
Elected member of the ThyssenKrupp Nirosta GmbH Works Council
Since 1995
Chairman of the ThyssenKrupp Nirosta GmbH Works Council
1996 - 2004
2nd delegate, IG Metall Krefeld administrative office
Since 2003
Member of the collective agreement negotiating commission
Since 2004
Chairman of the ThyssenKrupp Nirosta GmbH General Works Council
Since 2005
Chairman of the ThyssenKrupp Stainless AG Works Council Union
Since 2005
Vice Chairman of the ThyssenKrupp AG Group Works Council
2006 - 2009
Vice Chairman of the ThyssenKrupp AG European Works Council
Membership of statutory supervisory boards in Germany
- ThyssenKrupp AG (since 2009)
- ThyssenKrupp Nirosta GmbH
- ThyssenKrupp Stainless AG (2005 - 2009)
Membership of comparable control bodies
Since 2009
Member of the ThyssenKrupp AG Materials Division Advisory Board
Other committee work and functions
Since 1972
Member of IG Metall
Since 1995
Delegate to the IG Metall representatives' meeting
Since 2004
Member of the negotiating commission for steel
