Dr.-Ing. Ekkehard D. Schulz
Chairman of the Executive Board
Corporate Departments
Communications and Strategy
Management Development and Top Executives
Internal Auditing
Legal and Compliance
Technology
Energy and Environment
Born in 1941, studied metallurgy in Clausthal, gaining his doctorate in 1971. In 1999 he was awarded an honorary professorship by Clausthal University.
Career:
From 1967 to 1972 Dr.-Ing. Ekkehard D. Schulz was a member of the scientific staff and chief engineer at Clausthal university. He then moved to the Thyssen Group where, until 1984, his work focused on technology within various divisions of the organization. In 1985 he was appointed deputy member and in 1986 regular member of the Executive Board of Thyssen Stahl AG, responsible for production, before taking over the entire technology directorate in 1988.
Dr.-Ing. Ekkehard D. Schulz was appointed Chairman of the Executive Board of Thyssen Stahl AG in 1991 and at the same time became a member of the Executive Board of Thyssen AG. In 1997 he was additionally elected Chairman of the Executive Board of Thyssen Krupp Stahl AG. In 1998 Dr.-Ing. Ekkehard D. Schulz became Chairman of the Executive Board of Thyssen AG. From March 1999 to September 2001 he was one of the two Chairmen of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG and at the same time Chairman of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp Steel AG in Duisburg.
Since October 2001 he has been sole Chairman of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG.
In addition, Dr.-Ing. Ekkehard D. Schulz is chairman and member of a number of supervisory boards and advisory councils.