Executive Board and Supervisory Board
Under Germany's two-tier corporate governance system, stock corporations have two boards with clearly separated functions: The executive board is responsible for managing the company, while the role of the supervisory board is to oversee and advise the executive board.
The following pages provide information on the composition of the two boards at ThyssenKrupp AG, the responsibilities of the individual Executive Board members and the committees formed by the Supervisory Board.
Executive Board
01 Dr. Olaf Berlien, 02 Edwin Eichler, 03 Jürgen H. Fechter, 04 Dr.-Ing. Ekkehard D. Schulz, 05 Dr. Ulrich Middelmann,
06 Dr.-Ing. Karl-Ulrich Köhler, 07 Ralph Labonte, 08 Dr.-Ing. Wolfram Mörsdorf
| Dr.-Ing. Ekkehard D. Schulz | Chairman, born 1941, Executive Board Member since 1991, appointed until January 21, 2011, responsible for Corporate Communications and Strategy, Energy and Environment, Internal Auditing, Legal and Compliance, Management Development and Top Executives, Technology |
| Dr. Ulrich Middelmann | Vice Chairman, born 1945, Executive Board Member since 1992, appointed until September 30, 2010, responsible for Corporate Accounting and Financial Reporting, Controlling, Corporate Finance, Investor Relations, Materials Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Taxes and Customs, and for Risk and Insurance Services |
| Dr. Olaf Berlien | also Executive Board Chairman of ThyssenKrupp Technologies AG, born 1962, Executive Board Member since 2002, appointed until March 31, 2012, responsible for the Technologies segment |
| Edwin Eichler | also Executive Board Chairman of ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG and ThyssenKrupp Services AG, born 1958, Executive Board Member since 2002, appointed until September 30, 2012, responsible for the Elevator and Services segments |
| Jürgen H. Fechter | also Executive Board Chairman of ThyssenKrupp Stainless AG, born 1962, Executive Board Member since 2005, appointed until September 30, 2013, responsible for the Stainless segment |
| Dr.-Ing. Karl-Ulrich Köhler | also Executive Board Chairman of ThyssenKrupp Steel AG, born 1956, Executive Board Member since 2005, appointed until September 30, 2013, responsible for the Steel segment |
| Ralph Labonte | also Executive Board Member of ThyssenKrupp Technologies AG, born 1953, Executive Board Member since 2003, appointed until December 31, 2012, responsible for Corporate Human Resources, Information Management, and for Services and Real Estate |
| Dr.-Ing. Wolfram Mörsdorf | also Executive Board Vice Chairman of ThyssenKrupp Technologies AG, born 1948, Executive Board Member since 2004, appointed until April 14, 2009 |
Supervisory Board
| Prof. Dr. h.c. mult. Berthold Beitz, Essen | Honorary Chairman, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation |
| Prof. Dr. Günter Vogelsang, Düsseldorf | Honorary Chairman |
| Dr. Gerhard Cromme, Essen | Chairman, former Chairman of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG |
| Bertin Eichler, Frankfurt/Main | Vice Chairman, Member of the Executive Committee of the IG Metall trade union |
| Markus Bistram, Dinslaken | Trade union secretary at the Düsseldorf branch office of IG Metall |
| Theo Frielinghaus, Ahlen | Engineering technician, Chairman of the Works Council of Polysius AG |
| Heinrich Hentschel, Emden | Technical clerk/Hydrostatics, Member of the Works Council of TKMS Blohm+Voss Nordseewerke GmbH |
| Prof. Jürgen Hubbert, Sindelfingen | Former Member of the Executive Board of DaimlerChrysler AG |
| Klaus Ix, Siek | Fitter, Chairman of the Works Council of ThyssenKrupp Fahrtreppen GmbH |
| Hüseyin Kavvesoglu, Maxdorf | Foreman, Chairman of the Works Council Union ThyssenKrupp Services |
| Dr. Martin Kohlhaussen, Bad Homburg | Former Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Commerzbank AG |
| Dr. Heinz Kriwet, Düsseldorf | Former Chairman of the Executive Board of Thyssen AG |
| Prof. Dr. Ulrich Lehner, Düsseldorf (since January 18, 2008) |
Former Chairman of the Management Board of Henkel KGaA |
| Dr.-Ing. Klaus T. Müller, Dortmund | Team coordinator, quality management and process technology at ThyssenKrupp Steel AG |
| Prof. Dr. Bernhard Pellens, Bochum | Professor of Business Studies and International Accounting, Ruhr University Bochum |
| Dr. Heinrich v. Pierer, Erlangen (until November 15, 2008) |
Former Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Siemens AG |
| Dr. Kersten v. Schenck, Bad Homburg | Attorney and notary public |
| Peter Scherrer, Brussels | General secretary of the European Metalworkers’ Federation |
| Thomas Schlenz, Duisburg | Shift foreman, Chairman of the Group Works Council of ThyssenKrupp AG |
| Dr. Henning Schulte-Noelle, Munich | Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Allianz SE |
| Wilhelm Segerath, Duisburg | Automotive bodymaker, Chairman of the General Works Council of ThyssenKrupp Steel AG and Chairman of the Works Council Union ThyssenKrupp Steel |
| Christian Streiff, Paris | President of PSA Peugeot Citroën S.A. |
| Jürgen R. Thumann, Düsseldorf (since November 16, 2008) |
President of Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. (Federation of German Industries) |
| Prof. Dr. Gang Wan, Shanghai (until January 18, 2008) |
Minister of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China |
Supervisory Board Committees
| Executive Committee | Dr. Gerhard Cromme (Chair), Bertin Eichler, Thomas Schlenz, Dr. Henning Schulte-Noelle |
| Mediation Committee under Art. 27 par. 3 Codetermination Act | Dr. Gerhard Cromme (Chair), Bertin Eichler, Thomas Schlenz, Dr. Henning Schulte-Noelle |
| Personnel Committee | Dr. Gerhard Cromme (Chair), Bertin Eichler, Thomas Schlenz, Dr. Henning Schulte-Noelle |
| Audit Committee | Dr. Martin Kohlhaussen (Chair), Dr. Gerhard Cromme, Klaus Ix, Hüseyin Kavvesoglu, Prof. Dr. Bernhard Pellens, Thomas Schlenz |
| Strategy, Finance and Investment Committee | Dr. Gerhard Cromme (Chair), Markus Bistram, Bertin Eichler, Theo Frielinghaus, Dr. Heinz Kriwet, Dr. Heinrich v. Pierer (bis 15.11.2008), Dr. Kersten v. Schenck, Wilhelm Segerath |
| Nomination Committee | Dr. Gerhard Cromme (Chair), Dr. Martin Kohlhaussen, Dr. Henning Schulte-Noelle |