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; the supervisory board oversees and advises the executive board. Both work together closely in the interest of the company. On the following pages we present our Executive Board and Supervisory Board in more detail.
Executive Board
Dr. Olaf Berlien /
Edwin Eichler /
Dr. Alan Hippe /
Ralph Labonte
Dr.-Ing. Ekkehard D. Schulz / Dr. rer. oec. Ulrich Middelmann
Dr.-Ing. Ekkehard D. Schulz / Dr. rer. oec. Ulrich Middelmann
| Dr.-Ing. Ekkehard D. Schulz | Chairman, born 1941, Executive Board Member since 1991, appointed until January 21, 2011, responsible for the Corporate Centers Communications, Strategy & Technology, Executives Management, Internal Auditing, Legal & Compliance and for the areas Energy and Environment and the ThyssenKrupp Academy |
| Dr. Ulrich Middelmann | Vice Chairman, born 1945, Executive Board Member since 1992, appointed until January 21, 2010, responsible for the corporate programs Reorganization and ThyssenKrupp PLuS |
| Dr. Olaf Berlien | also Executive Board Chairman of ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG, born 1962, Executive Board Member since 2002, appointed until March 31, 2012, responsible for the Technologies division; until September 30, 2009 Executive Board Chairman of ThyssenKrupp Technologies AG and from April 01, 2009 Executive Board Chairman of ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG |
| Edwin Eichler | also Executive Board Chairman of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG, born 1958, Executive Board Member since 2002, appointed until September 30, 2012, responsible for the Materials division; until September 30, 2009 Executive Board Chairman of ThyssenKrupp Services AG, in addition until March 31, 2009 Executive Board Chairman of ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG and from April 01, 2009 until September 30, 2009 Executive Board Chairman of ThyssenKrupp Steel AG and ThyssenKrupp Stainless AG. |
| Dr. Alan Hippe | born 1967, Executive Board Member since April 01, 2009, appointed until March 31, 2014, responsible for the Corporate Centers Accounting & Financial Reporting, Controlling, Corporate Finance, Investor Relations, Materials Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Taxes & Customs and for Business Services and Risk and Insurance Services |
| Ralph Labonte | born 1953, Executive Board Member since 2003, appointed until December 31, 2012, responsible for the Corporate Centers Human Resources, Information Management and for Services and Real Estate |
| Jürgen H. Fechter, until March 31, 2009 also Executive Board Chairman of ThyssenKrupp Stainless AG, and Dr.-Ing. Karl-Ulrich Köhler, until March 31, 2009 also Executive Board Chairman of ThyssenKrupp Steel AG, resigned from the Executive Board at the close of March 31, 2009, Dr.-Ing. Wolfram Mörsdorf, until April 14, 2009 also Vice Chairman of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp Technologies AG, resigned from the Executive Board at the close of 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 (until September 15, 2009) |
Member of the Management Board of the Materials Services business area of ThyssenKrupp AG |
| Theo Frielinghaus, Ahlen | Engineering technician, Chairman of the Works Council of Polysius AG |
| Markus Grolms, Bochum (since October 14, 2009) |
Trade union secretary at the Düsseldorf branch office of IG Metall |
| Heinrich Hentschel, Emden (until January 23, 2009) |
Technical clerk/Hydrostatics, Member of the Works Council of TKMS Blohm+Voss Nordseewerke GmbH |
| Susanne Herberger, Dresden (since January 23, 2009) |
Engineer (FH) - information technology, Chairwoman of the General Works Council of ThyssenKrupp Aufzüge Deutschland GmbH |
| Prof. Jürgen Hubbert, Sindelfingen | Former Member of the Executive Board of DaimlerChrysler AG |
| Klaus Ix, Siek (until January 23, 2009) |
Fitter, former Chairman of the Works Council of ThyssenKrupp Fahrtreppen GmbH |
| Bernd Kalwa, Krefeld (since January 23, 2009) |
Lathe operator, Chairman of the General Works Council of ThyssenKrupp Nirosta GmbH |
| Hüseyin Kavvesoglu, Maxdorf (until January 23, 2009) |
Foreman, former 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 | Former Chairman of the Management Board of Henkel KGaA |
| Dr.-Ing. Klaus T. Müller, Dortmund (until January 23, 2009) |
Team coordinator, quality management and process technology at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe 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 |
| Peter Remmler, Wolfsburg (since January 23, 2009) |
Wholesale and export trader, Chairman of the Works Council of ThyssenKrupp Schulte GmbH (Braunschweig) |
| 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 Europe AG and Chairman of the Works Council Union ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe |
| Christian Streiff, Paris | Former President of PSA Peugeot Citroën S.A. |
| Jürgen R. Thumann, Düsseldorf (since November 16, 2008) |
Chairman of the Advisory Board of Heitkamp & Thumann KG |
| Klaus Wiercimok, Erkrath (since January 23, 2009) |
Attorney, Head of the Materials Services department at Corporate Center Legal & Compliance of ThyssenKrupp AG |
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, Bertin Eichler, Prof. Dr. Bernhard Pellens, Thomas Schlenz, Wilhelm Segerath |
| Strategy, Finance and Investment Committee | Dr. Gerhard Cromme (Chair), Markus Bistram (until September 15, 2009), Bertin Eichler, Theo Frielinghaus, Bernd Kalwa, Dr. Heinz Kriwet, Prof. Dr. Ulrich Lehner, Dr. Kersten v. Schenck |
| Nomination Committee | Dr. Gerhard Cromme (Chair), Dr. Martin Kohlhaussen, Dr. Henning Schulte-Noelle |