Corporate structure thyssenkrupp AGOrganization and Segments

Organizational and management structure

thyssenkrupp is an international industrial and technology group with more than 93,000 employees. In 48 countries, our companies generated sales of €32.8 billion in fiscal year 2024/2025.

In the reporting year, our business activities were organized in five segments: Automotive Technology, Decarbon Technologies, Materials Services, Steel Europe, and Marine Systems. Since October 20, 2025, TKMS (Marine Systems segment) has been an independent, publicly listed company in which thyssenkrupp AG holds a majority interest of 51%. The segments are generally divided into business units and further into operating units.

As of September 30, 2025, 320 companies and 15 investments accounted for by the equity method were included in the consolidated financial statements.

thyssenkrupp AG is responsible for the strategic management of the group. In addition to governance tasks, the allocation of investment funds, and leadership development, it concentrates especially on performance management and portfolio management. Alongside the cross-functional areas of strategy, human resources, and finance that are within the remit of the Executive Board, responsibility for the segments is allocated to the individual Executive Board members. Especially in respect of operational management decisions, the individual segments act on a decentralized basis under the strong thyssenkrupp umbrella brand. The members of the Executive Board of thyssenkrupp AG are responsible for ensuring that the management teams achieve the performance targets.

The Corporate Headquarters unit of thyssenkrupp AG combines the administrative units of the head office in Germany with the individual corporate functions, together with the foreign platforms (Regions). The Regions unit comprises four regional platforms: APA (Asia/Pacific/Africa), North America, South America, and Greater China. In addition, our service units are combined in two companies – thyssenkrupp Services GmbH and thyssenkrupp Information Management GmbH – and provide overarching services to the businesses and Corporate Headquarters. Operations of thyssenkrupp Information Management GmbH were largely discontinued as of October 1, 2025. The IT tasks that were formerly this company's responsibility are mainly being taken over by external service providers.

In the course of transforming the thyssenkrupp group from an integrated industrial group into a financial holding company with interests in independent companies, we will also realign our Corporate Headquarters and service units. Corporate Headquarters is to become leaner and focus especially on the financial management of the segments. The service units will focus their portfolios on business-critical services for the businesses. Wherever it makes sense to do so, responsibilities will be transferred to the segments.