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Curriculum Vitae
Responsibilities
tk accelis (segment Materials Services), (CEO)
Group Functions Sustainability, Cyber Defence Center, and IT Strategy & Governance (CIO)
Service Unit thyssenkrupp Information Management
North America Region
Born 1972.
Education
1990-1995: Study of Language and Literature at the Universities of Ghent and Léon, Master’s degree
1998-1999: Post-study Business Management at the University of Leuven
Career:
1999: Head of Sales, thyssenkrupp Christon (Belgium)
2002: CEO, thyssenkrupp Christon
2012: CEO, Operating Unit Materials Western Europe/Asia Pacific
2016: CEO, thyssenkrupp Schulte and CEO, Operating Unit Materials Germany
2018: in addition, CEO, Operating Unit Materials Western Europe/Asia, Pacific
2019-2023: Member of the Executive Board (Chief Transformation Officer), thyssenkrupp Materials Services GmbH
since 01/2024: Member of the Executive Board, thyssenkrupp AG
since 06/2024: in addition, CEO, tk accelis GmbH (formerly thyssenkrupp Materials Services GmbH)
since 05/2026: in addition, CEO, tk accelis Management AG
Membership of statutory supervisory boards within the meaning of Art. 125 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)
thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG (Chair), (group-internal board mandate)
Membership of comparable German and non-German control bodies of business enterprises within the meaning of Art. 125 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)
Rockwool A/S, Denmark (Member of the Board of Directors)
Arkema S.A., France (Member of the Board of Directors)
Pelagus 3D Pte. Ltd., Singapore (group-internal board mandate)
thyssenkrupp North America, LLC, USA (Chair), (group-internal board mandate)
thyssenkrupp NA Holding Corp., USA (Chair), (group-internal board mandate)
tk accelis Global Services India Private Limited, India (group-internal board mandate)