Company News Jul 15, 2002 2:00 AM
ThyssenKrupp Steel AG: Peter Urban and Ralph Labonte appointed to Executive Board
On July 15, 2002, the Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp Steel AG approved the following personnel changes:
Effective January 1, 2003, Peter Urban (48), currently senior vice president and head of Corporate Accounting at ThyssenKrupp AG, was appointed to the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp Steel AG with responsibility for controlling. He will succeed Prof. Dr. Andreas Nordmeyer (59), who is stepping down as director of controlling on December 31, 2002 at his own request. For the next two years, Prof. Nordmeyer will act in an advisory capacity to the Executive Board Chairman of ThyssenKrupp Steel AG, Dr. Ulrich Middelmann.
In addition, the Supervisory Board appointed Ralph Labonte (49), who on July 12, 2002 was appointed member of the Executive Board and labor director of ThyssenKrupp AG effective January 1, 2003, as member of the Executive Board and labor director of ThyssenKrupp Steel AG. In both functions he will succeed Dieter Hennig (63). Labonte is currently member of the Executive Board and labor director at ThyssenKrupp Automotive AG.
Contact:
Erwin Schneider
ThyssenKrupp Steel AG
Phone: +49 (203) 52 25690
Fax: +49 (203) 52 25707
e-mail: schneider@tkst.thyssenkrupp.com
Dietmar Stamm
ThyssenKrupp Steel AG
Phone: +49 (203) 52 26267
Fax: +49 (203) 52 25707
e-mail: stamm@tks.thyssenkrupp.com