With the delegation of Martina Merz, the Supervisory Board followed the recommendations of the Personnel Committee. In addition, the Supervisory Board appointed Dr. Klaus Keysberg to the Executive Board of Thyssenkrupp AG effective 1 October. Keysberg, who will be responsible for the materials businesses on the Group Executive Board, has held various positions at Thyssenkrupp since 1996 and has been CEO of the Business Area Materials Services since the beginning of the year. He will continue to hold this position until a successor is appointed.
Martina Merz’s successor at the head of the Supervisory Board will be Prof. Dr. Siegfried Russwurm. The former Siemens Executive Board member has been a member of the Supervisory Board since April 2019.
_{(Source: thyssenkrupp AG)}