Martina Merz appointed chief executive officer of ThyssenKrupp

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Germany: ThyssenKrupp has appointed Martina Merz as its chief executive officer (CEO). The current chairwoman of the supervisory board will be delegated to the group executive board for a maximum period of 12 months after which she will return to the supervisory board. Guido Kerkhoff, the current CEO, has agreed to leave the post by mutual agreement.

In addition, the supervisory board has appointed Klaus Keysberg to the executive board of ThyssenKrupp where he will be responsible for the materials businesses on the group executive board. He has held various positions at ThyssenKrupp since 1996 and has been CEO of the Business Area Materials Services since the beginning of 2019. He will continue to hold this position until a successor is appointed.

Siegfried Russwurm will succeed Martina Merz as the head of the supervisory board. The former Siemens executive board member has been a member of the supervisory board since April 2019.

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