New management appointments confirmed for thyssenkrupp Steel
Materials producer thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG has made key personnel decisions for the realignment of the company at an extraordinary Supervisory Board meeting .
Ilse Henne , member of the Executive Board of thyssenkrupp AG and CEO of the Materials Services business segment , has been appointed as new Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board . Knut Giesler , district manager of IG Metall North Rhine-Westphalia , was appointed to the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG on behalf of the employees and elected Deputy Chairman .
The other vacant positions on the shareholder side will be completed by Detlef Schotten , Andreas Zinke and Sonja Püskens who work in various functions for the thyssenkrupp Group . On the employee side , Ali Güzel , Chairman of the Works Council at the Duisburg-Hamborn site , succeeds Tekin Nasikkol .
In addition , the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG has confirmed
Above from top : Ilse Henne , Dennis Grimm and Marie Jaroni .
Dennis Grimm as Spokesman of the Executive Board . Grimm will assume overall operational responsibility as well as the technological management and development of the company . He is also in charge of the technological implementation of the green transformation . In addition , Grimm is also responsible for the newly tailored sales and innovation department .
Dr . -Ing . Marie Jaroni , previously Executive Vice President Steel at thyssenkrupp AG , was appointed to the Executive Board as of 1 October 2024 . In a newly created department , she will be responsible for the strategic development as well as for the performanceoriented management of the company towards enhanced competitiveness .
Philipp Conze was confirmed as Chief Financial Officer . He will also continue to head the HR division until a successor is appointed . n
www . thyssenkrupp . com
BMW Group design team changes
The BMW Group is reorganising its Design division under the leadership of Adrian van Hooydonk . A new cross-brand design team was launched on 1 October 2024 to meet changing demands for future-oriented vehicle design . ‘ Colour and Material Design ’ will be consolidated across all brands , while the BMW brand team will be divided into two studios and the future topic of “ Advanced Design ” strengthened .
“ Technology and customer preferences are currently changing faster than ever ,” said van Hooydonk . “ Automotive design has become more diverse . Designing digital experiences and sound also plays an increasingly important role , along with sustainable and recycled materials . The design showcases all the innovative potential of our products and brands .”
Van Hooydonk is bringing Maximilian Missoni into the BMW Group Design team to oversee the design of upper mid-size and luxury class BMW models , as well as BMW
Alpina . Missoni was most recently Head of Design at Polestar . Oliver Heilmer , previously Head of MINI Design , will be responsible for the design of all compact and mid-size BMW models going forward , as well as BMW M .
Claudia Braun will head the newly created cross-brand department for ‘ Colour and Material Design ’ for BMW , MINI and Rolls- Royce Motor Cars . Domagoj Dukec , formerly Head of the BMW Design Studio , will now assume responsibility for Rolls-Royce Design , including Bespoke and Coachbuild .
Anders Warming , previously Head of Design Rolls-Royce , will oversee all ‘ Advanced Design ’ topics and the BMW Group Designworks subsidiary . Holger Hampf , Head of BMW Group Designworks , will now be in charge of design for the MINI brand . Christian Bauer will continue to lead the digital customer experience across all brands . n
www . bmwgroup . com /
SHOW-
CASING OUR PR FILE
Euro BLECH 2024
SAVE THE DATE
Hanover , 22.10 . - 25.10.2024 , Hall 27 , Stand G60
Be sure to plan a visit to our stand at this year ‘ s EuroBLECH 2024 . We show our profile in many ways . Welcome to Hall 27 , Stand G60 !
DREISTERN GmbH & Co . KG Hohe-Flum-Straße 69 | 79650 Schopfheim info @ dreistern . com | www . dreistern . com
ISMR October 2024 | ismr . net | 17