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Wolfgang Eder new Eurofer president
Oct 1, 2009
Wolfgang Eder new Eurofer president
Wolfgang Eder new Eurofer president
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On 1st of October 2009, Dr. Wolfgang Eder, Chairman and CEO of the Managing Board of voestalpine AG, took over the presidency of Eurofer, the European Confederation of Iron and Steel Industries. He was elected unanimously by the Board and General Assembly of Eurofer succeeding Dr. Karl-Ulrich Köhler of ThyssenKrupp Steel AG. Born in 1952, Eder studied law at the University of Salzburg, where he received his doctorate in 1976. In 1978, he joined voestalpine to build up a new department “Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions”. His career within the company led to his appointment as a Member of the Managing Board in 1995. In 2001, Eder became Deputy Chairman of voestalpine AG and its Chairman and CEO in 2004.
Represented by Eurofer, the European steel industry is the world leader in its sector with a turnover of EUR 190 billion and direct employment of 420 thousand people, producing 200 million tonnes of steel per year.
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