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Updated 12. May, 2010: Heinrich Hiesinger to follow Ekkehard Schulz

Dr. Heinrich Hiesinger

Dr. Heinrich Hiesinger has been proposed new Chairman of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG by the Personnel Committee of the Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp AG. The Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp AG followed this proposal in its meeting on May 12, 2010.

The current member of the Executive Board of Siemens AG in Munich will succeed to Dr. Ekkehard Schulz with effect from the close of the Annual General Meeting of ThyssenKrupp AG on January 21, 2011. Dr. Hiesinger (49) will join the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG as of October 1, 2010 as Vice Chairman.

As Chairman of the Executive Board, he will be responsible for Corporate Strategy & Technology, Corporate Executives, Corporate Communications, Corporate Information Technology and Internal Auditing.

Furthermore, Dr. Jürgen Claassen was appointed member of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG with effect from the close of the Annual General Meeting of ThyssenKrupp AG on January 21, 2011. He will be responsible for Corporate Development, Legal & Compliance, Corporate Programs and Corporate Sustainability.

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Carl-Dieter Wuppermann to step down from Steel institute VDEh and Stahl-Zentrum Düsseldorf, Germany

Professor Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. Carl-Dieter Wuppermann (61) confirmed that he will step down from Steel institute VDEh and Stahl-Zentrum Düsseldorf, Germany, after 5 years.

Karl-Ulrich Köhler to join Corus as new COO

Corus announced the appointment of Dr. Karl-Ulrich Köhler as its new Chief Operating Officer with effect from 1 February 2010. He succeeds Rauke Henstra, who held the position until his retirement last year.

Hans Fischer new chairman of Steel Americas´ management board

Hans Fischer (53), currently a member of the executive board of Salzgitter AG, will become Chairman of the Management Board of the Steel Americas business area effective February 1, 2010.

Wolfgang Eder new Eurofer president

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.

Giovanni Arvedi wins Bessemer Gold Medal 2009

July 7th, 2009, Giovanni Arvedi was awarded the Bessemer Gold Medal for his entrepreneurial fortune in foreseeing and pushing the successful development of the then new near-net-shape technology. In May 1989, he was the first who decided to implement this new technology, realizing the "direct link" between casting and hot

Mourning the loss of Erich W. Heine and Claus-Peter Hellhammer
Erich Walter Heine, member of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp Steel AG and responsible for the major projects in Brazil and the USA, and Claus-Peter Hellhammer, an employee of ThyssenKrupp Steel in Duisburg, lost their lives on Monday when an Air France aircraft crashed over the Atlantic.

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