At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG appointed Frank-Jürgen Weise as a neutral member of the co-determined board.
Ilse Henne, Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board at thyssenkrupp Steel: “I am delighted that we have completed the Supervisory Board with Frank-Jürgen Weise, a renowned consultant and driving force. We can now concentrate fully on the many tasks involved in the structural realignment of the company and the green transformation of thyssenkrupp Steel.”
Knut Giesler, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board and District Manager of IG Metall North Rhine-Westphalia: “Frank-Jürgen Weise is a competent manager with many years of experience and a high level of social competence. His expertise will help us to master the difficult challenges ahead of us together, to pave the way for a successful and secure future for thyssenkrupp Steel and its employees and, where necessary, to mediate between different positions.”
Frank-Jürgen Weise was Chairman of the Executive Board of the Federal Employment Agency from 2004 to 2017 and shaped its reform process. He also headed the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees from September 2015 to the end of 2016. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the German National Foundation and was Chairman of the Bundeswehr Structural Commission as well as Honorary President of Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe from 2017 to 2021. Until March 2024, Frank-Jürgen Weise was Chairman of the Hertie Foundation for Education and Health Projects.
Ilse Henne, Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board at thyssenkrupp Steel: “I am delighted that we have completed the Supervisory Board with Frank-Jürgen Weise, a renowned consultant and driving force. We can now concentrate fully on the many tasks involved in the structural realignment of the company and the green transformation of thyssenkrupp Steel.”
Knut Giesler, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board and District Manager of IG Metall North Rhine-Westphalia: “Frank-Jürgen Weise is a competent manager with many years of experience and a high level of social competence. His expertise will help us to master the difficult challenges ahead of us together, to pave the way for a successful and secure future for thyssenkrupp Steel and its employees and, where necessary, to mediate between different positions.”
Frank-Jürgen Weise was Chairman of the Executive Board of the Federal Employment Agency from 2004 to 2017 and shaped its reform process. He also headed the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees from September 2015 to the end of 2016. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the German National Foundation and was Chairman of the Bundeswehr Structural Commission as well as Honorary President of Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe from 2017 to 2021. Until March 2024, Frank-Jürgen Weise was Chairman of the Hertie Foundation for Education and Health Projects.
