CEO Today Europe Awards

www.ceotodaymagazine.com 36 CEO Today Europe Awards 2018 germany HEINRICH HIESINGER CEO of thyssenkrupp AG ABOUT HEINRICH HIESINGER Chairman (CEO), born 1960. Member of the Executive Board since October 1, 2010, CEO since January 21, 2011. Appointed until September 30, 2020. Responsible for the corporate functions Communications, Internal Auditing, Strategy, Markets & Development, and Technology, Innovation & Sustainability. Responsible for the regions Asia/Pacific and Greater China. The CEOs of the business areas report directly to Dr. Heinrich Hiesinger. Born 1960, studied electrical engineering at Technische Universität München, Germany, graduated (Dipl.-Ing.) in 1986, gained doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) in 1991. Corporate Functions Internal Auditing Communications Strategy, Markets & Development Technology, Innovation & Sustainability Responsible for the regions Asia/Pacific and China Career From 1986 until 1992 Dr. Heinrich Hiesinger was a research assistant at Technische Universität München. From 1992 until 2000 he held various positions in various countries in the Power Transmission and Distribution Group of Siemens. In 2000 he became President of the Power Transmission and Distribution Group and in 2003 President and CEO of Siemens Building Technologies AG, Zug/Switzerland. In 2007 he was appointed Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG. In 2008 he was additionally appointed CEO of the Industry Sector of Siemens and head of the central department Corporate Information Technology. From October 2010 to January 2011 Dr. Heinrich Hiesinger was Vice Chairman of the Executive Board of thyssenkrupp AG. With effect from the close of the Annual General Meeting on January 21, 2011, Dr. Heinrich Hiesinger is Chairman of the Executive Board of thyssenkrupp AG. FIRM PROFILE thyssenkrupp AG is a German multinational conglomerate with focus on industrial engineering and steel production. The company is based in Duisburg and Essen and divided into 670 subsidiaries worldwide. It is one of the world’s largest steel producers; it was ranked tenth-largest worldwide by revenue in 2015. The company is the result of the 1999 merger of Thyssen AG and Krupp, and now has its operational headquarters in Essen. The largest shareholder is the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation, a major German philanthropic foundation, created by and named in honour of Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, former owner and head of the Krupp company, once the largest company in Europe. In addition to steel production, thyssenkrupp’s products range from machines and industrial services to high-speed trains, elevators and shipbuilding. The subsidiary thyssenkrupp Marine Systems manufactures frigates, corvettes and submarines for German and foreign navies. Construction of the corporate headquarters began in 2007. The first buildings were complete in 2010; the second phase of building was completed in June 2015. Situated in the west of Essen, the corporate campus was designed by Chaix & Morel et associeés (Paris) and JSWD Architekten (Cologne). Their design was selected for construction in an architectural design competition in 2006. W: www.thyssenkrupp.com