Shareholders and Supervisory Board of KHS GmbH Dortmund contribute to strengthening the KHS Executive Management Board with the following decisions:
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Niemeyer (43) has been appointed CEO of KHS GmbH, effective as of April 1, 2011. Prof. Niemeyer has been a member of the KHS Executive Management Board since September 14, 2009 and has been previously responsible for the Technology division. In future, he will continue to be in charge of the Technology division in addition to his duties and responsibilities as CEO.
The present CEO, Roland Flach (66), will be retiring from this office on March 31, 2011.
- Anke Fischer (45), up to now head of central controlling of Salzgitter AG, has been appointed as a member of the Executive Management Board (CFO) of KHS GmbH, effective as of February 1, 2011. Burkhard Becker (50), present Chief Financial Officer of KHS GmbH, will leave the Executive Management Board of KHS GmbH on January 31, 2011. The Supervisory Board of Salzgitter AG has appointed Mr. Becker as the new Chief Financial Officer of Salzgitter AG, effective as of February 1, 2011.
- Marc Hartmann (46), up to now chief representative of KHS GmbH, has been appointed as a member of the Executive Management Board, effective as of April 1, 2011. Mr. Hartmann will be responsible for project management as well as process and quality management.
As of February 1/April 1, 2011, the KHS GmbH Executive Management Board will consist of the above-mentioned members as well as Mr. Georg Michels (54) – Sales, and Prof. E.h. Dr.-Ing. Johann Grabenweger (48) – Production.
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