Carsten Spohr informed the executive board of thyssenkrupp AG that he is resigning from his supervisory board mandate of thyssenkrupp AG effective immediately.
The resignation takes place to prevent the occurrence of cross-links due to the planned appointment of Martina Merz as chief executive officer of thyssenkrupp AG. Martina Merz has been a member of the supervisory board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG since 2016.
Carsten Spohr has been a member of the supervisory board of thyssenkrupp AG since 2013. With his resignation, Carsten Spohr enables Martina Merz to be appointed chief executive officer of thyssenkrupp AG, as planned after approval by the supervisory board, and at the same time to remain on the supervisory board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG.
Published in the December 2019 Edition
