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Rene Obermann to Join ThyssenKrupp Supervisory Board
Written by Sandy Williams
October 29, 2013
Rene Obermann, chief executive of Deutsche Telekom AG, will replace Prof. Dr. Beatrice Weder di Mauro on the ThyssenKrupp Supervisory Board effective November 1, 2013. Economist Weder di Mauro resigned after being appointed to a European Commission group on fiscal development of the euro zone.
Obermann was appointed to the Board by a local court until the next Annual General Meeting of ThyssenKrupp AG on January 17, 2014. At that time she will be stand for election by the shareholders.
Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Keitel has been elected by shareholder representatives on the Board to succeed Weder di Mauro as member of the Nomination Committee.
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