STEEL + TECHNOLOGY 01/2020 EXTRACT

STEEL + TECHNOLOGY 01/2020 EXTRACT STEEL + TECHNOLOGY 01/2020 EXTRACT

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10 | PEOPLE Tobias Hegmanns had been responsible for the global supply chain management unit of thyssenkrupp Materials Services since 2016 and the central technology, innovation & sustainability function since 2019. In addition to Detlef Schotten and Tobias Hegmanns, Michael Labodt as chief sales officer and Peter Zarth as chief financial officer now form the management board of thyssenkrupp Schulte. Detlef Schotten is the new chairman of the board of management of thyssenkrupp Schulte (Picture: thyssenkrupp Schulte) • thyssenkrupp Schulte NLMK appoints vice president for investment projects NLMK has named Dmitry Sotnikov as NLMK Group vice president for investment projects. Following the decision by Konstantin Lagutin, NLMK’s previous vice president for investment projects, to step down from the position, Dmitry Sotnikov has been selected as his successor. Dmitry Sotnikov succeeds Konstantin Lagutin as vice president for investment projects (Picture: NLMK) Prior to joining NLMK Group, Dmitry Sotnikov headed a development company that executed the construction of a business park in Moscow, a residential complex in Yekaterinburg, and a business centre in Perm, among other large-scale projects. Prior to 2011 and for almost a decade, Dmitry held various investment and operational management positions at Evraz. • NLMK Executive changes at thyssenkrupp Materials Services Martin Stillger is the new chairman of the executive board of thyssenkrupp Materials Services (Picture: thyssenkrupp Materials Services) Following the appointment of Dr. Klaus Keysberg to the executive board of thyssenkrupp AG, the board of the thyssenkrupp Materials Services business area is being partly restructured. Martin Stillger succeeds CEO Dr. Klaus Keysberg as chairman of the executive board of thyssenkrupp Materials Services, who moved to the executive board of thyssenkrupp AG. Martin Stillger has held various leadership and management positions at thyssenkrupp Materials Services since 2008 – most recently as CEO of thyssenkrupp Schulte and the Western Europe and Technical Services operating units. In addition to the new role of chairman for Martin Stillger, Ilse Henne, who was appointed chief operating officer on January 1, 2019, has taken on the new position of chief transformation officer. The role of chief operating officer will no longer be filled. • thyssenkrupp Materials Services New nominations to Nucor board of directors The Nucor board of directors has elected Leon J. Topalian as a director and John H. Walker to serve as its non-executive chairman. Leon J. Topalian has been chief executive officer of Nucor since January 1, 2020. From 2017 to 2019, he served as executive vice president and from 2013 to 2017 as a vice president of Nucor. John H. Walker has served as a member of Nucor’s board of directors since 2008. He has been employed by Nucor in various capacities since 1996, including serving as general manager at two of Nucor’s facilities, in Arkansas and Illinois. • Nucor STEEL + TECHNOLOGY 2 (2020) No. 1

PEOPLE | 11 Hybrit appoints new managing director Hybrit Development AB, owned by SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall, has appointed Eva Vitell as the new managing director. Hybrit Development is a joint venture between the steel manufacturer SSAB, the mining company LKAB and the energy company Vattenfall. The objective of the joint venture is to develop the world’s first fossil-free, ore-based steelmaking process. The project started in 2016 and the goal is to have an industrial process in place by 2035. In her new role, Eva Vitell will drive development work, develop the organization and ensure that the ambitious schedule for Hybrit remains on track. Eva Vitell joins Hybrit Development from Vattenfall Electricity Distribution, where she was responsible for customers and market. • Hybrit Development On 1 February, Eva Vitell took up her new role as managing director at Hybrit (Picture: Hybrit Development) STEEL + TECHNOLOGY 2 (2020) No. 1

PEOPLE | 11<br />

Hybrit appoints new managing director<br />

Hybrit Development AB, owned by<br />

SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall, has appointed<br />

Eva Vitell as the new managing director.<br />

Hybrit Development is a joint venture<br />

between the steel manufacturer SSAB,<br />

the mining company LKAB and the energy<br />

company Vattenfall. The objective of the<br />

joint venture is to develop the world’s first<br />

fossil-free, ore-based steelmaking process.<br />

The project started in 2<strong>01</strong>6 and the<br />

goal is to have an industrial process in<br />

place by 2035.<br />

In her new role, Eva Vitell<br />

will drive development work,<br />

develop the organization and<br />

ensure that the ambitious<br />

schedule for Hybrit remains<br />

on track. Eva Vitell joins<br />

Hybrit Development from<br />

Vattenfall Electricity Distribution,<br />

where she was responsible<br />

for customers and market.<br />

• Hybrit Development<br />

On 1 February, Eva Vitell took up her new role as<br />

managing director at Hybrit (Picture: Hybrit Development)<br />

<strong>STEEL</strong> + <strong>TECHNOLOGY</strong> 2 (<strong>2020</strong>) No. 1

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