Ekkehard Schulz
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Ekkehard Schulz is the former CEO
and Chairman of the Executive board of ThyssenKrupp AG and has been a member of this organization since 1991. Following his retirement in January 2011 he was appointed to the Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp AG.
, which was under German rule during World War II
. He attended school at Clausthal Technical University studying metallurgy
from which he graduated in 1971. He was a research assistant
and chief engineer
at Causthal University, which can be found under Institute of Technology
from 1967 to 1972 while obtaining his doctorate degree in metallurgical engineering. In 1999 he was awarded an honorary professorship by Clausthal University of Technology
. In just two years he was awarded two different doctor's degrees from two different schools. In 2004 he received an honorary doctor title from Berlin University and in 2005 another from Aachen University.
in different areas of the business
. Schulz worked in the technology part of the organization until 1984 when he began to move up into the higher positions of the business group. In 1985 he was appointed deputy member and in 1986 regular member of the Executive board of Thyssen Stahl AG where his job was being responsible for production. In 1988 he became Head of Technology at Thyssen Stahl AG.
. "Ekkehard Schulz helped guide merging of the two oldest and largest Europe
an steelmaking companies in the late 1990s." He held that job until retirement in 2011 and then was appointed to the Supervisory board of ThyssenKrupp AG.
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
and Chairman of the Executive board of ThyssenKrupp AG and has been a member of this organization since 1991. Following his retirement in January 2011 he was appointed to the Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp AG.
Background
Ekkehard Schulz was born in Bromberg, PolandPoland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, which was under German rule during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He attended school at Clausthal Technical University studying metallurgy
Metallurgy
Metallurgy is a domain of materials science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their intermetallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are called alloys. It is also the technology of metals: the way in which science is applied to their practical use...
from which he graduated in 1971. He was a research assistant
Research assistant
A research assistant is a researcher employed, often on a temporary contract, by a university or a research institute, for the purpose of assisting in academic research...
and chief engineer
Chief Engineer
In marine transportation, the chief engineer is a licensed mariner in charge of the engineering department on a merchant vessel. "Chief engineer" is the official title of someone qualified to oversee the entire engine department; the qualification is colloquially called a "chief's...
at Causthal University, which can be found under Institute of Technology
Institute of technology
Institute of technology is a designation employed in a wide range of learning institutions awarding different types of degrees and operating often at variable levels of the educational system...
from 1967 to 1972 while obtaining his doctorate degree in metallurgical engineering. In 1999 he was awarded an honorary professorship by Clausthal University of Technology
Clausthal University of Technology
The Clausthal University of Technology is an institute of technology in Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Lower Saxony, Germany...
. In just two years he was awarded two different doctor's degrees from two different schools. In 2004 he received an honorary doctor title from Berlin University and in 2005 another from Aachen University.
1970s and 1980s
After working as a research assistant and chief engineer at Clausthal University he moved on to Thyssen in 1972. When he began working for their organization his worked focused on technologyTechnology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
in different areas of the business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
. Schulz worked in the technology part of the organization until 1984 when he began to move up into the higher positions of the business group. In 1985 he was appointed deputy member and in 1986 regular member of the Executive board of Thyssen Stahl AG where his job was being responsible for production. In 1988 he became Head of Technology at Thyssen Stahl AG.
1990s
His career moved forward in the 1990s as he moved up in the company. In 1991 he was appointed Chairman of the Executive board of Thyssen Stahl AG and member of the Executive board of Thyssen AG. In 1998 he became CEO and Chairman of the Executive board of Thyssen AG before becoming in 1999 the first CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG after the merger of Thyssen and KruppKrupp
The Krupp family , a prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen, have become famous for their steel production and for their manufacture of ammunition and armaments. The family business, known as Friedrich Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp, was the largest company in Europe at the beginning of the 20th...
. "Ekkehard Schulz helped guide merging of the two oldest and largest Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an steelmaking companies in the late 1990s." He held that job until retirement in 2011 and then was appointed to the Supervisory board of ThyssenKrupp AG.