Michael Wallis with effect from June 15, 2012 has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of ThyssenKrupp Stainless, USA, in Calvert, Alabama. In this position he will also be in charge of the coordination of Inoxum´s operations in the NAFTA region. Michael Wallis has thirty years of general management experience in the stainless steel and aluminum business in Europe and North America.
Dr. Albrecht-Frueh returns to Europe and remains in charge as Chief Technology Officer of the Inoxum Group and Chief Operating Officer of ThyssenKrupp Nirosta GmbH, in Krefeld, Germany.