Management
Management Board
Born 1969.
CEO, member of the executive Board since 2022. Appointed until 2025 // German
Responsible for the Corporate Functions Business Development/Sales, Communications/ESG & Governmental Affairs, Engineering, Human Resources & HSE, Internal Audit, Legal & Compliance/Board Office, Module & Cell Fabrication, Strategy & M&A.
In addition, Dr. Ponikwar is responsible for the business activities of the subsidiaries in Germany, Italy and in the US.
Dr. Ponikwar started his career at Degussa AG/Evonik GmbH in the year 2000. He worked in various functions and locations including finance & controlling, project management, business development and marketing. After serving as a strategy advisor with Arthur D. Little, he joined Linde AG in 2008 and held various management positions in engineering and the industrial gas segment. Before he assumed his current role, he was founding and growing Linde Hydrogen FuelTech GmbH, serving as the CEO/managing director from 2017 on. Dr. Ponikwar graduated from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and holds a PhD in chemistry.
Born 1961.
CFO, Member of the executive Board since 2022. Appointed until 2025 // German
Responsible for the Corporate Functions Commercial Operations/Tax, Controlling, Accounting & Risk, Finance, Information Technology, Investor Relations, Project Execution/Procurement, Project Risk Control & QM.
In addition, Dr. Pfannschmidt is responsible for the business activities of the subsidiaries in Australia, India and Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Pfannschmidt started his career at the thyssenkrupp Group in 1993, working at various companies of the thyssenkrupp Group, including thyssenkrupp AG, and has held various CFO positions at subsidiaries of the thyssenkrupp Group since 2001. Since 2014, he has been appointed as CFO of the Uhde Electrolysis business, which merged 2015 into Uhde Chlorine Engineers and became thyssenkrupp nucera in 2022. Dr. Pfannschmidt graduated with a PhD and a master’s degree (Diplom-Volkswirt) in economics from the University of Bonn.
Born 1966.
CTO, Member of the Board since 2022. Appointed until 2025 // Italian
Responsible for the Corporate Functions Innovation Center, IP Management, Product Management, Technology Service.
In addition, Fulvio Federico is responsible for the business activities of the subsidiaries in China and Japan.
Fulvio Federico has been working in the electrolyzer industry since 1993, when he started working at a predecessor company of Industrie De Nora S.p.A. where he has held various positions until becoming engineering manager in 2008. He joined thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers (Italia) S.r.l. (now thyssenkrupp nucera (Italia) S.r.l.) in 2015 as Head of Global Technology and became CTO of the company in 2017. From 2021 onwards, he became CTO of thyssenkrupp nucera. He has a master’s degree in chemical engineering from the University Politecnico di Milano.
Supervisory Board
Position: Chair of the Supervisory Board
Principal occupation: Member of the Executive Board of thyssenkrupp AG
Dr. Dinstuhl, born in 1972 in Oberhausen, has been a member of the shareholder board of the Company since 2021. He joined the thyssenkrupp Group in 2003 and has since then held various positions in Mergers & Acquisitions and controlling. From 2009 to 2020, Dr. Dinstuhl was the head of Mergers & Acquisitions of thyssenkrupp Group and from 2020 until 2023, he was CEO of thyssenkrupp’s business segment Multi Tracks. Dr. Dinstuhl was from 2020 to 2022 chairperson of the Board of Directors of AST S.p.A. in Terni, Italy. He is representing thyssenkrupp as a board member of Vertical Topco S.à r.l., the holding company of thyssenkrupp’s former elevator business. He is chairperson of the supervisory board of thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG. Dr. Dinstuhl has a degree in economics from Ruhr-University Bochum and received his PhD in economics from Ruhr-University Bochum in 2002.
Current Board Seats:
Since 2020: Chairperson of the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG
Since 2020: Board Member of Vertical Topco S.à r.l.
Position: Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board
Principal occupation: CEO of De Nora
Mr. Dellachà joined De Nora in June 2009 as general manager. He was appointed CEO in December 2010 and since then has led De Nora in its organic expansion and evolution, as well as in several significant transactions, including the formation of the joint venture with tk IS AG, the acquisition of several companies in both electrode technologies and water technologies businesses and the listing of De Nora on the Italian stock exchange. Before joining De Nora, he was general manager of Sympak Group (processing & packaging technologies for the food industry), where he worked for nine years. Prior to Sympak, he worked in Romaco Group (processing & packaging technologies for the pharmaceutical industry), where he held several positions and ended as general manager of Romaco Unipac S.p.A. He holds a master’s degree in electronic & management engineering from the Milan Polytechnic University.
Current Board Seats:
Since 2023: Independent Director of Technoprobe S.p.A.
Since 2022: Director of Ekon Capital S.r.l.
Since 2020: Advisory Board Member of De Nora Deutschland GmbH
Since 2012: Director of Soppa Srl
Since 2009: CEO of Industrie De Nora S.p.A.
Position: Member of the Supervisory Board
Principal occupation: Senior Project Manager, Group Function Mergers & Acquisitions, thyssenkrupp AG
Jennifer Cooper started her career at Mannesmann in 1995, in the group holding company’s accounting function. Since 2001, she has been with thyssenkrupp AG’s corporate mergers & acquisitions function as a senior project manager. Jennifer Cooper holds a master’s degree in economics (Diplom-Ökonomin) from Ruhr University Bochum.
Current Board Seats:
Since 2022: Member of the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems GmbH
Position: Member of the Supervisory Board
Principal occupation: CEO of GROPYUS AG
Mr. Fuhrmann started his entrepreneurial career in 2000, starting and investing in various companies, including Delivery Hero SE where he was co-founder and managing director. He has been founding partner at Cavalry Ventures and Bitkraft Ventures as well as advisor to several venture backed companies. Since 2019 he is the founder and CEO of Vienna based GROPYUS AG. Markus Fuhrmann graduated in biotechnology and genetics from the Secondary College for Chemical Technology Vienna.
Current Board Seats:
Since 2020: Managing director of GROPYUS Project Properties GmbH
Since 2019: CEO of GROPYUS AG
Position: Member of the Supervisory Board
Principal occupation: Member of the Executive Board and Chief Human Resources Officer of the Decarbon Technologies business segment of the thyssenkrupp Group
Mr. Höllermann started his career at the former Hoesch AG in 1990, working at various companies of the thyssenkrupp Group in Germany, Brazil and Mexico in leading positions as plant manager, managing director, CSO, COO and CEO. Since October 2023, he has been appointed as member of the Executive Board and Chief Human Resources Officer of the thyssenkrupp Group’s newly established Decarbon Technologies business segment. From 2020 to 2023 he held the same roles on the Executive Board of the Multi Tracks segment. As of 2016 he was also a member of the Executive Board and Chief Human Resources Officer of thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG, taking over as Chairman of the Executive Board in 2021. In addition, Mr. Höllermann is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Polysius GmbH. From 2016 until 2023, Mr. Höllermann was member of the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering GmbH, where he was Chairman until December 2019. From 2020 until 2021, he was also member of the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Federn und Stabilisatoren GmbH.
Until 2023, Mr. Höllermann was Chairman of the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH, before he was appointed as Managing Director of the company as of January 1, 2024.
Mr. Höllermann studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Dortmund and Industrial Engineering & Management at Dortmund University of Applied Science.
Current Board Seats:
Since 2024: Managing Director, thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH
Since 2023: Chairman of the Supervisory Board, thyssenkrupp Polysius GmbH
Since 2023: Managing Director, thyssenkrupp Decarbon Technologies GmbH
Since 2021: Chief Executive Officer and CHRO (since 2016) of thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG
Position: Member of the Supervisory Board
Principal occupation: CFO of thyssenkrupp AG
Dr. Keysberg joined the thyssenkrupp Group at the beginning of 1996. After various management posts in the automotive area, including as vice chairperson and CFO of the thyssenkrupp Bilstein Group, from 2006 he was with thyssenkrupp Services as head of finance of the Industrial Services business unit and commercial director of thyssenkrupp Xervon GmbH. From 2011 to 2018 Dr. Klaus Keysberg was a member of the executive board of the Materials Services business area and a member of the Executive Board of thyssenkrupp Materials Services GmbH. During this time, he was chief operating officer until 2014, after which he was Chief Financial Officer responsible for finance, controlling, IT, purchasing and compliance. In 2019 Dr. Klaus Keysberg was chairperson of the executive board of the Materials Services business area and chairperson of the executive board of thyssenkrupp Materials Services GmbH until he was appointed to the executive board of thyssenkrupp AG effective October 1, 2019 and to the position of CFO effective April 1, 2020. In 2023, Dr. Keysberg was furthermore appointed as Managing Director of thyssenkrupp Decarbon Technologies GmbH.
Current Board Seats:
Since 2023: Managing Director thyssenkrupp Decarbon Technologies GmbH
Since 2022: Chair of the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems GmbH
Since 2022: Chair of the Board of Directors of thyssenkrupp (China) Ltd.
Since 2020: CFO of thyssenkrupp AG
Since 2020: Chair of the Board of Directors of thyssenkrupp NA Holding Corp.
Since 2020: Member of the Management Board of thyssenkrupp Trust e.V.
Since 2019: Member of the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG (chair 2019-2022)
Since 2019: Chair of the Board of Directors of thyssenkrupp North America. LLC
Since 2019: Chair of the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Materials Services GmbH
Position: Member of the Supervisory Board
Principal occupation: CTO of thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG
Dr. Köfler is responsible for the entire production area comprising all operations from iron production through rolling to coating. He began his career in the hot metal department at Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH (HKM) in 1994. He held various other positions at HKM until 2013, including head of burden preparation, head of continuous rounds casting, head of quality and order management and head of crude steel production. He began working for thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG as head of steel production in 2013 and in January 2016 took over as head of rolling and coating at the Beeckerwerth site. Dr. Arnd Köfler has been a member of the executive board of thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG since January 1, 2017. As CTO, he is responsible for the green transformation of thyssenkrupp Steel Europe and the development and implementation of an ESG and sustainability strategy, among other things. Dr. Arnd Köfler studied mechanical engineering at Ruhr-University Bochum before gaining a PhD in metallurgy at RWTH Aachen University in 1999.
Current Board Seats:
Since 2021: Chair of the Supervisory Board of Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH, Duisburg
Since 2018: Chair of the Supervisory Board of Ertsoverslagbedrijf Europoort CV (EECV), Rotterdam
Since 2017: CTO and Member of the Executive Board of thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG
Position: Member of the Supervisory Board
Principal occupation: CFO of De Nora
Mr. Moi has over 30 years of international experience in consulting, finance, and industry at leading companies. He started his career with Boston Consulting Group, with different roles between Milan and Chicago, and in banking and financial services between London and Milan, before moving to Sapient Corporation. Over the years, he held positions of increasing responsibility at Banca Intesa and UniCredit before taking on the role of CFO at Eataly. In 2021, he took on the position of Chief Financial Officer at Technogym. Since May 2023, he joined Industrie De Nora S.p.A. as Chief Financial Officer. He graduated cum laude from Bocconi University.
Current Board Seats:
Since 2023: Chief Financial Officer of Industrie De Nora S.p.A.
Position: Member of the Supervisory Board
Principal occupation: General Counsel of thyssenkrupp AG
Dr. Lochen joined the legal department of thyssenkrupp AG in 2011, where he became Chief Compliance Officer in 2018 and Group General Counsel, Head of Legal & Compliance, in 2021. In this role, Dr. Lochen is not only responsible for group-wide governance topics, but also covers a wide range of compliance issues, for example with regard to the supply chain and human rights. Dr. Lochen holds a PhD from the University of Marburg and studied law at the Universities of Marburg and Canterbury.
Current Board Seats:
Since 2020: Member of the Board of Managers of thyssenkrupp North America, LLC
Since 2020: Member of the Board of Directors of thyssenkrupp (China) Ltd.
Since 2020: Member of the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Materials Services GmbH
Since 2019: Member of the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG
Since 2019: Member of the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems GmbH
Position: Member of the Supervisory Board
Principal occupation: CEO of thyssenkrupp AG
Mr. López Borrego started his career as controller for VDO AG, Babenausen in 1987, becoming Chief Financial Officer at VDO Instrumentos S.A. in Rubi Spain in 1991 and eventually Chief Financial Officer at VDO AG from 1995 to 2001. From 2001 to 2022 he worked at Siemens AG in various positions and at various subsidiaries. In 2022 he became Chief Executive Officer at Norma Group SE, Maintal and in June 2023 he joined thyssenkrupp AG as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. López Borrego graduated with a business diploma from Berufsakademie Mannheim. He holds an MBA from a global program by the Universities of Toronto, Erftstadt, Linz and Shanghai.
Current Board Seats:
Since 2023: Chief Executive Officer of thyssenkrupp AG
Since 2023: Member of the Supervisory Board of Norma Group SE
Since 2023: Member of the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG
Since 2023: Managing Director of thyssenkrupp Decarbon Technologies GmbH
Position: Member of the Supervisory Board
Principal occupation: Professor for Finance & Accounting at Rhine-Waal University
Prof. Dr. Ruhwedel started her career in the Corporate Development/M&A division of thyssenkrupp Steel AG in 2004 before she joined Corporate M&A of thyssenkrupp AG in 2005. In 2007, she became professor of Accounting and Controlling at FOM University before she joined Rhine-Waal University as a professor of Accounting and Finance in 2013 until now. She is a member of the Supervisory Boards and Audit Committees of National-Bank AG, Essen, United Internet AG, Montabaur and MGI – Media and Games Invest SE, Stockholm. After an apprenticeship at Commerzbank AG, Prof. Dr. Ruhwedel studied business administration in Münster and completed her education with a dissertation at the Ruhr University in Bochum. In addition, she holds a certificate as Sustainability Manager (TÜV Nord).
Current Board Seats:
Since 2023: Member of the Supervisory Board of United Internet AG, Montabaur
Since 2022: Member of the Board of Directors (non-executive) of MGI – Media and Games Invest SE, Stockholm
Since 2013: Member of the Supervisory Board of National-Bank AG, Essen
Position: Member of the Supervisory Board
Principal occupation: Regional Chief Officer for EMEA & India region of De Nora / Managing Director of De Nora Deutschland
Dr. Scannell worked as a researcher at various universities and research institutions until 1991, and that year was hired by Siemens AG as laboratory researcher. He went to work for Heraeus Elektrochemie GmbH in 1992, where he held several positions until 1998, when he joined De Nora as technical director. He is currently Regional Chief Officer for the EMEA & India region for De Nora. Since 2003, he has also been Managing Director of De Nora Deutschland GmbH. Since 2014, he has served as director without delegated powers, auditor and member of the compensation committee of De Nora India Plc. He also plays an important role in managing interactions for De Nora in the joint venture with the thyssenkrupp Group. He received his degree in electrochemistry at University College Cork in Ireland in 1981 and a doctorate in electrochemistry in 1984.
Current Board Seats:
Since 2023: Managing Director for shotec GmbH, Hanau
Since 2021: President for De Nora Italy S.p.A. Milano
Since 2014: Director (Non- Executive) of De Nora India Plc, Goa
Since 2010: De Nora Regional Chief Officer EMEA & India region
Since 2003: Managing Director, De Nora Deutschland GmbH
