Dr. Iur. Gerhard Cromme

Biography

Personal information Date of birth: February 25, 1943 Place of birth: Vechta, Germany Education - Study of law and economics at the Universities of Münster, Lausanne, and Paris and at Harvard University (PMD) - First and second state examination in law - Ph.D. in jurisprudence (Dr. jur.) Professional career 1971-1986 Compagnie de Saint-Gobain Group – ultimately as Deputy Delegate General for the Federal Republic of Germany, and at the same time: VEGLA/Vereinigte Glaswerke GmbH – Chairman of the Management Board 1986-1989 Krupp Stahl AG, Bochum – Chairman of the Management Board 1989-1991 Fried. Krupp GmbH, Essen – Chairman of the Management Board 1992 Fried. Krupp AG, Essen – Chairman of the Management Board 1993-1999 Fried. Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp, Essen/Dortmund – Chairman of the Management Board 1999-2001 ThyssenKrupp AG, formerly Düsseldorf – Chairman of the Management Board 2001-2013 ThyssenKrupp AG, Duisburg and Essen – Chairman of the Supervisory Board since 2003 Siemens AG, Berlin and Munich – Member of the Supervisory Board, since 2007 Chairman Memberships in supervisory boards whose establishment is required by law or in comparable domestic or foreign controlling bodies of business enterprises Positions outside Germany: - AUTO1 N.V., Netherlands (Chairman) - ODDO BHF SCA, France (Co-Chairman)

Research Interest

Business