Thyssenkrupp in leadership turmoil as chairman quits
DUESSELDORF/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The chairman of Germany’s Thyssenkrupp (:TKAG.DE) has resigned, following the company’s chief executive under pressure from activist shareholders demanding a radical restructuring of the embattled industrial conglomerate. Ulrich Lehner’s departure on Monday deepens a leadership vacuum at the submarines-to-elevators group, with Guido Kerkhoff having barely settled in as acting CEO after Heinrich Hiesinger quit 10 days ago.
Name: Ulrich Lehner
Continent: Europe
Country: Germany
Company: ThyssenKrupp AG
Position: Chairman
Reason: Resigned
Announcement Date: July 15, 2018, 10:00pm
Resignation Date: July 15, 2018, 10:00pm
Source 1: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/thyssenkrupp-chairman-lehner-quits-following-162909922.html