Wolfgang Leese

Dr.-Ing. E. h. Wolfgang Leese, Chairman of the Executive Board of Salzgitter AGspoke in his presentation "Success factors for profitable growth using the example of Salzgitter AG" about the prerequisites for long-term successful corporate growth.

Dr.-Ing. E. h. Wolfgang Leese has been Chairman of the Executive Board of Salzgitter AG since 2000. After training as an industrial clerk and studying business administration, he was Director of Controlling at Halbergerhütte GmbH and its subsidiaries from 1973 to 1988. This was followed by a position as Director of Special Tasks and Controlling at Krupp Stahl AG from 1988-1989, after which Mr. Leese was Commercial Director of Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH from 1990-1993. From 1993-1997 he was a member of the Executive Board of Krupp Hoesch Verarbeitung. Mr. Leese was responsible for finance and controlling and was Chairman of the Management Board of Hoesch Hohenlimburg GmbH. Since 1997, Mr. Leese has been Chairman of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp Nirosta and a member of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp Stainless. In 2000, Mr. Leese was appointed Chairman of the Executive Board of Salzgitter AG.

Salzgitter AG, which comprises more than 100 national and international subsidiaries and associated companies, is organized under a management holding company into the Steel, Trading, Tubes, Services and Technology divisions. With external sales of around â'¬ 10 billion, a production of over 7 million tons of crude steel and around 24,000 employees, Salzgitter AG is one of Europe's leading steel technology groups. Salzgitter AG is among the top 5 in Europe in the area of high-quality section and flat steel products, number 1 in Europe in the area of medium-sized line pipe and precision tubes, and world market leader in the large-diameter tubes segment. With its stake in Klöckner-Werke AG, Salzgitter AG is one of the leading suppliers of filling and packaging technology.

Status: Beginning of 2008