Speech of the Chairman of the Executive Board on 20 years of new Salzgitter AG
[2023-02-05 07:00:44]
On June 2, 1998, Salzgitter faced many criticisms and allegations and acted boldly. By doing so, it opens a new chapter in the company 's 140 - year history.
Despite the various political and economic challenges of the time, it has been questioned in many ways that the new company can be in a permanent independent state. But we took this bold first step and in the 1998 annual report I stated as follows.
Since 1998, with the support of the State of Lower Saxony, many things have happened, from the acquisition of Mannesmannröhren-Werke in 2000 to the acquisition of Klöckner-Werke in 2007 and the acquisition of Europe's largest copper producer Aurubis . Between the crisis of the financial market and the steel boom to the structural crisis of the European steel market - for years we have not escaped the challenge, we carefully but with the confidence we need we have done business in this environment It was
Due to our long-term success, our corporate strategy is proving its value for the benefit of all stakeholders, while facing a more severe turmoil. The measures we have been implementing since 2012 have laid the foundation for a sustainable and prosperous future. Today, we can decide the following, we did the following in the 2017 annual report of this year:
Today, there is no doubt that we have succeeded, and at the same time, we have established an equally sound foundation by our own efforts, so we can exist in an independent state.
Howard Schultz is the founder and chairman of the company. From founding in 1985 until June 2000, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. From June 2000 until February 2005, Mr. Schulz served as Chief Global Strategist. Mr. Schulz is also a director of DreamWorks Animation SKG. James L. Donald joined Starbucks in October 2002 and has served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director since April 2005. From October 2004 to April 2005, Mr. Donald served as CEO candidate. Prior to that, when I joined in October 2002, Mr. Donald served as President of North America. From October 1996 to October 2002, Mr. Donald served as Pathmark Stores, Inc. Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer At that time, he was at Albertson's, Inc., Safeway, Inc. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has held various senior management positions.
Currently he is CEO, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chairman of the Board. Prior to establishing XY-The Findables Company, it was CEO and Chairman of Pike Holdings Inc, Chief Technology Officer of Tight Line Technologies LLC. Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from New York University of Technology. Interesting fact: He was one of the first Afghanistan Dutch family immigrated from South Africa to the United States in 1976.
RAMON S. ANG-Filipino (56 years old) has served as Chairman and CEO and Executive Director of Petron since January 8, 2009. He also serves as chairman of the Executive Committee and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Currently he is Vice President of San Miguel (SMC), President and Chief Operating Officer of SMC, Chairman of Liberty Telecom Holdings Inc., and Vice Chairman and Director of Manila Electric. In addition, he is also an officer and director of several SMC subsidiaries. ERIC O. RECTO-Filipino, 46 years old, has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the company since October 7, 2008. He became a director of Petron on July 31, 2008. He is a member of the Executive Committee and the Nomination Committee of the Board of Directors. And the compensation committee. Currently, he is CEO of Eastern Telecom Philippines (ETPI), Vice Chairman and President of ISM Communications Corporation, the parent company of ETPI.