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Dr. h.c. Friedel Neuber, member of our Supervisory Board, died on October 23, 2004. Dr. Neuber
had been closely linked to the Group for many decades, as he was already involved with the predecessor
companies. From 1985 to 1993 he was a member of the supervisory board of Thyssen Stahl ag, from
1989 he served on the supervisory board of Fried. Krupp GmbH and later Fried. Krupp ag Hoesch-Krupp.
From the formation of the Company in 1999, the Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp ag was able to
count on the expert advice of Dr. Neuber. On account of his leading role in the business community of
North Rhine-Westphalia, he made a major contribution to the success of the merger of Thyssen and
Krupp. We will always honor the memory of Dr. Neuber.
On expiry of their appointments at February 21, 2004 and April 14, 2004, respectively, Executive
Board members Prof. Dr.-Ing. Eckhard Rohkamm and Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Harnisch left the Company and
entered retirement. We thank them both for their many years of deserving and successful service to the
Group. With effect from April 15, 2004 the Supervisory Board appointed Dr.-Ing. Wolfram Mörsdorf as
a new member of the Executive Board to succeed Dr.-Ing. Harnisch as representative of the Automotive
segment. As from February 22, 2004 Dr. Olaf Berlien assumed responsibility for the Technologies
segment as successor to Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rohkamm.
The Supervisory Board thanks the Executive Board, company managements, all employees and the
employee representatives for their efforts in the fiscal year.
The Supervisory Board
Dr. Gerhard Cromme
Chairman
Düsseldorf, November 30, 2004