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Isabelle Kocher is the new CEO of the French utility company ENGIE SA – formerly GDF Suez – in La Défense/France. She succeeds Gérard Mestrallet, who will remain Chairman of the ENGIE Board of Directors.

Prof. Ralph Wetzel is the new President of the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Raw Materials (BGR) in Hannover/Germany, succeeding Prof. Hans-Joachim Kümpel.

On 1st May 2016, Stefan Kapferer is due to take over as Chairman of the General Executive Management Board of the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW), Berlin. He is currently Deputy Secretary-General at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris, and previously held the role of State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Economic ...

On 1st February 2016, Henry von Klencke assumed responsibility for international issues concerning raw materials within the Security and raw materials department in the Federation of German Industry (BDI), Berlin.

On 25th January 2016, Wolfgang Cieslik, member of the Board of Management at STEAG GmbH, Essen, and President of the German Coal Importer Association (VDKi), Hamburg, was elected the new President of EURACOAL, the international interest group of the coal industry. He will serve a period of office of one year, replacing Zygmunt Łukaszczyk, Chairman of the Board of Katowicki ...

Geert van Poelvoorde, Executive Vice President and CEO of ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe S. A., Luxembourg, has been the new President of the European Steel Association (EUROFER), the European association of steel manufacturers, since December 2015.

Following the retirement of Joachim Geisler from the Board of Management of Mitteldeutsche Braunkohlengesellschaft mbH (MIBRAG) in Zeitz, Germany, on 31st January 2016, his responsibilities have been shared out amongst the rest of the Board. As Commercial Director, Bernd-Uwe Haase is now also responsible for the entire technical division. Heinz Junge, HR/Labour Director, is additionally responsible for the Communications and ...

The current CFO of Finnish stainless steel manufacturer Outokumpu, Reinhard Florey, is due to take over from David C. Davies as CFO at OMV AG, Vienna, by 1st August 2016 at the latest.

On 1st January 2016, Bernd Tönjes, Chairman of the Management Board at RAG Aktiengesellschaft in Herne/Germany, became the moderator of the Initiativkreis Ruhr in Essen for a two-year term. This honorary post was previously held by Klaus Engel, Chairman of the Board at Evonik Industries AG, Essen, whose term of office ended at the end of the two-year cycle. On ...

Following the restructuring of RWE Deutschland AG, Essen, former CEO Arndt Neuhaus left the company on 31st January 2016. CFO Bernd Böddeling has taken on the responsibilities of the CEO until further notice. On 1st August 2016, Lars Kulik, currently responsible for lignite planning at RWE Power AG, will become Executive Board member of RWE Generation SE and its subsidiary, ...