Ilse Henne

Member of the Executive Board of thyssenkrupp AG,
Chief Executive Officer thyssenkrupp Materials Services

ilse henne

Member of the Executive Board of thyssenkrupp AG, Chief Executive Officer of the Executive Board of the Materials Services segment, Chief Executive Officer of the Executive Board of thyssenkrupp Materials Services GmbH

Responsible for the business units "Distribution & Trading", "Processing", and "Solutions" as well as the central function "Corporate Strategy & Communications".

Master’s degree in linguistics and literature at Ghent University followed by advanced business management studies.

Ilse Henne began her career in 1999 at thyssenkrupp Christon in Belgium as Sales Manager before becoming Managing Director in 2002. From 2012 to 2016 she was CEO of the Materials Western Europe/Asia Pacific operating unit, focusing on its strategic alignment.

As CEO of thyssenkrupp Schulte and the Materials Germany operating unit Ilse Henne has been in charge of the German materials distribution business since 2016. In July 2018 she also assumed the position of CEO of the Materials Western Europe/Asia Pacific operating unit again.

Ilse Henne was a member of the Executive Board of thyssenkrupp Materials Services GmbH (Chief Transformation Officer) since January 1, 2019. On January 1, 2024, she was appointed to the Executive Board of thyssenkrupp AG. Since June 7, 2024, Ilse Henne has also assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of thyssenkrupp Materials Services.