The supervisory board of Kloeckner & Co SE (KCO.XE) Thursday said it has appointed Karsten Lork as a member of the management board with responsibility for Europe and Asia as of February 1.

MAIN FACTS:

-Karsten Lork holds a business degree and has 20 years of experience in the steel and metal industry.

-He was most recently chief sales officer and member of the board of the Outokumpu Oyj (OUT1V.HE) owned Inoxum Group, which was previously ThyssenKrupp AG's (TKA.XE) stainless steel segment.

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