APEX Group: exceet expands supervisory board to include former Salzgitter CEO Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heinz Jörg Fuhrmann.
The voting shareholders of exceet Group SCA (ISIN LU0472835155), parent company of the APEX Group (“APEX”), a leading developer and operator of green hydrogen electrolysis plants for the decarbonization of industry , infrastructure and in the mobility sector, approved the expansion of the Supervisory Board from five to six members proposed by the company with 100% of the votes at the general meeting that took place and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heinz Jörg Fuhrmann (67) elected as a new member of the supervisory board.
The Supervisory Board elected Prof. Fuhrmann as Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board today at its constitutive meeting following the Annual General Meeting. Together with the Chairman of the Supervisory Board Roland Lienau and the other members of the Supervisory Board, he will actively support the company’s growth strategy.
After working in research for three years, Prof. Fuhrmann began his career in German industry in 1983 at Klöckner-Werke AG, where, after various positions at the company headquarters, he worked until 1995, most recently as commercial managing director of the Klöckner subsidiary Peguform -Werke GmbH.
In the same year, Prof. Fuhrmann moved to Preussag Stahl AG, which changed its name to Salzgitter AG in 1998. Initially working as a general representative, he became a member of the group’s board of directors in 1996. From 2001 to 2011 he was CFO, and from 2007 he was also deputy chairman of the board and responsible for the newly founded technology division.
From 2011 to 2021, Prof. Fuhrmann was CEO of Salzgitter AG. In addition to his career at Salzgitter, Prof. Fuhrmann was and is active in a variety of academic and national committees. Since 2003 he has been a lecturer at RWTH Aachen University, which appointed him honorary professor in 2008.
From 2014 onwards he was a member of the Senate of the Fraunhofer Society, which he chaired from 2016 to 2022. In addition, he was chairman of the Steel Employers’ Association from 2021 to 2023, a member of the executive board of the Federal Association of German Industries (BDI) from 2020 to 2021 and a member of the German Hydrogen Council. Prof. Fuhrmann studied metallurgy at RWTH Aachen with additional studies in economics. He received his doctorate with distinction in 1990 from the Technical University of Berlin.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heinz Jörg Fuhrmann, member of the supervisory board of exceet SCA, said:
The industry in Europe is in the middle of one of the biggest upheavals in its history.
“Decarbonization requires a conversion of key production processes and energy sources. Hydrogen will play an important role in this. The market for hydrogen is just emerging, but its producers must be able to deliver quickly on a large scale if industry and politics want to achieve their goals. This requires dynamic, innovative companies like APEX that have experience in dealing with the technical complexity of building and operating large-scale plants.”
“I look forward to contributing my knowledge and skills in this area to APEX and contributing to the transformation of the industry. With significant reference projects, good capitalization and an excellent management team that combines technical and business know-how, APEX is optimally positioned to further expand its leading position in Europe.”
Roland Lienau, Chairman of exceet, said:
Prof. Fuhrmann has decades of experience in leading positions in the implementation of large-scale systems in the industrial and energy sectors and the associated significant investment decisions.
“I am pleased that we have gained a luminary from the steel sector with proven hydrogen expertise for the exceet supervisory board, who will provide APEX with significant support with his knowledge and network.”
About APEX Group
The APEX Group was founded in Rostock/Laage in 2000 and has focused entirely on hydrogen electrolysis systems since 2012. This makes the company one of the pioneers in this area. APEX’s goal is to become an internationally established developer and operator of hydrogen plants. In its core business, APEX develops, builds and sells or operates green hydrogen electrolysis plants with an electrolysis capacity of less than 1 GW.
These are used to decarbonize industrial value chains and produce green hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives such as LOHC (liquid organic hydrogen carriers) and e-fuels. They are used, for example, in the steel, chemical and cement industries as well as other energy-intensive industries. The company also offers systems for infrastructure and logistics, particularly for industrial use in warehouses, ports and production facilities.
About exceet
exceet is a holding company listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN LU0472835155, WKN A0YF5P). Since merging with the APEX Group, its investment focus has been on developing projects for a decentralized supply of green hydrogen.
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APEX Group: exceet expands supervisory board to include former Salzgitter CEO Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heinz Jörg Fuhrmann, January 18, 2024
