Member of the Supervisory Board
Dr Marie Sophie Jaroni was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board and Chairwoman of the ESG Committee of the SEFE Supervisory Board in October 2023.
Marie Jaroni is Chief Transformation Officer and Member of the Executive Board of thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG since 1 October 2024. She is responsible for the strategic development and performance-oriented management of the company as well as for Communications & Sustainability, Government & Regulatory Affairs and Logistics Services.
Jaroni has been working for thyssenkrupp Steel in various functions since 2020: Initially as Head of Strategy & Communication, before taking over as Head of Decarbonisation and Sustainability in June 2024, where she was responsible for implementing the transformation to carbon-neutral steel production. In June 2024, she joined ThyssenKrupp AG as Executive Vice President Steel.
Before joining the Business Area Industrial Solution thyssenkrupp in autumn 2017, Marie worked at McKinsey & Company for over six years and was responsible for international transformation projects in Germany, the United States and Hong Kong.
She studied metallurgy and materials engineering at the renowned RWTH Aachen University. This was followed by a doctorate on the “Supply of Raw Materials (rare earths elements) in Europe”.