The supervisory board of Salzgitter AG has elected Ulrike Brouzi as its new chairwoman, Kallanish learns. Her term of office begins with immediate effect. She is the first woman on the chair post
Brouzi is an executive manager of DZ Bank, the central institution for approximately 700 cooperative banks and their around 7,200 branch offices.
Since 2013, she has been a member of the supervisory board of Salzgitter. She has played a key role in shaping the steelmaker’s strategic direction of the past few years, says Gerald Heere, finance minister of state Lower Saxony.
“She is intimately familiar with the group’s processes, structures and strategic direction, and is therefore an excellent choice as chair of the supervisory board,” Heere is quoted as saying by public broadcaster NDR. Heere is a member of Salzgitter’s supervisory board, where he represents the main shareholder, the state of Lower Saxony.
The former chairman, Heinz-Gerhard Wente, stepped down in October 2025. Hans-Jürgen Urban took over as deputy chairman of the supervisory board on an interim basis.
