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By appointing Pischetsrieder, who has served as chief executive
of both BMW <BMWG.DE> and Volkswagen <VOWG_p.DE>, the foundation
seeks to address long-standing concerns over its board's
composition and whether it is fully qualified to fulfill it role
as the largest investor of one of Germany's biggest industrial
groups.
The foundation's board is currently mainly made up of academics
and politicians.
The foundation owns a 21 percent stake in Thyssenkrupp and holds
two seats on the conglomerate's 20-person board.
"The committee is appointing a seasoned executive with
comprehensive industrial competence," the foundation said in a
statement. "The board thereby complements its strong economic
expertise."
Thyssenkrupp is undergoing one of its largest-ever
restructurings, aiming to spin off its capital goods businesses
- elevators, car parts and plant engineering - into a separate
entity.
Pischetsrieder, 70, currently chairs the supervisory board of
Munich Re <MUVGn.DE>, where Ursula Gather, the Krupp
foundation's chief, also holds a seat.
Pischetsrieder was CEO of BMW in 1993-1999 and CEO of VW from
2002-2006 before he lost the support of influential labor
leaders who stifled his reform efforts.
He also sits on the supervisory board of carmaker Daimler <DAIGn.DE>.
His appointment at the foundation will expand its board of
trustees to 12 members.
(Reporting by Christoph Steitz; editing by Thomas Seythal and
Susan Fenton)
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