Carl Brockmeyer will become CEO of the Distribution & Trading Business Unit of Thyssenkrupp Materials Service as of December 1, 2025. The Essen-based company announced this in a press release. Accordingly, Carl Brockmeyer will take over the role from Detlef Schotten, who after more than 30 years with the group will retire in March 2026 following an interim and handover period.
Ilse Henne, CEO of Thyssenkrupp Materials Services:
“With Carl Brockmeyer we are gaining an experienced leader with broad industry experience for our warehousing and trading business. His touchpoints with many customer industries that are important to us and his years of international experience, especially in North America, will help to continue our transformation from a pure materials trader to a service provider.”
“At the same time, I would like to extend heartfelt thanks to Detlef
Schotten for his work for our company. He has accompanied the development of many areas of our company not only over decades, but profoundly shaped them – operationally, strategically and culturally. For this I am very grateful to him, on behalf of the entire Thyssenkrupp Materials Services Executive Board.”
Carl Brockmeyer has been active for around 20 years in international industrial companies and brings extensive experience in strategic
business development as well as in the areas of service and digital. He held various positions at Oerlikon and Atlas Copco. At Atlas Copco he was responsible, until 2020, as managing director for the North America business of the Leybold brand. Subsequently, he was appointed to the Board for the Scientific Vacuum division and held this position until recently. Carl Brockmeyer studied economics in Milan, Stockholm and Boston.
