Angela Steinecker to succeed Michael Leppek as representative of IG Metall at KUKA Supervisory Board

Angela Steinecker is a new member of the KUKA Supervisory Board.

(PRESS RELEASE) AUGSBURG, 6-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — KUKA (ETR: KU2), one of the world’s leading suppliers of industrial robots and systems for factory automation and part of Midea Group, has announced that Angela Steinecker will succeed Michael Leppek as representative of IG Metall at the KUKA Supervisory Board, in effect as of June 29, 2022. Michael Leppek has resigned his board seat.

The 44-year-old native of Augsburg is 2nd Authorized Representative and Managing Director of IG Metall Augsburg. A lawyer by training, she worked for various law firms before joining IG Metall in 2015. For six years, Angela Steinecker was active as a city councilor in Augsburg. She also held several positions on supervisory boards in the region and, since this year, has also been a representative on the supervisory board of BSH Hausgeräte GmbH. Michael Leppek, who sat on the KUKA Supervisory Board for IG Metall for nine years, has resigned from his position due to a change in career as of June 15, 2022.

Media contact:

Wolfgang Meisen
Head of Corporate Communications
KUKA AG, Zugspitzstraße 140, 86165 Augsburg, Germany
+49 821 797-3722

SOURCE: KUKA AG