thyssenkrupp announces new country CEO of Saudi Arabia

thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions has announced that Volker Hellberg has succeeded Thomas Dreiling as its country CEO in Saudi Arabia. Mr Hellberg has a long track record in the Middle East, having joined the company in 2015.

Mr Dreiling will now move to Germany and serve as the head of the company’s cement plants operating unit. Over a four-year period, he responsible for combining various thyssenkrupp businesses such as cement, mining, chemicals and services into a single entity – thyssenkrupp Saudi Arabia Contracting.

"Volker Hellberg has a long-standing connection to Saudi Arabia and will continue to drive the growth of thyssenkrupp’s plant engineering and construction business in the country with a special focus on the industrial service portfolio," said the company in a press release. Mr Hellberg was previously the vice president of service and business development – cement & mining at thyssenkrupp Saudi Arabia.