TK Elevator announces new CFO

Philipp Müller has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer at TK Elevator with effect from 1 October. He succeeds Ercan Keles, who has been appointed as CEO of TK Elevator’s business unit Access Solutions.

Müller will be in charge of the global financial organisation of TK Elevator and report to CEO Uday Yadav. Müller is responsible for the departments Corporat Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Financial Planning and Analysis, Audit, M&A, Taxes and Investor Relations.

Müller joins TKE from Oerlikon, a global leader for surface engineering, polymer processing and additive manufacturing, where he served as Group CFO from 2020. He worked there as Group CFO. Previously, Mueller was vice president, investor relations for Baker Hughes when it merged with GE Oil & Gas and became an independently listed company on the NYSE.

Müller began his career at GE with the internal audit team and served for more than 12 years in leadership roles across GE Healthcare, corporate, and industrial businesses. Mueller holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Mannheim, Germany.

New position for Keles

The previous CFO Ercan Keles has now been appointed as CEO of TK Elevator’s business unit Access Solutions, consisting of Airport and Home Solutions – and lead business development in the Middle East. Additionally, he will serve as Labor Director and report to TK Elevator CEO Uday Yadav.

Keles joined the thyssenkrupp Group in 2006 and has over 25 years international experience in the finance sector in industrial and investment goods. He was CFO for twelve years at TK Elevator and had a decisive share in the sale of the lift segment of the thyssenkrupp Group in 2020.

More information: tkelevator.com