Press Release No. 36/2015 IG Metall Chairman Detlef Wetzel Presents Personnel Proposal for the New Leadership of IG Metall

Frankfurt am Main – IG Metall President Detlef Wetzel presented a personnel proposal for the future leadership of IG Metall to the Executive Board at today’s meeting. Detlef Wetzel (62) had previously announced that he would not seek re-election at the upcoming union convention in October 2015.

Detlef Wetzel proposes Jörg Hofmann (59), currently Second Chair, as his successor for the office of First Chair.

In addition, both IG Metall chairpersons are proposing Christiane Benner (47) for the position of Second Chairperson. She is currently an executive board member. Ralf Kutzner (56), Chief Representative of the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg Regional Office and previously a volunteer board member, is to be added as another executive board member.

Jürgen Kerner (46), Chief Treasurer, as well as the executive board members Wolfgang Lemb (53), Hans-Jürgen Urban (53), and Irene Schulz (51) are being nominated for reelection.

“With Jörg Hofmann—who is experienced and well-versed in many future-oriented issues—at the helm, with Christiane Benner as an expert on women’s, white-collar, and engineering policy, and with the broad, complementary expertise of the entire leadership team, IG Metall is ideally positioned to address important membership and future-oriented issues,” Wetzel said Monday in Frankfurt.

The Executive Board will make the final decision on the nominations at its meeting on July 14, 2015. The election of the future leadership will be held by the delegates at the 23rd Regular Union Congress, taking place October 18–24, 2015, in Frankfurt.