Thyssenkrupp steel boss Goss to lead joint venture with Tata Steel

Germany's Thyssenkrupp and India's Tata Steel on Monday named the top management of their planned European joint venture, ending months of uncertainty over who will join the entity's leadership.

Andreas Goss, the head of Thyssenkrupp's steel division, will become the chief executive of the entity, which will be Europe's second-largest steelmaker after ArcelorMittal.

Hans Fischer, who is currently leading Tata Steel's European division, will become deputy CEO and chief technology officer.

Thyssenkrupp and Tata Steel in June signed a final agreement to create the venture following years of talks, just days before a leadership crisis erupted at the sprawling German industrials group.Sandip Biswas, a member of Tata Steel's senior management, will become finance chief of the new entity, the groups said.