Marcel Hilgers
Vice President Customers, Markets & Technology thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel
Marcel Hilgers is Vice President Customers, Markets & Technology at thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel.
He believes in listening to his customers and creating solutions to serve their true needs.
With over 20-years of experience in the global steel business, and thereof over 10 years serving the transformer industry, he now works intensely on the green transformation of both steel and transformers.
Marcel leads the sales, technical customer engineering and communications team at thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel – the European market leader in grain oriented electrical steel.
His key priority today is to inform the electricity industry about options to decarbonize the grid and to form alliances across raw material suppliers, transformer makers and electric utilities.
2026 Event Agenda Sessions
Resilience and Decarbonization in Europe: The Transformer Industry as an Enabler of a Lead Market fo
Achieving industrial decarbonization and strengthening Europe’s resilience require new market models that accelerate the uptake of CO₂‑reduced materials.
Tuesday 19 May 14:50 - 15:50 Central Grid
Sustainability and Energy Efficiency
Achieving industrial decarbonization and strengthening Europe’s resilience require new market models that accelerate the uptake of CO₂‑reduced materials.
Central Grid Europe/London
