FOUNDATION
Willy Korf’s daughter, Astrid, founded the Willy Korf Foundation in 2000. The Foundation supports young, innovative academics in the steel industry across the world. Astrid and her family present the annual Willy Korf Award for Young Excellence, alongside the prestigious Willy Korf / Ken Iverson Award, at the internationally acclaimed Steel Success Strategies Conference, traditionally held in New York City. Among other priorities, the Foundation is planning to focus increasingly on sustainability.
ASTRID KORF-WOLMAN
BOARD CHAIR
Astrid Korf-Wolman grew up in Baden-Baden, Germany. She studied Architecture at the Technical University of Berlin and graduated with a degree in Engineering. After her father’s death in 1990, she moved to London and took over responsibility for the family business, Korf Steel. At the same time, she also worked for IMG, managing their German golf course projects. She took a degree in Graphology at the British Academy of Graphology in London in 2003, and now works as a consultant, analysing handwriting for recruitment purposes.
After the sale of KORF STEEL in 2000, she set up the Willy Korf Foundation. Astrid is married and has two children, both of whom are currently involved in the work of the Foundation.
MAXIMILIAN WOLMAN
DIRECTOR
Maximilian Wolman is the son of Astrid Korf-Wolman and sits on the board of the Willy Korf Foundation where he focuses on the exploration of new steelmaking technologies and processes. He currently resides in New York City where he is an analyst in the M&A team at Bank of America. Previously, Max worked at the Ardagh Group in their Metal Beverage business. Max graduated from the Huntsman Program of the University of Pennsylvania where he received a BSc in Economics from the Wharton School and a dual-major BA in International Studies and Italian Studies.
