The company, however, maintained that the appointment is 'interim' and shareholders approval would be sought next year to make it a full-time engagement.
Sections in France may still be sore about Laxmi N Mittal's takeover of Arcelor but Luxembourg, where the factory is located, is certainly not afraid of the owner of the world's largest steel manufacturer of Indian origin.
Luxembourg on Tuesday said a takeover law that it planned to enact in May was in no way aimed at creating impediments to steel tycoon L N Mittal's bid to takeover Arcelor.
