BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Germany's energy regulator on Tuesday said it has appointed Andreas Goss as the second managing director of Rosneft's German operations, which it controls under a trusteeship set up in 2022 in the wake of Europe's energy crisis.

Goss, who was CEO of Thyssenkrupp's (TKAG.DE) , opens new tab steelmaking division until 2019, will serve as the finance chief of Rosneft's German division alongside CEO Johannes Bremer, the regulator, Bundesnetzagentur, said in a statement.

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"He has more than three decades of comprehensive international management and financial expertise, which he has acquired in large global corporations and in challenging transformation and restructuring situations," it said.

Under Goss' leadership, Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe came close to forming a European joint venture with Tata Steel (TISC.NS) , opens new tab, a planned landmark deal that collapsed in 2019 after Brussels vetoed the transaction.

Before his time at Thyssenkrupp, Goss held various management roles at Siemens AG (SIEGn.DE) , opens new tab.

"He also has extensive industry knowledge in the field of oil and gas supply through various supervisory board mandates," the regulator said.

Subsidiaries of Russian oil company Rosneft (ROSN.MM) , opens new tab affected by the appointment are Rosneft Deutschland and RN Refining & Marketing, which include stakes in the Schwedt (C}RO7309414219) , opens new tab, MiRo (C}RO7309414342) , opens new tab and Bayernoil (C}RO7309414220) , opens new tab refineries.

While remaining the legal owner, Rosneft was stripped of control of its German assets following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 via a so-called trusteeship that has since been extended six times.

Sources told Reuters in October that U.S. sanctions on Rosneft rekindled discussions in Germany about nationalising the company's business there.

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