members of the Supervisory Board. Beate Schlaven was elected as an employee represen-
tative in the board for the first time. Olaf Jung departed from the board. The Ordinary Annual
General Meeting reappointed Susanne Klatten and appointed Dr. Jens Schulte for the
first time as members of the Supervisory Board. The tenure of the newly appointed and reappointed
members of the Supervisory Board began with the end of the Annual General
Meeting on March 15, 2018. The Supervisory Board reappointed Ulrich Gajewiak and Susanne
Klatten as deputy chairman and deputy chairwoman of the Supervisory Board. The Super-
visory Board reappointed Ulrich Gajewiak and Susanne Klatten as members of the Human
Resources Committee, and appointed Beate Schlaven as a member of said committee for
the first time. Dr. Jens Schulte was appointed as Chairman of the Audit Committee, succeeding
Dr. Lothar Steinebach. Armin Glashauser and Stefan Weis were reappointed as members
of the Audit Committee. The Supervisory Board reappointed Susanne Klatten and Klaus Koch
to the Mediation Committee.
The Supervisory Board would like to express its gratitude to Lothar Steinebach and Olaf
Jung for the good and trusting cooperation. The Supervisory Board would also like to thank
the members of the Management Board, the company’s management, and the Group’s employees
for their achievements and commitment during the last fiscal year.
Wesel, March 12, 2019
For the Supervisory Board
Dr. Klaus-Jürgen Schmieder
Chairman
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