Members of the Supervisory Board
Dr. Ralf Bethke, business administration graduate, Deidesheim – Chairman of the Supervisory Board (born in 1942)
Shareholder representative
Former Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Supervisory Board chairman since 14 May 2008
In office until the close of the ordinary AGM 2012
First appointed: 1 July 2007
Further Supervisory Board appointments:
Benteler International AG, Salzburg (vice chairman)
Dr. Jens Ehrhardt Kapital AG, Pullach (Supervisory Board chairman)
Süddeutsche Zuckerrübenverwertungs-Genossenschaft eG, Stuttgart-Ochsenfurt
Südzucker AG, Mannheim
Michael Vassiliadis, chemical laboratory technician, Hanover, Vice Chairman (born in 1964)
Employee representative
Chairman of IG BCE (Mining, Chemicals and Energy Trade Union), Hanover
In office until the close of the ordinary AGM 2013
First appointed: 7 May 2003
Further Supervisory Board appointments:
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen
Evonik STEAG GmbH, Essen (vice chairman)
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA , Düsseldorf
Ralf Becker, trade union secretary, Lindwedel (born in 1965)
Employee representative
State District Manager North of IG BCE (Mining, Chemicals and Energy Trade Union), Hanover
In office until the close of the ordinary AGM 2013
First appointed: 1 August 2009
Other appointments to supervisory bodies:
Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH, Hanover
Jella S. Benner-Heinacher, lawyer, Meerbusch (born in 1960)
Shareholder representative
Federal Manager of the Deutsche Schutzvereinigung für Wertpapierbesitz e.V., Düsseldorf
In office until the close of the ordinary AGM 2013
First appointed: 7 May 2003
Further Supervisory Board appointments:
A.S. Création Tapeten AG, Gummersbach
Profile Jella S. Benner-Heinacher
George Cardona, economist, Monaco (born in 1951)
Shareholder representative
Member of the Board of Directors of OJSC EuroChem Mineral and Chemical Co., Russia
In office until the close of the ordinary AGM 2015
First appointed: 9 October 2009
Other appointments to supervisory bodies:
Board of Donalink Ltd, Cyprus
Board of Erglis Ltd, Cyprus (chairman)
Board of EuroChem Group SE, Cyprus (chairman, until 22 September 2010: MCC Holding Plc)
Board of Hamilton Art Ltd., Isle of Man (chairman)
Board of Hamilton Jets Ltd., Bermuda (chairman)
Board of Harewood House Ltd., Jersey, Channel Islands (chairman)
Board of Linea Ltd., Bermuda (chairman)
Board of Linetrust PTC Ltd., Bermuda (chairman)
Board of Directors of OJSC Siberian Coal Energy Co., Russia
Board of Valise Ltd., Bermuda (chairman)
Board of Valton Ltd., Bermuda (chairman)
Harald Döll, power plant electronic technician, Philippsthal (born in 1964)
Employee representative
Chairman of the Works Council of K+S KALI GmbH's Werra plant
In office until the close of the ordinary AGM 2013
First appointed: 1 August 2009
Dr. Rainer Gerling, engineering graduate, Heringen (Werra) (born in 1958)
Employee representative
Head of K+S KALI GmbH's Werra plant
In office until the close of the ordinary AGM 2013
First appointed: 14 May 2008
Rainer Grohe, engineering graduate, Otterstadt (born in 1940)
Shareholder representative
Assistant Professor at the Bundeswehr University, Munich
In office until the close of the ordinary AGM 2013
First appointed: 6 May 1998
Further Supervisory Board appointments:
Aurubis AG, Hamburg
Graphit Kropfmühl AG, Hauzenberg (vice chairman)
PFW Aerospace AG, Speyer
SASAG AG, Elsteraue
Dr. Karl Heidenreich, business administration graduate, Mannheim (born in 1941)
Shareholder representative
Former Member of the Board of Executive Directors of Landesbank Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart/Karlsruhe/Mannheim
In office until the close of the ordinary AGM 2013
First appointed: 7 May 2003
Rüdiger Kienitz, mining technologist, Geisa (born in 1960)
Employee representative
Member of the Works Council of K+S KALI GmbH's Werra plant
In office until the close of the ordinary AGM 2013
First appointed: 26 March 1998
Klaus Krüger, mining technologist, Wolmirstedt (born in 1954)
Employee representative
Chairman of the Joint Works Council of the K+S Group
Chairman of the Works Council of K+S KALI GmbH´s Zielitz plant
In office until the close of the ordinary AGM 2013
First appointed: 9 August 1999
Dieter Kuhn, mining engineer, Bernburg (born in 1958)
Employee representative
First deputy of the Joint Works Council of the K+S Group
Chairman of the Works Council of Esco GmbH & Co. KG´s Bernburg plant
In office until the close of the ordinary AGM 2013
First appointed: 7 May 2003
Dr. Bernd Malmström, jurist, Berlin (born in 1941)
Shareholder representative
Lawyer
In office until the close of the ordinary AGM 2013
First appointed: 7 May 2003
Further Supervisory Board appointments:
HHLA Intermodal GmbH, Hamburg
IFCO-Systems N.V., Amsterdam (chairman)
Lehnkering GmbH, Duisburg (chairman)
SBB Schweizer Bundesbahnen AG, Berne (Administrative Board)
VTG AG, Hamburg
Other appointments to supervisory bodies:
DAL - Deutsche-Afrika-Linien GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
time:matters GmbH, Neu-Isenburg (chairman)
Dr. Rudolf Müller, agricultural engineering graduate, Ochsenfurt (born in 1943)
Shareholder representative
Former member of the Board of Executive Directors of Südzucker AG, Mannheim
In office until the close of the ordinary AGM 2013
First appointed: 7 May 2003
Other appointments to supervisory bodies:
University Council Fachhochschule Weihenstephan-Triesdorf, Freising (chairman)
University Council of the Universität Hohenheim, Stuttgart
Renato da Salvo, shop fitter, Auhagen (born in 1964)
Employee representative
Shop fitter at the K+S KALI GmbH's Sigmundshall plant
In office until the close of the ordinary AGM 2013
First appointed: 7 May 2003
Dr. Eckart Sünner, lawyer, Neustadt a.d. Weinstraße (born in 1944)
Shareholder representative
Of Counsel, Allen & Overy LLP, office Mannheim
In office until the close of the ordinary AGM 2013
First appointed: 28 April 1992
Further Supervisory Board appointments:
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberberg