Members of the Supervisory Board
Dr. Ralf Bethke, business administration graduate – Chairman of the Supervisory Board (born in 1942)
Shareholder representative
Entrepreneur (as member of the Supervisory Boards mentioned below)
Supervisory Board chairman since 14 May 2008
In office until the end of the ordinary AGM 2017
First appointed: 1 July 2007
Further Supervisory Board appointments:
Benteler International AG, Salzburg (vice-chairman)
DJE Kapital AG, Pullach (chairman)
Süddeutsche Zuckerrübenverwertungs-Genossenschaft eG, Stuttgart-Ochsenfurt
Südzucker AG Mannheim/Ochsenfurt, Mannheim
Michael Vassiliadis, chemical laboratory technician, Vice-Chairman (born in 1964)
Employee representative
Chairman of IG BCE (Mining, Chemicals and Energy Trade Union), Hanover
In office until the end of the ordinary AGM 2018
First appointed: 7 May 2003
Further Supervisory Board appointments:
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen
Evonik Industries AG, Essen (vice-chairman)
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA , Düsseldorf
STEAG GmbH, Essen (vice-chairman)
Profile Michael Vassiliadis
Ralf Becker, trade union secretary (born in 1965)
Employee representative
State District Manager North of IG BCE (Mining, Chemicals and Energy Trade Union), Hanover
In office until the end of the ordinary AGM 2018
First appointed: 1 August 2009
Other appointments to supervisory bodies:
Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH, Hanover (vice-chairman)
Profile Ralf Becker
Jella S. Benner-Heinacher, lawyer (born in 1960)
Shareholder representative
Deputy General Manager of the Deutsche Schutzvereinigung für Wertpapierbesitz e.V., Düsseldorf
In office until the end of the ordinary AGM 2018
First appointed: 7 May 2003
Further Supervisory Board appointments:
A.S. Création Tapeten AG, Gummersbach
Profile Jella S. Benner-Heinacher
George Cardona, economist (born in 1951)
Shareholder representative
Entrepreneur (as member of the supervisory bodies mentioned below)
In office until the end 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
Board of EuroChem Group SE, Cyprus
Board of Hamilton Art Ltd., Isle of Man
Board of Hamilton Jets Ltd., Bermuda
Board of Harewood House Ltd., Jersey, Channel Islands
Board of Linea Ltd., Bermuda
Board of Linetrust PTC Ltd., Bermuda
Board of Madake Ltd., Cyprus
Board of Directors of OJSC Siberian Coal Energy Co., Russia
Board of Sibenergy plc., Cyprus
Board of Strategic Minerals plc., UK
Board of Suek plc., Cyprus
Board of Valise Ltd., Bermuda
Board of Valton Ltd., Bermuda
Board of Westline PTC Ltd., Bermuda
Board of Wishbone Gold plc., Gibraltar
Profile George Cardona
Wesley Clark, business administration graduate (born in 1952)
Shareholder representative
Operating Partner of Advent International Private Equity Group, Boston, Massachusetts
In office until the end of the ordinary AGM 2018
First appointed: 14 May 2013
Other appointments to supervisory bodies:
Board of Directors of Patriot Supply Holdings, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, USA (Non-Executive Chairman)
Board of Directors of Morrison Supply Corporation, Fort Worth, Texas, USA (Non-Executive Chairman)
Board of ABC Supply Corporation, Beloit, Wisconsin, USA
Board of Clarcor Inc., Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Board of Stanford University Graduate School of Business, California, USA
Harald Döll, power plant electronic technician (born in 1964)
Employee representative
Chairman of the Works Council of K+S KALI GmbH's Werra plant
In office until the end of the ordinary AGM 2018
First appointed: 1 August 2009
Dr. Rainer Gerling, engineering graduate (born in 1958)
Employee representative
Head of K+S KALI GmbH's Werra plant
In office until the end of the ordinary AGM 2018
First appointed: 14 May 2008
Axel Hartmann, Wholesaler (born in 1958)
Employee representative
Vice-Chairman of the Collective Works Council of the K+S Group
Chairman of the Works Council of K+S KALI GmbH´s Neuhof-Ellers plant
In office until the end of the ordinary AGM 2018
First appointed: 14 May 2013
Rüdiger Kienitz, mining technologist (born in 1960)
Employee representative
Member of the Works Council of K+S KALI GmbH's Werra plant
In office until the end of the ordinary AGM 2018
First appointed: 26 March 1998
Klaus Krüger, mining technologist (born in 1954)
Employee representative
Chairman of the Collective Works Council of the K+S Group
Chairman of the Works Council of K+S KALI GmbH´s Zielitz plant
In office until the end of the ordinary AGM 2018
First appointed: 9 August 1999
Dieter Kuhn, mining engineer (born in 1958)
Employee representative
First Vice-Chairman of the Collective Works Council of the K+S Group
Chairman of the Works Council of esco GmbH & Co. KG´s Bernburg plant
In office until the end of the ordinary AGM 2018
First appointed: 7 May 2003
Dr. Bernd Malmström, lawyer (born in 1941)
Shareholder representative
Solicitor
In office until the end of the ordinary AGM 2018
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. Annette Messemer, political sciences graduate (born in 1964)
Shareholder representative
Divisional board member of Commerzbank AG
In office until the end of the ordinary AGM 2018
First appointed: 14 May 2013
Profile Dr. Annette Messemer
Dr. Rudolf Müller, agricultural engineering graduate (born in 1943)
Shareholder representative
Pensioner (former member of the Board of Executive Directors of Südzucker AG Mannheim/Ochsenfurt)
In office until the end of the ordinary AGM 2018
First appointed: 7 May 2003
Profile Dr. Rudolf Müller
Dr. Eckart Sünner, lawyer (born in 1944)
Shareholder representative
Lawyer (Of Counsel, Allen & Overy LLP, Mannheim office)
In office until the end of the ordinary AGM 2018
First appointed: 28 April 1992
Further Supervisory Board appointments:
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg