Supervisory Board
In accordance with the German Co-determination Act (Mitbestimmungsgesetz) from 1976, the Henkel Supervisory Board has 16 members made up of an equal number of shareholder and employee representatives. The purpose of the Supervisory Board is to regularly advise and monitor Henkel Management AG and/or its Management Board in its stewardship of the company.
| Supervisory Board of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | ||
| Membership in statutory supervisory and administrative boards in Germany |
Membership of comparable supervisory boards | |
| Dr. Simone Bagel-Trah Chairwoman, Private Investor, Düsseldorf Born in 1969 Member since April 14, 2008 |
Henkel Management AG | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Shareholders' Committee) |
| Winfried Zander* Vice-Chairman, Chairman of the General Works Council of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA and Chairman of the Works Council of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, site Düsseldorf Born in 1954 Member since May 17, 1993 |
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| Jutta Bernicke* Member of the Works Council of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, site Düsseldorf Born in 1962 Member since April 14, 2008 |
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| Dr. rer. nat. Kaspar Freiherr von Braun Astrophysicist, Pasadena Born in 1971 Member since April 19, 2010 |
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| Johann-Christoph Frey Commercial Executive, Klosters Born in 1955, Member since September 23, 2009 |
Henkel Iberica S.A., Spain | |
| Birgit Helten-Kindlein* Member of the Works Council of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, site Düsseldorf Born in 1964 Member since April 14, 2008 |
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| Bernd Hinz* Member of the General Works Council of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA and Vice-Chairman of the Works Council of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, site Düsseldorf Born in 1951 Member since May 4, 1998 |
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| Prof. Dr. sc. nat. Michael Kaschke Member of the Executive Board of Carl Zeiss AG, Oberkochen Born in 1957 Member since April 14, 2008 |
Siltronic AG, |
Carl-Zeiss Group mandates: Carl Zeiss Japan Co. Ltd. (Chairman), Carl Zeiss Far East (Chairman), Carl Zeiss India Pte. Ltd. (Chairman) |
| Thomas Manchot Private Investor, Düsseldorf Born in 1965 Member since April 10, 2006 |
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| Mayc Nienhaus* Member of the General Works Council of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA and Chairman of the Works Council of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, site Unna Born in 1961 Member since January 1, 2010 |
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| Thierry Paternot Operating Partner, Duke Street Capital, Paris Born in 1948 Member since April 14, 2008 |
SGD SA (Chairman), France, FullSix International SAS (Chairman), France, Bio DS SAS, France | |
| Andrea Pichottka* Secretariat of the General Executive of IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie, responsible for research / technology, women / equal opportunities, employees, advertising, Hanover Born in 1959 Member since October 26, 2004 |
Siltronic AG | |
| Prof. Dr. Theo Siegert Managing Partner of de Haen-Carstanjen & Söhne, Düsseldorf Born in 1947 Member since April 18, 2005 |
Deutsche Bank AG, E.ON AG, ERGO AG, Merck KGaA |
DKSH Holding Ltd., Switzerland, E. Merck OHG |
| Konstantin von Unger (until April 19, 2010) Founding Partner Blue Corporate Finance, London Born in 1966 Member since April 10, 2006 |
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Shareholders’ Committee), Ten Lifestyle Management Ltd., Great Britain | |
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Michael Vassiliadis* |
BASF SE, K + S AG (Vice-Chairman), Evonik Steag GmbH (Vice-Chairman) |
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| Dr. h.c. Bernhard Walter Former Chairman of the Executive Board Dresdner Bank AG, Frankfurt / Main Born in 1942 Member since May 4, 1998 |
Bilfinger Berger AG (Chairman), Daimler AG, Deutsche Telekom AG |
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| Ulf Wentzien* Commercial Executive, Düsseldorf Representative of the Senior Staff of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA Born in 1963 Member since April 14, 2008 |
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| Subcommittees of the Supervisory Board of the Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | ||
| Members | ||
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Nomination Committee The Nomination Committee prepares the resolutions of the Supervisory Board on election proposals to be presented to the Annual General Meeting on the election of members of the Supervisory Board (representatives of the shareholders). |
Dr. Simone Bagel-Trah, Chairwoman, Dr. h.c. Bernhard Walter Johann-Christoph Frey (since April 19, 2010) Konstantin von Unger (until April 19, 2010) | |
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Audit Committee The Audit Committee prepares resolutions of the Supervisory Board on the approval of the annual financial statements and the consolidated financial statements, for ratification of the proposal to be put before the Annual General Meeting regarding appointment of the auditor and also deals with accountancy, risk management and compliance issues. |
Dr. h.c. Bernhard Walter, Chairman Prof. Dr. Theo Siegert, Vice-Chairman Dr. Simone Bagel-Trah Birgit Helten-Kindlein Michael Vassiliadis Winfried Zander | |
| Supervisory Board of Henkel Management AG | ||
| Membership in statutory supervisory and administrative boards in Germany |
Membership of comparable supervisory boards | |
| Dr. Simone Bagel-Trah Chairwoman, Private Investor, Düsseldorf Born in 1969 Member since February 15, 2008 |
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Shareholders' Committee) |
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Stefan Hamelmann |
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Shareholders’ Committee) | |
| Prof. Dr. Ulrich Lehner Former Chairman of the Management Board of Henkel KGaA, Düsseldorf Born in 1946 Member since February 15, 2008 |
Deutsche Telekom AG (Chairman), |
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Shareholders' Committee) Dr. August Oetker KG, Novartis AG, Switzerland |
