By way of a resolution dated October 26, 2023, the Supervisory Board has adopted the following Rules of Procedure:
Rules of Procedure of the Supervisory Board of Brenntag SE
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Supervisory Board
Richard Ridinger
- Nationality: German
- Year of birth: 1958
- Place of birth: Heidelberg, Germany
- Profession: Independent Management Consultant
| Richard Ridinger | Chair, Member of the Supervisory Board since June 10, 2020, elected until the end of the General Shareholders’ Meeting 2027. | |||
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| Personal Data | Nationality: | German | ||
| Year of birth: | 1958 | |||
| Place of birth: | Heidelberg | |||
| Profession: | Independent Management Consultant | |||
| Committees | Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee since June 15, 2023, and Member of the Transformation and ESG Committee since its establishment in January 2021. | |||
| Specific expertise and experience | More than 20 years of management experience in leading management positions in the chemical industry and healthcare industry, with a focus on operational and strategic transformations due to his professional background with various positions in the chemical industry. | |||
| Career | 2012 - 2019 | CEO, Lonza Group, Basel, Switzerland (SMI-listed) | ||
| 2002 - 2011 | Executive Vice President, Cognis, Monheim am Rhein, Germany | |||
| 1986 - 2002 | Various Positions in R&D, Engineering, Operations, Marketing & Sales, Business Unit Lead, HENKEL KGaA, Düsseldorf, Germany | |||
| Education and Training | 1979 - 1985 | Chemical Engineering (Diploma), University of Karlsruhe, Germany | ||
| Membership in Supervisory Boards to be established under applicable law | None. | |||
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Stefanie Berlinger
- Nationality: German
- Year of birth: 1973
- Place of birth: Neukirchen b. Hl. Blut, Germany
- Profession: Managing Director, Lilja & Co. GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany
| Stefanie Berlinger | Member of the Supervisory Board since June 9, 2015, elected until the end of the General Shareholders’ Meeting 2025. | |
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| Personal Data | Nationality: | German |
| Year of birth: | 1973 | |
| Place of birth: | Neukirchen b. Hl. Blut | |
| Profession: | Managing Director, Lilja & Co. GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany | |
| Committees | Member of the Audit and Compliance Committee since June 09, 2015. | |
| Specific expertise and experience | More than 25 years of professional experience in investment banking and capital markets on international level, with expert knowledge in accounting, auditing, risk management and compliance as well as sustainability and in particular ESG. | |
| Career | Since 2010 | Managing Director, Lilja & Co. GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany |
| Since 2006 | Partner, Lilja & Co. AG, Zurich, Switzerland | |
| 2005 | Director, lnstitutional Equity Sales, Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt, Germany | |
| 2000 - 2004 | Director, Equity Capital Markets, Deutsche Bank AG, London, UK | |
| 1998 - 1999 | Associate, Equity Capital Markets Syndicate, Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt, Germany | |
| 1996 - 1997 | Analyst, Corporate Finance, Deutsche Zentralgenossenschaftsbank AG, Frankfurt, Germany | |
Education and Training | 1992 - 1994 | European Business Studies (Bachelor), Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK |
| 1991 - 1995 | Business administration (Diploma), Technical University Regensburg, Germany | |
| Membership in Supervisory Boards to be established under applicable law | None. | |
| Membership in comparable domestic and foreign control bodies of commercial enterprises | None. | |
Sujatha Chandrasekaran
Nationality: American, Australian, and Indian
Year of birth: 1967
Place of birth: Sivaganga, India
Profession: Independent Management Consultant
| Suja Chandrasekaran | Member of the Supervisory Board since June 15, 2023, elected until the end of the General Shareholders’ Meeting 2026. | |||
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| Personal Data | Nationality: | American, Australian, and Indian | ||
| Year of birth: | 1967 | |||
| Place of birth: | Sivaganga, India | |||
| Profession: | Independent Management Consultant | |||
| Committees | Member of the Audit and Compliance Committee since June 15, 2023 | |||
| Specific expertise and experience | More than 25 years of experience in leading executive management positions in global companies, with a strong focus on technology and data, strategic transformation, digital business models, operations cybersecurity and e-commerce. | |||
| 2019 - 2022 | Chief Digital and Information Officer and Senior Executive Vice President, CommonSpirit Health, Chicago, IL, USA. | |||
| 2016 - 2019 | Global Chief Digital Officer and Chief Information Officer Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Irving, TX, USA. | |||
| 2011 - 2016 | Senior Vice President and Global Chief Technology and Data Officer, Walmart Inc., Bentonville, AR, USA. | |||
| 2009 - 2011 | Senior Vice President, Global Chief Information and E-Commerce Officer, The Timberland Company, Stratham, NH, USA. | |||
| 2007 - 2009 | Regional Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, PepsiCo Inc., Plano, TX, USA. | |||
| 1997 - 2007 | Various positions at Nestlé S.A.: Senior Director and CIO in Glendale, CA, USA and Sao Paulo, Brazil. | |||
| Education and Training | 2022 | NACD Directorship Certification, National Association of Corporate Directors, USA. | ||
| 2004 | Executive development, London Business School, London, England. | |||
| 1994 - 1996 | Business Systems (Master), Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. | |||
| 1984 - 1988 | Electrical Engineering (Bachelor), University of Madras, Madras, India. | |||
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Wijnand Donkers
- Nationality: Dutch
- Year of birth: 1962
- Place of birth: Oss, The Netherlands
- Profession: Independent Management Consultant
| Wijnand Donkers | Member of the Supervisory Board since June 8, 2017, elected until the end of the General Shareholders’ Meeting 2026. | |||
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| Personal Data | Nationality: | Dutch | ||
| Year of birth: | 1962 | |||
| Place of birth: | Oss, The Netherlands | |||
| Profession: | Independent Management Consultant | |||
| Committees | Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee since June 8, 2017, and Member of the Transformation and ESG Committee since January 2021. Chair of the Transformation and ESG Committee since June 15, 2023. | |||
| Specific expertise and experience | More than 25 years of professional experience leading change, performance improvement and executing transformative M&A as an energy and real estate private equity executive. He has a deep understanding of the challenges facing the international energy and chemicals industry and special expertise in the field of Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) due to his professional background and various executive leadership positions in the chemical industry. | |||
| Career | Since 2019 | Senior Adviser, Cerberus Capital Management LLC, New York | ||
| Since 2012 | Managing Director, Horizon D. Capital BV, Wassenaar, the Netherlands | |||
| 2015 - 2018 | Industry Partner, Petrus Advisers, London, Great Britain | |||
| 2007 - 2012 | CEO, Deutsche Annington SE / Vonovia SE, Düsseldorf, Germany | |||
| 1985 - 2007 | Business Unit Leader Oil and Gas, Chemicals and Trading & Optimisation, BP p.l.c., London, United Kingdom | |||
| Education and Training | 2004 - 2007 | Several post graduate training programmes in the USA and UK | ||
| 2004 | Advanced Management Programme, Harvard Business School, Boston, USA | |||
| 1988 - 1989 | Business Administration (Master), Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands and William E. Simon School of Business, Rochester, USA | |||
| 1984 - 1986 | International Affairs (Diploma), The Johns Hopkins University, Bologna, Italy and Washington DC, USA | |||
| 1981 - 1984 | Business Administration (Bachelor), Nyenrode Business Universiteit, Breukelen, The Netherlands | |||
| Membership in Supervisory Boards to be established under applicable law | None. | |||
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Ulrich Harnacke
- Nationality: German
- Year of birth: 1957
- Place of birth: Aachen, Germany
- Profession: Chartered Accountant and Tax Consultant, Independent Business Consultant
| Ulrich Harnacke | Member of the Supervisory Board since June 8, 2017, elected until the end of the General Shareholders’ Meeting 2026. | |
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| Personal Data | Nationality: | German |
| Year of birth: | 1957 | |
| Place of birth: | Aachen | |
| Profession: | Chartered Accountant and Tax Consultant, Independent Business Consultant | |
| Committees | Chair of the Audit and Compliance Committee since June 8, 2017 and member of the Transformation and ESG Committee since June 15, 2023. | |
| Specific expertise and experience | More than 40 years of professional experience as auditor and consultant of German and international clients, with extensive experience in corporate governance, risk management, compliance, and M&A with international mainly stock listed companies. | |
| Career | Since 2023 | Independent Business Consultant |
| 2015 - 2023 | Independent Business Consultant and Partner, Rhodion Advisors GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany | |
| 2007 - 2015 | Partner and Managing Director, Deloitte GmbH, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Munich, Germany | |
| 1997 - 2006 | Member of the Board of Management, BDO AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 1981 - 1997 | Auditor and Tax Consultant | |
| Education and Training | 1976 - 1981 | Business Administration (Diploma), University of Cologne and RWTH Aachen, Germany |
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Dr. Andreas Rittstieg
Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board
- Nationality: German
- Year of birth: 1956
- Place of birth: Remscheid, Germany
- Profession: Lawyer
| Dr. Andreas Rittstieg | Deputy Chair, Member of the Supervisory Board since March 19, 2010, elected until the end of the General Shareholders’ Meeting 2025. | ||
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| Personal Data | Nationality: | German | |
| Year of birth: | 1956 | ||
| Place of birth: | Remscheid | ||
| Profession: | Lawyer | ||
| Committees | Chair of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee since June 15, 2023. | ||
| Specific expertise and experience | More than 20 years of professional experience in advising M&A and capital market transactions with expert knowledge in compliance, corporate governance and digitalization with insights in numerous digital business models in connection with venture capital transactions. | ||
| Career | 2014 - 2021 | Member of the Board of Management of Hubert Burda Media Holding KG, München, Germany, responsible for Legal and Compliance | |
| 2010 - 2014 | Partner, Law Firm Gleiss Lutz, Germany | ||
| 2000 - 2010 | Founding Partner, law firm Rittstieg Rechtsanwälte, Germany | ||
| 1987 - 2000 | Partner, Law Firm Bruckhaus Westrick Heller Löber (today Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer), Germany | ||
| 1985 - 1986 | “Visiting Attorney" at renowned law firms in Los Angeles, USA and Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Education and Training | 1981 - 1983 | Doctorate degree in law; legal internship (“Referendarzeit”) leading to the bar exam | |
| 1976 - 1980 | Law studies, Universities of Bochum, Geneva and Bonn, Germany and Switzerland | ||
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