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Mandates and Conflicts of Interests

Conflicts of Interest

In accordance with the recommendation E1 of the German Corporate Governance Codex, each member of the Supervisory Board shall inform the Chair of the Supervisory Board of any conflicts of interest without undue delay.
In the reporting year 2023, there were no conflicts of interest of Supervisory Board members. Furthermore, as was also the case in the previous years, there were no advisory or other service agreements and contracts for work between a member of the Supervisory Board and the company or the other consolidated subsidiaries.

Mandates

The members of the Supervisory Board hold the following mandates on statutory supervisory boards and comparable supervisory bodies of business enterprises (as of March 5, 2024).
NameMember sinceTerm of MandateMembership of statutory supervisory boards and comparable German and foreign supervisory bodies of business enterprises as defined by Section 125 Stock Corporation Act (AktG)
Richard Ridinger
Chair		June 10, 2020Until the end of the General Shareholders’ Meeting adopting a resolution on the ratification for the 2026 financial year
  • DSM-Firmenich AG, Kaiseraugst, Switzerland (listed) (Non-executive member of the Board of Directors)
  • Roar HoldCo AB, Stockholm, Sweden (not listed) (Non-executive member and Chair of the Board of Directors) and Recipharm AB, Stockholm, Sweden (Group company, shares held by Roar HoldCo AB, not listed) (Non-executive member and Chair of the Board of Directors)
Dr Andreas Rittstieg
Deputy Chair		March 19, 2010Until the end of the General Shareholders’ Meeting adopting a resolution on the ratification for the 2024 financial year
  • Hapag Lloyd AG
  • Hubert Burda Media Holding Geschäftsführung SE
  • Huesker Holding GmbH
  • Kühne Holding AG
Stefanie BerlingerJune 9, 2015Until the end of the General Shareholders’ Meeting adopting a resolution on the ratification for the 2024 financial year 
Sujatha ChandrasekaranJune 15, 2023Until the end of the General Shareholders’ Meeting adopting a resolution on the ratification for the 2025 financial year
  • American Eagle Outfitters Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, USA (listed) (Non-executive member of the Board of Directors)
  • Cardinal Health Inc., Dublin, OH, USA (listed) (Non-executive member of the Board of Directors)
  • Agendia Inc., Irvine, CA, USA (not listed) (Non-executive member of the Board of Directors)
  • Atos SE, Bezons, France (listed) (Non-executive member of the Board of Directors)
Wijnand P. DonkersJune 8, 2017Until the end of the General Shareholders’ Meeting adopting a resolution on the ratification for the 2025 financial year
  • EV Technology Group Inc.
Ulrich M. HarnackeJune 8, 2017Until the end of the General Shareholders’ Meeting adopting a resolution on the ratification for the 2025 financial year
  • Vossloh AG
  • Zentis GmbH & Co. KG
  • Thüga Group: Contigas Deutsche Energie-AG & Thüga AG & Thüga Holding GmbH & Co. KGaA (Member of the Supervisory Board / Shareholders' Committee)