55. Corporate Boards of METRO AG and their mandates

Members of the Supervisory Board1

Jürgen B. Steinemann (Chairman, from 2 March to 23 August 2017 and since 29 August 2017)
Member of the Supervisory Board since 21 February 2017
CEO of JBS Holding GmbH

  1. Big Dutchman AG (Vice Chairman)
    Ewald Dörken AG, until 7 August 2017
  2. Bankiva B.V., Wezep, Netherlands – Supervisory Board (Chairman), since 16 February 2017
    Barry Callebaut AG, Zurich, Switzerland – Board of Directors
    Lonza Group AG, Basle, Switzerland – Board of Directors

Werner Klockhaus (Vice Chairman, from 2 March to 23 August 2017 and again since 29 August 2017)
Member of the Supervisory Board since 21 February 2017
Chairman of the Group Works Council of METRO AG
Chairman of the General Works Council of Real SB-Warenhaus GmbH

  1. Hamburger Pensionskasse von 1905 Versicherungsverein auf Gegenseitigkeit (a German pension fund)
    Real SB-Warenhaus GmbH (Vice Chairman)
  2. None

Michael Bouscheljong
Member and Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board from 8 November 2016 to 21 February 2017
Global Director Corporate Controlling & Finance of METRO AG

  1. METRO SYSTEMS GmbH
    Real SB-Warenhaus GmbH
  2. None

Gwyn Burr
Member of the Supervisory Board since 21 February 2017
Member of the Board of Directors of Hammerson plc, London, United Kingdom

  1. None
  2. DFS Furniture plc, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom – Board of Directors
    Hammerson plc, London, United Kingdom – Board of Directors
    Ingleby Farms & Forests ApS, Køge, Denmark – Board of Directors, since 8 December 2016
    Just Eat plc, London, United Kindgom– Board of Directors
    Sainsbury’s Bank plc, London, United Kingdom – Board of Directors

Thomas Dommel
Member of the Supervisory Board since 21 February 2017
Chairman of the General Works Council of METRO LOGISTICS Germany GmbH

  1. METRO LOGISTICS Germany GmbH (Vice Chairman)
  2. None

Prof. Dr Edgar Ernst
Member of the Supervisory Board since 21 February 2017
President of the German Financial Reporting Enforcement Panel (DPR)

  1. Deutsche Postbank AG
    TUI AG
    Vonovia SE (Chairman, since 7 September 2017)
  2. None

Dr Florian Funck
Member of the Supervisory Board since 21 February 2017
Member of the Management Board of Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH

  1. CECONOMY AG
    TAKKT AG
    Vonovia SE
  2. None

Michael Heider
Member of the Supervisory Board since 21 February 2017
Vice Chairman of the General Works Council of METRO Cash & Carry Deutschland GmbH Chairman of the Works Council of the METRO Cash & Carry store in Schwelm

  1. Metro Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH
  2. None

Andreas Herwarth
Member of the Supervisory Board since 21 February 2017
Vice Chairman of the Works Council of METRO AG

  1. None
  2. None

Hans-Dieter Hinker
Member of the Supervisory Board from 8 November 2016 to 21 February 2017
Global Director Corporate Treasury of METRO AG

  1. Metro Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH, since 1 October 2017
  2. METRO Finance B.V., Venlo, Netherlands – Supervisory Board, since 1 April 2017

Peter Küpfer
Member of the Supervisory Board since 21 February 2017 Self-employed business consultant

  1. CECONOMY AG
  2. AHRB AG, Zurich, Switzerland – Board of Directors (President)
    ARH Resort Holding AG, Zurich, Switzerland – Board of Directors (President)
    Breda Consulting AG, Zurich, Switzerland – Board of Directors (President)
    Cambiata Ltd, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – Board of Directors
    Cambiata Schweiz AG, Zurich, Switzerland – Board of Directors
    Gebr. Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG – Advisory Council
    Lake Zurich Fund Exempt Company, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – Board of Directors Supra Holding AG, Zug, Switzerland – Board of Directors
    Travel Charme Hotels & Resorts Holding AG, Zurich, Switzerland – Board of Directors (President)

Susanne Meister
Member of the Supervisory Board since 21 February 2017
Member of the General Works Council of Real SB-Warenhaus GmbH

  1. None
  2. None

Dr Angela Pilkmann
Member of the Supervisory Board since 21 February 2017
Category Manager Food at Real SB-Warenhaus GmbH

  1. None
  2. None

Mattheus P. M. (Theo) de Raad
Member of the Supervisory Board since 21 February 2017
Member of the Supervisory Board of HAL Holding N.V., Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles

  1. None
  2. HAL Holding N.V., Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles – Supervisory Board

Dr Fredy Raas
Member of the Supervisory Board since 21 February 2017
Managing Director of Beisheim Holding GmbH, Baar, Switzerland, and Beisheim Group GmbH & Co. KG

  1. CECONOMY AG
  2. ARISCO Holding AG, Baar, Switzerland – Board of Directors
    Montana Capital Partners AG, Baar, Switzerland – Board of Directors

Harald Sachs
Member and Chairman of the Supervisory Board from 8 November 2016 to 21 February 2017
Global Director Corporate Accounting of METRO AG

  1. Real SB-Warenhaus GmbH
  2. METRO Finance B.V., Venlo, Netherlands – Supervisory Board
    METRO International AG, Baar, Switzerland – Supervisory Board

Xaver Schiller
Member of the Supervisory Board since 21 February 2017
Vice Chairman of the General Works Council of METRO Cash & Carry Deutschland GmbH
Chairman of the Works Council of the METRO Cash & Carry store in Munich-Brunnthal

  1. Metro Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH (Vice Chairman)
  2. None

Eva-Lotta Sjöstedt
Member of the Supervisory Board since 21 February 2017
Independent Business Consultant

  1. None
  2. None

Dr Liliana Solomon
Member of the Supervisory Board since 21 February 2017
Chief Financial Officer of Arqiva Group Ltd., London, United Kingdom

  1. Scout24 AG
  2. None

Alexandra Soto
Member of the Supervisory Board since 21 February 2017
Managing Director of Lazard & Co., Limited, London, United Kingdom Chief Operating Officer of Lazard Europe

  1. None
  2. None

Angelika Will
Member of the Supervisory Board since 21 February 2017
Honorary Judge at the Federal Labour Court
Secretary of the Regional Association Board North Rhine-Westphalia of DHV – Die Berufsgewerkschaft e.V. (federal specialist group on trade)

  1. CECONOMY AG
  2. None

Manfred Wirsch
Member of the Supervisory Board since 21 February 2017
Secretary of the National Executive Board of the ver.di trade union
Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft e.V.

  1. Metro Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH
  2. None

Silke Zimmer

Member of the Supervisory Board since 21 February 2017
Secretary of the National Executive Board of the ver.di trade union Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft e.V.

  1. None
  2. None

1 Mandates as of: 30 November 2017
a) Membership of other supervisory boards to be legally disclosed within the meaning of 125 Section 1 sentence 5, 1.AktG (superseded version)
b) Membership of other comparable German and international controlling bodies and economic enterprises

Committees of the Supervisory Board and their mandates

Presidential Committee

Jürgen B. Steinemann (Chairman)
Werner Klockhaus (Vice Chairman)
Xaver Schiller
Dr Liliana Solomon

Audit Committee

Prof. Dr Edgar Ernst (Chairman)
Werner Klockhaus (Vice Chairman)
Dr Florian Funck
Andreas Herwarth
Dr Fredy Raas
Xaver Schiller

Nomination Committee

Jürgen B. Steinemann (Chairman)
Gwyn Burr
Professor Dr Edgar Ernst

Mediation Committee pursuant 27 Section 3 of the German Co-determination Act

Jürgen B. Steinemann (Chairman)
Werner Klockhaus (Vice Chairman)
Prof. Dr Edgar Ernst
Xaver Schiller

Members of the Management Board1

Olaf Koch (Chairman, since 2 March 2017)
Member of the Management Board since 2 March 2017
Corporate Communications and Public Policy, Investor Relations and Corporate M&A, Corporate Legal Affairs & , Corporate Office, Corporate Strategy, Digital, Real

  1. Real SB-Warenhaus GmbH (Chairman)
  2. HoReCa Digital GmbH – Advisory Board (Chairman)

Christian Baier (Chief Financial Officer)
Member of the Management Board since 11 November 2016
Corporate Accounting, Corporate Controlling & Finance, Corporate Risk Management, Corporate Tax, Corporate Treasury, METRO Insurance Broker, MIAG, METRO LOGISTICS, METRO PROPERTIES

  1. Metro Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH
  2. HoReCa Digital GmbH – Advisory Board
    METRO Cash & Carry International Holding GmbH, Vösendorf, Austria – Supervisory Board (Chairman, since 9 September 2017)
    METRO RE AG, Supervisory Board, since 6 June 2017 (Chairman since 23 June 2017)

Pieter C. Boone (Chief Operating Officer)
Member of the Management Board since 2 March 2017
METRO Cash & Carry (MCC) Operating Board (Operations, Expansion & Investment MCC, Food Service Distribution MCC, Global Food & Non-Food Sourcing, Global Business & Supplier Management, Marketing MCC, Quality Assurance MCC, / Logistics, MCC), METRO ADVERTISING, METRO SOURCING International, Classic Fine Foods, Pro à Pro, Rungis Express

  1. None
  2. None

Heiko Hutmacher (Chief Human Resources Officer, since 31 August 2017)
Member of the Management Board since 2 March 2017
Human Resources (HR Campus, Compensation & HR Processes, Global Talent Management & Recruitment, HR Operations & Leadership, Labour Relations Germany & Labour Law), Corporate Responsibility, Global Business Services, Group Internal , Information & Technology, METRO SYSTEMS, METRO SERVICES

  1. Metro Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH
    Real SB-Warenhaus GmbH
    METRO SYSTEMS GmbH (Chairman)
  2. None

Dr Christoph Kämper
Member of the Management Board from 8 November 2016 to 2 March 2017

  1. Metro Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH,
    Real SB-Warenhaus GmbH, since 26 January 2017
  2. Digital GmbH – Advisory Board
    METRO Cash & Carry International Holding GmbH, Vösendorf, Austria – Supervisory Board, since 1 September 2017

Christian Ziggel
Member of the Management Board from 8 November 2016 to 2 March 2017

  1. None
  2. None

1 Mandates as of: 30 November 2017
a) Membership of other supervisory boards to be legally disclosed within the meaning of § 125 Section 1 sentence 5, 1. AktG (superseded version)
b) Membership of other comparable German and international controlling bodies and economic enterprises

Compliance
All measures specifying a company’s and its employees’ behaviour in accordance with legislation, established social guidelines and values.
Glossary
HoReCa
Short for hotel, restaurant and catering businesses. The HoReCa sector is a key customer group for METRO Cash & Carry. Due to their strategic focus on HoReCa customers, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and Classic Fine Foods have been attributed to the HoReCa cluster since financial year 2015/16. The new HoReCa, Multispecialist and Trader clusters replace the previous reporting regions of Germany, Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Asia.
Glossary
Supply chain
Different processes that contribute to the added value of a company. At METRO, these include logistics, marketing and sales.
Glossary
Trader
The term “Trader” at METRO Cash & Carry refers to the customer group of independent resellers such as operators of small grocery stores and kiosks, street food vendors, gas stations and wholesalers.

Since financial year 2015/16, the Trader cluster comprises the METRO Cash & Carry countries Moldova, Poland, Romania and Ukraine. The HoReCa, Multispecialist and Trader clusters replace the previous reporting regions of Germany, Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Asia.
Glossary
Franchising
Also licence sales or franchising system. Contractually regulated form of organisation: the franchisor grants independent franchisees the right to offer certain goods or services using a franchisor's name or trademark.
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Audit
A procedure that assesses an organisation’s processes and structures according to previously formulated standards and guidelines. Audits shed light on the effectiveness of process optimisation measures. If an audit is conducted by an external auditor, the certificate issued after the review can be used as evidence of adherence to standards
Glossary
HoReCa
Short for hotel, restaurant and catering businesses. The HoReCa sector is a key customer group for METRO Cash & Carry. Due to their strategic focus on HoReCa customers, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and Classic Fine Foods have been attributed to the HoReCa cluster since financial year 2015/16. The new HoReCa, Multispecialist and Trader clusters replace the previous reporting regions of Germany, Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Asia.
Glossary