56. Boards of METRO AG and mandates of their members
Members of the Supervisory Board
(As of 3 December 2019)
Jürgen Steinemann (Chairman)
CEO of JBS Holding GmbH
Shareholder representative
a) Big Dutchman AG (Vice Chairman)
b) Bankiva B.V., Wezep, Netherlands – Supervisory Board (Chairman)
Barry Callebaut AG1, Zurich, Switzerland –
Board of Directors, until 11 December 2019
Lonza Group AG1, Basle, Switzerland – Board of Directors
Werner Klockhaus (Vice Chairman)
Chairman of the Group Works Council of METRO AG
Chairman of the General Works Council of Real GmbH
Employee representative
a) Hamburger Pensionskasse von 1905
Versicherungsverein auf Gegenseitigkeit
Real GmbH2 (Vice Chairman)
b) None
Stefanie Blaser
Chairwoman of the General Works Council of METRO PROPERTIES GmbH & Co. KG Saarbrücken
Employee representative
a) None
b) None
Herbert Bolliger
Self-employed business consultant
Shareholder representatives
a) None
b) Amann Wine Group Holding SA, Zug, Switzerland – Board of Directors
BNP Paribas (Suisse) AG1, Geneva, Switzerland – Board of Directors MTH Retail Group Holding GmbH, Vienna, Austria – Supervisory Board Office World Holding AG, Bolligen, Switzerland – Board of Directors (Vice President)
Gwyn Burr
Member of the Board of Directors of Hammerson plc, London, United Kingdom
Shareholder representative
a) None
b) Hammerson plc1, London, United Kingdom – Board of Directors
Ingleby Farms and Forests ApS, Køge, Denmark – Board of Directors
Just Eat plc1, London, United Kingdom – Board of Directors
Sainsbury’s Bank plc1, London, United Kingdom – Board of Directors Taylor Wimpey plc1, London, United Kingdom – Board of Directors
Thomas Dommel
Chairman of the General Works Council of METRO LOGISTICS Germany GmbH Employee representative
a) METRO LOGISTICS Germany GmbH2 (Vice Chairman)
b) None
a) Memberships in other statutory supervisory boards within the meaning of § 125 Section 1 Sentence 5, 1st alt. of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)
b) Memberships in comparable German and international supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises within the meaning of § 125 Section 1 Sentence 5, 2nd alt. of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)
1 Listed company
2 Intra-group mandate
Prof. Dr Edgar Ernst
President of the German Financial Reporting Enforcement Panel (FREP) Shareholder representative
a) TUI AG1
Vonovia SE1 (Vice Chairman)
b) None
Dr Florian Funck (until 7 December 2019)
Member of the Management Board of Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH
Shareholder representative
a) CECONOMY AG1
TAKKT AG1 (Chairman, since 15 May 2019)
Vonovia SE1
b) None
Michael Heider
Vice Chairman of the General Works Council of METRO Deutschland GmbH
Chairman of the Works Council of the METRO wholesale store Schwelm
Employee representative
a) METRO Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH2
b) None
Peter Küpfer
Self-employed business consultant
Shareholder representative
a) CECONOMY AG1, until 30 April 2019
b) AHRA AG, Zurich, Switzerland – Board of Directors (President)
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
Susanne Meister
Member of the General Works Council of Real GmbH
Employee representative
a) None
b) None
Dr Angela Pilkmann
Category Manager Food at Real GmbH
Employee representative
a) None
b) None
a) Memberships in other statutory supervisory boards within the meaning of § 125 Section 1 Sentence 5, 1st alt. of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)
b) Memberships in comparable German and international supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises within the meaning of § 125 Section 1 Sentence 5, 2nd alt. of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)
1 Listed company
2 Intra-group mandate
Dr Fredy Raas
Managing Director of Beisheim Holding GmbH, Baar, Switzerland and Beisheim Group GmbH & Co. KG
Shareholder representative
a) CECONOMY AG1
b) ARISCO Holding AG, Baar, Switzerland – Board of Directors
HUWA Finanz- und Beteiligungs AG, Au, Switzerland – Board of Directors (President), since 23 October 2018
Montana Capital Partners AG, Baar, Switzerland – Board of Directors, until 31 December 2018
Xaver Schiller
Chairman of the General Works Council of METRO Deutschland GmbH
Chairman of the Works Council of the METRO wholesale store Munich-Brunnthal
Employee representative
a) METRO Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH2 (Vice Chairman)
b) None
Eva-Lotta Sjöstedt
Self-employed Business Consultant
Shareholder representative
a) None
b) None
Dr Liliana Solomon
Chief Financial Officer of Awaze Group Limited, London, United Kingdom
Shareholder representative
a) Scout24 AG1 (Vice Chairwoman), until 30 August 2019
b) None
Alexandra Soto
Group Executive Director, Managing Director and Global Chief Operating Officer of Lazard Financial Advisory, Lazard & Co., Limited, London, United Kingdom
Shareholder representative
a) None
b) None
Angelika Will
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 trade and logistics)
Employee representative
a) None
b) None
Manfred Wirsch
Secretary of the National Executive Board of Verdi Vereinte
Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft e. V
Employee representatives
a) METRO Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH2
b) None
Silke Zimmer
Secretary of the National Executive Board of Verdi Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft e. V.
Employee representative
a) None
b) None
a) Memberships in other statutory supervisory boards within the meaning of § 125 Section 1 Sentence 5, 1st alt. of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)
b) Memberships in comparable German and international supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises within the meaning of § 125 Section 1 Sentence 5, 2nd alt. of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)
1 Listed company
2 Intra-group mandate
Permanent Supervisory Board committees and their composition
(As of 3 December 2019)
Presidential Committee
Jürgen Steinemann (Chairman)
Werner Klockhaus (Vice Chairman)
Xaver Schiller
Dr Liliana Solomon
Audit Committee
Prof. Dr Edgar Ernst (Chairman)
Werner Klockhaus (Vice Chairman)
Thomas Dommel
Dr Florian Funck
Dr Fredy Raas
Xaver Schiller
Nomination Committee
Jürgen Steinemann (Chairman)
Gwyn Burr
Prof. Dr Edgar Ernst
Mediation Committee pursuant to § 27 Section 3 of the German Co-determination Act
Jürgen Steinemann (Chairman)
Werner Klockhaus (Vice Chairman)
Prof. Dr Edgar Ernst
Xaver Schiller
Members of the Management Board
(As of 3 December 2019)
Olaf Koch (Chairman)
a) Real GmbH2 (Chairman)
METRO-NOM GmbH2 (Chairman), since 1 November 2019
b) Hospitality Digital GmbH2 – Advisory Board (Chairman)
Christian Baier (Chief Financial Officer)
a) METRO Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH2
METRO RE AG2 – Supervisory Board (Chairman)
b) Hospitality Digital GmbH2 – Advisory Board METRO Cash & Carry International Holding GmbH2, Vösendorf, Austria – Supervisory Board (Chairman) METRO Holding France S. A.2, Vitry-sur-Seine, France – Board of Directors
Andrea Euenheim
(Chief Human Resources Officer and Labour Director, since 1 November 2019)
Since 1 November 2019
METRO Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH2, since 1 November 2019
Real GmbH2, as of 1 January 2020
None
Heiko Hutmacher
(Chief Human Resources Officer and Labour Director, until 31 October 2019)
Until 31 December 2019
a) METRO Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH2, until 31 October 2019
Real GmbH2, until 31 December 2019
METRO-NOM GmbH2 (Chairman), until 31 October 2019
b) None
Philippe Palazzi (Chief Operating Officer)
a) None
b) Hospitality Digital GmbH2 – Advisory Board
METRO Holding France S. A.2, Vitry-sur-Seine, France – Board of Directors (Chairman)
METRO FSD France S.A.S.2, Rungis, France – Board of Directors (Chairman)
METRO Wholesale Myanmar Ltd.2, Rangoon, Myanmar – Supervisory Board
Classic Fine Foods Netherlands B.V.2, Amsterdam, Netherlands – Board of Directors
a) Memberships in other statutory supervisory boards within the meaning of § 125 Section 1 Sentence 5, 1st alt. of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)
b) Memberships in comparable German and international supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises within the meaning of § 125 Section 1 Sentence 5, 2nd alt. of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)
2 Intra-group mandate