58. Boards of METRO AG and mandates of their members
Members of the Supervisory Board
(As of 1 December 2020)
Jürgen Steinemann (Chairman)
CEO of JBS Holding GmbH
Shareholder representative
a) Big Dutchman AG (Chairman, since 19 December 2019)
b) Bankiva B.V., Wezep, Netherlands – Supervisory Board (Chairman)
Lonza Group AG1, Basle, Switzerland – Board of Directors
Xaver Schiller (Vice Chairman, since 22 July 2020)
Chairman of the Group Works Council of METRO AG
Chairman of the General Works Council of METRO Deutschland GmbH
Employee representative
a) METRO Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH2 (Vice Chairman)
b) None
Marco Arcelli, since 22 January 2020
CEO of EP Global Commerce a.s. (EPGC), Prague, Czech Republic
Shareholder representative
a) None
b) None
Werner Klockhaus (Vice Chairman), until 25 June 2020
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 representative
a) None
b) Amann Wine Group Holding SA, Zug, Switzerland – Board of Directors
BNP Paribas (Suisse) AG1, Geneva, Switzerland – Board of Directors
Eldora Holding SA, Rolle, Switzerland – Board of Directors, since 4 June 2020
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 Ltd. (formerly Just Eat plc1), London, United Kingdom – Board of Directors, until 1 May 2020
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V.1, Amsterdam, Netherlands – Supervisory Board, since 31 January 2020
Sainsbury’s Bank plc1, London, United Kingdom – Board of Directors, until 31 January 2020
Taylor Wimpey plc1, London, United Kingdom – 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).
1 Listed company.
2 Intra-group mandate.
Thomas Dommel
Chairman of the General Works Council of METRO LOGISTICS Germany GmbH
Employee representative
a) METRO LOGISTICS Germany GmbH2 (Vice Chairman)
b) None
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)
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
Udo Höfer, since 17 July 2020
General Manager of the METRO Deutschland GmbH store Krefeld
Employee representative
a) None
b) None
Peter Küpfer
Self-employed business consultant
Shareholder representative
a) None
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, until 23 December 2019
Lake Zurich Fund Exempt Company, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – Board of Directors
SERAVI AG, Zollikon, Switzerland – Board of Directors
Supra Holding AG, Zug, Switzerland – Board of Directors (President)
Rosalinde Lax, since 17 July 2020
Chairwoman of the Works Council of METRO Deutschland GmbH
Employee representative
a) METRO Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH2
b) None
Susanne Meister, until 25 June 2020
Member of the General Works Council of 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 Angela Pilkmann, until 25 June 2020
Category Manager Food at real GmbH
Employee representative
a) None
b) None
Dr Fredy Raas
Managing Director of Beisheim Holding GmbH, Baar, Switzerland
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)
Eva-Lotta Sjöstedt
Self-employed business consultant
Shareholder representative
a) None
b) Elisa Corporation1, Helsinki, Finland, Board of Directors, since 20 April 2020
Tritax EuroBox plc1, London, United Kingdom, Board of Directors, since 10 December 2019
Dr Liliana Solomon
Group Chief Financial Officer of Awaze Limited, London, United Kingdom
Shareholder representative
a) None
b) Unit4 N.V., Utrecht, Netherlands – Supervisory Board, since 1 January 2020
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
Manuela Wetzko, since 17 July 2020
IT coordinator for region 5 at METRO Deutschland GmbH
Employee representative
a) METRO Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH2
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 on trade and logistics)
Employee representative
a) None
b) None
Manfred Wirsch
Trade union secretary of ver.di – Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft e. V.
Employee representative
a) METRO Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH2
b) None
Silke Zimmer
Trade union secretary of ver.di – 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.