The Audit Committee is responsible for
- the examination of the annual financial statements, the consolidated financial statements, the respective management reports and the Executive Board's proposal for the appropriation of profits,
- the proposal for the election of the auditor,
- the definition of certain focal points of the audit,
- the remuneration and independence of the auditor, and
- dealing with compliance and risk management systems.
Thomas Kölbl, Speyer, Chairman, Shareholder Representative
Chief Financial Officer of Südzucker AG, Mannheim
Mandate until the end of the ordinary Annual General Meeting in 2022
Initial appointment to committee: May 10, 2017
Petra Adolph, Employee Representative
Board Secretary (co-determination/legal/occupational health protection), IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie, Hanover
Mandate until the end of the ordinary Annual General Meeting in 2023
Initial appointment to committee: May 15, 2018
Ralf Becker, Lindwedel, Employee Representative
Regional Manager North of IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie, Hannover (Mining, Chemical and Energy Industrial Union)
Mandate until the end of the ordinary Annual General Meeting in 2023
Initial appointment to committee: August 24, 2011
Jella Benner-Heinacher, Meerbusch, Shareholder Representative
Deputy General Manager of Deutsche Schutzvereinigung für Wertpapierbesitz e.V., Düsseldorf
Mandate until the end of the ordinary Annual General Meeting in 2023
Initial appointment to committee: May 15, 2018
Axel Hartmann, Neuhof, Employee Representative
Chairman of the General Works Council of the K+S Group
Chairman of the Works Council of Neuhof-Ellers Plant, K+S Minerals and Agriculture GmbH, Kassel (formerly: K+S KALI GmbH, Kassel)
Mandate until the end of the ordinary Annual General Meeting in 2023
Initial appointment to committee: August 19, 2014
Dr. Andreas Kreimeyer, Speyer, Shareholder Representative
Entrepreneur (former member of the Board of Executive Directors and Research Executive Director of BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen (today: BASF SE, Ludwigshafen))
Mandate until the end of the ordinary Annual General Meeting in 2025
Initial appointment to committee: May 15, 2018