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55. Boards of METRO AG and their mandates

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Members of the Supervisory Board1

Franz M. Haniel (Chairman)
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH

  1. BMW AG
    Delton AG (Vice Chairman)
    Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH (Chairman)
    Heraeus Holding GmbH
    secunet Security Networks AG, until 14 May 2014
  2. TBG Limited, St. Julian’s, Malta – Board of Directors

Werner Klockhaus (Vice Chairman)
Chairman of the Group Works Council of METRO AG
Chairman of the General Works Council of real,- SB-Warenhaus GmbH

  1. real,- SB-Warenhaus GmbH (Vice Chairman)
  2. None

Prof Dr oec. Dr iur. Ann-Kristin Achleitner
Holder of the Professorship for Entrepreneurial Finance (supported by the KfW Group) and Scientific Co-Director of the Center for Entrepreneurial and Financial Studies (CEFS) at the Technical University of Munich

  1. Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft
  2. GDF SUEZ S.A., Paris, France – Board of Directors

Dr Wulf H. Bernotat
Former Chairman of the Management Board of E.ON AG
Managing Director of Bernotat & Cie. GmbH

  1. Allianz SE (Vice Chairman)
    Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA Bertelsmann Management SE
    Deutsche Annington Immobilien SE (Chairman)
    Deutsche Telekom AG
  2. None

Ulrich Dalibor
National Chairman of the Retail Section of the ver.di trade union

  1. Zweite real,- SB-Warenhaus GmbH (Vice Chairman), until 25 April 2014
    Maxingvest AG, from 14 May 2014
  2. None

Jürgen Fitschen
Co-Chairman of the Board of Management of Deutsche Bank AG

  1. None
  2. Deutsche Bank S.p.A., Milan, Italy – Supervisory Board (Chairman)
    Deutsche Securities Saudi Arabia LLC, Riad, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Board of Directors (Chairman), until 25 June 2014
    Kühne + Nagel International AG, Schindellegi, Switzerland – Board of Directors

Hubert Frieling
Section Head of Payroll Accounting at real,- SB-Warenhaus GmbH

  1. None
  2. None

Dr Florian Funck
Member of the Management Board of Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH

  1. Celesio AG, until 13 March 2014
    TAKKT AG
    Deutsche Annington Immobilien SE, since 21 August 2014
  2. None

Andreas Herwarth
Chairman of the Works Council of METRO AG

  1. None
  2. Grundstücksgesellschaft der Stadt Willich mbH – Supervisory Board (Chairman), until 18 June 2014

Uwe Hoepfel
Vice Chairman of the Group Works Council of METRO AG
Chairman of the General Works Council of GALERIA Kaufhof GmbH

  1. GALERIA Kaufhof GmbH (Vice Chairman)
  2. None

Peter Küpfer
Business Consultant

  1. None
  2. Gebr. Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG – Advisory Board ARH Resort Holding AG, Zurich, Switzerland – Board of Directors
    bmpi AG, Zurich, Switzerland – Board of Directors, until 7 August 2014
    Breda Consulting AG, Zurich, Switzerland – Board of Directors
    Peter Steiner Holding AG, Zurich, Switzerland – Board of Directors, until 30 April 2014
    Supra Holding AG, Baar, Switzerland – Board of Directors
    Travel Charme Hotels & Resorts Holding AG, Zurich, Switzerland – Board of Directors

Rainer Kuschewski
Secretary of the National Executive Board of the ver.di trade union

  1. GALERIA Kaufhof GmbH
    real,- SB-Warenhaus GmbH
  2. None

Susanne Meister
Member of the General Works Council of real,- SB-Warenhaus GmbH

  1. Zweite real,- SB-Warenhaus GmbH, until 28 February 2014
  2. None

Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG
Until 18 August 2014
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Intellectual Property at the British Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

  1. None
  2. ITV plc, London, England – Board of Directors, until 18 July 2014
    Boparan Holdings Limited, Wakefield, England – Board of Directors, until 18 July 2014
    Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited, London, England – Board of Directors, until 18 July 2014

Mattheus P. M. (Theo) de Raad
Member of the Supervisory Board of HAL Holding N.V.

  1. None
  2. Corbion N.V. (formerly CSM N.V.), Diemen, Netherlands – Supervisory Board, until 12 May 2014
    HAL Holding N.V., Willemstad, Curaçao, Dutch Antilles – Supervisory Board
    Vion N.V., Eindhoven, Netherlands – Supervisory Board, until 24 April 2014
    Vollenhoven Olie Groep B.V., Tilburg, Netherlands – Supervisory Board METRO Cash & Carry Russia N.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands – Supervisory Board, since 22 April 2014

Dr Fredy Raas
Managing Director of Otto Beisheim Holding GmbH, Baar, Switzerland, and Otto Beisheim Group GmbH & Co. KG

  1. None
  2. ARISCO Holding AG, Baar, Switzerland – Board of Directors
    Montana Capital Partners AG, Baar, Switzerland – Board of Directors
    SSZ Equipment AG, Zug, Switzerland – Board of Directors, until 3 July 2014

Gabriele Schendel
Vice Chairwoman of the General Works Council of GALERIA Kaufhof GmbH

  1. GALERIA Kaufhof GmbH
  2. None

Xaver Schiller
Chairman of the General Works Council of METRO Cash & Carry Deutschland GmbH
Chairman of the Works Council of the METRO Cash & Carry store Munich-Brunnthal

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

Dr jur. Hans-Jürgen Schinzler
Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft

  1. None
  2. None

Angelika Will
Chairwoman of the Works Council of the METRO Cash & Carry wholesale store Düsseldorf

  1. None
  2. None

Committees of the Supervisory Board and their mandates

Presidential Committee
Franz M. Haniel (Chairman)
Werner Klockhaus (Vice Chairman)
Dr Wulf H. Bernotat
Uwe Hoepfel

Personnel Committee
Franz M. Haniel (Chairman)
Werner Klockhaus (Vice Chairman)
Dr Wulf H. Bernotat
Uwe Hoepfel

Accounting and Audit Committee

Dr jur. Hans-Jürgen Schinzler (Chairman)
Werner Klockhaus (Vice Chairman)
Dr Florian Funck
Rainer Kuschewski
Dr Fredy Raas
Xaver Schiller

Nominations Committee
Franz M. Haniel (Chairman)
Jürgen Fitschen
Dr jur. Hans-Jürgen Schinzler

Mediation Committee pursuant to § 27 Section 3 of the German Co-determination Act
Franz M. Haniel (Chairman)
Werner Klockhaus (Vice Chairman)
Uwe Hoepfel
Dr jur. Hans-Jürgen Schinzler

Members of the Management Board1

Olaf Koch (Chairman)
Corporate Communications, Corporate Group Strategy/M&A, Corporate Legal Affairs & Compliance, Corporate Office, Corporate Public Policy, Business Innovation/New Ventures, METRO Cash & Carry, Real

  1. Metro Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH (Chairman)
    real,- SB-Warenhaus GmbH (Chairman)
  2. Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH – Advisory Board (Chairman)
    MediaMarkt (China) International Retail Holding Limited, Hong Kong, China – Board of Directors (Chairman), until 15 October 2013
    METRO Cash & Carry Russia N.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands – Supervisory Board (Chairman), since 22 April 2014

Mark Frese (Chief Financial Officer)
Group Finance (Corporate Planning & Controlling, Corporate Treasury, Corporate Group Financial Services), Corporate Accounting, Global Business Services, Corporate Group Tax, Corporate Investor Relations, Corporate Risk Management & Internal Control Finance, Galeria Kaufhof, METRO PROPERTIES, MIB METRO GROUP Insurance Broker, METRO LOGISTICS

  1. GALERIA Kaufhof GmbH (Chairman), until 1 October 2014
    METRO Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH
  2. METRO Cash & Carry International Holding GmbH, Vösendorf, Austria – Supervisory Board
    METRO Distributie Nederland B.V., Diemen, Netherlands – Supervisory Board
    METRO Finance B.V., Venlo, Netherlands – Supervisory Board
    METRO Reinsurance N.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands – Supervisory Board

Pieter Haas (Member of the Management Board)
Media Markt and Saturn
Vice Chairman of the Management Board of Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH, since 6 May 2014

  1. METRO SYSTEMS GmbH (Chairman), until 30 April 2014
  2. None

Heiko Hutmacher (Chief Human Resources Officer)
Human Resources (Corporate House of Learning, Corporate Performance & Rewards, Executive Resources, Group Labour Relations & Labour Law, HR Operations, HR Processes, Analytics & Projects, Corporate Talent Management, Leadership & Change), Corporate IT Management, Group Internal Audit, Sustainability & Regulatory Affairs, METRO SYSTEMS, MGT METRO GROUP Travel Services

  1. Metro Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH
    real,- SB-Warenhaus GmbH METRO Systems GmbH, since 12 May 2014 (Chairman, since 10 June 2014)
  2. None

1 Status of the mandates: 24 November 2014
a) Member of other statutory supervisory boards in accordance with § 125 Section 1 Sentence 5, 1st Alt. of the German Stock Corporation Act
b) Member of comparable German and international supervisory boards of business enterprises in accordance with § 125 Section 1 Sentence 5, 2nd Alt. of the German Stock Corporation Act