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56. Corporate Boards of METRO AG and their mandates

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
  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 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. Engie S.A. (formerly GDF SUEZ S.A.), Paris, France – Board of Directors

Dr Wulf H. Bernotat
Until 4 September 2015
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
    Vonovia SE (formerly Deutsche Annington Immobilien SE) (Chairman)
    Deutsche Telekom AG
  2. None

Gwyn Burr
Since 9 December 2014
Member of the Board of Directors of Hammerson plc, London, Great Britain

  1. None
  2. DFS Furniture Holdings plc, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Great Britain – Board of Directors, until 11 March 2015
    DFS Furniture plc, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Great Britain – Board of Directors, since 3 February 2015
    DFS Investments Ltd., Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Great Britain – Board of Directors, until 11 March 2015
    Financial Ombudsman Service Ltd., London, Great Britain – Board of Directors, until 21 July 2015
    Hammerson plc, London, Great Britain – Board of Directors
    Just Eat plc, London, Great Britain – Board of Directors
    Sainsbury’s Bank plc, London, Great Britain – Board of Directors
    Wembley National Stadium Ltd., London, Great Britain – Board of Directors, until 29 September 2015

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

  1. DOUGLAS HOLDING AG, since 5 November 2015 Maxingvest AG
  2. None

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

  1. None
  2. 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. TAKKT AG
    Vonovia SE (formerly Deutsche Annington Immobilien SE)
  2. None

Andreas Herwarth
Chairman of the Works Council of METRO AG

  1. None
  2. None

Uwe Hoepfel
Until 30 September 2015
Vice Chairman of the Group Works Council of METRO AG, until 30 September 2015
Chairman of the General Works Council of GALERIA Kaufhof GmbH

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

Peter Küpfer
Self-employed Business Consultant

  1. None
  2. AHRB AG, Zurich, Switzerland – Board of Directors, since 12 November 2014
    ARH Resort Holding AG, Zurich, Switzerland – Board of Directors
    Breda Consulting AG, Zurich, Switzerland – Board of Directors
    Cambiata Ltd, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – Board of Directors
    Gebr. Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG – Advisory Board
    Lake Zurich Fund Exempt Company, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – Board of Directors
    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. None
  2. None

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

  1. None
  2. HAL Holding N.V., Willemstad, Curaçao, Dutch Antilles – Supervisory Board
    Vollenhoven Olie Groep B.V., Tilburg, Netherlands – Supervisory Board
    METRO Cash & Carry Russia N.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands – Supervisory Board, until 15 September 2015

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

Gabriele Schendel
Until 30 September 2015
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

Jürgen B. Steinemann
Since 5 September 2015
Member of the Supervisory Board of METRO AG

  1. Ewald Dörken AG
  2. Barry Callebaut AG, Zurich, Switzerland – Board of Directors (Vice Chairman)
    Lonza Group AG, Basel, Switzerland – Board of Directors

Angelika Will
Honorary Judge at the Higher Labour Court of Düsseldorf, Secretary of the Regional Association Board North Rhine-Westphalia of DHV – Die Berufsgewerkschaft e. V. (federal specialist group on trade)

  1. None
  2. None

Committees of the Supervisory Board and their mandates

Presidential Committee
Franz M. Haniel (Chairman)
Werner Klockhaus (Vice Chairman)
Jürgen Fitschen
TBA

Personnel Committee
Franz M. Haniel (Chairman)
Werner Klockhaus (Vice Chairman)
Jürgen Fitschen
TBA

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

Nomination 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)
Dr jur. Hans-Jürgen Schinzler
TBA

Members of the Management Board1

Olaf Koch (Chairman)
Corporate Communications, Group Strategy, Corporate M&A, Corporate Legal Affairs & Compliance, Corporate Office, Corporate Public Policy, Digital Horeca (since 22 September 2015), Business Innovation / New Ventures, METRO Cash & Carry (until 30 September 2015), Real

  1. METRO Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH (Chairman), until 14 September 2015
    real,- SB-Warenhaus GmbH (Chairman)
  2. Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH – Advisory Board (Chairman)
    METRO Cash & Carry Russia N.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands – Supervisory Board (Chairman), until 30 June 2015

Pieter C. Boone (Member of the Management Board)
Since 1 July 2015
METRO Cash & Carry (as part of the management succession process, Mr Koch and Mr Boone were jointly responsible for the METRO Cash & Carry Board department from 1 July to 30 September 2015)

  1. METRO Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH, since 15 September 2015 (Chairman, since 21 September 2015)
  2. METRO Cash & Carry Russia N.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands – Supervisory Board (Chairman), from 1 July 2015 to 15 September 2015

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 (until 30 September 2015), METRO PROPERTIES, MIB METRO GROUP Insurance Broker, METRO LOGISTICS

  1. GALERIA Kaufhof GmbH (Chairman), until 1 October 2014
    Metro Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH, until 30 June 2015
  2. METRO Cash & Carry International Holding GmbH, Vösendorf, Austria – Supervisory Board
    METRO Distributie Nederland B.V., Diemen, Netherlands – Supervisory Board, until 1 July 2015
    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

  1. None
  2. Tertia Handelsbeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, since 4 December 2014

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

  1. Metro Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH
    METRO Systems GmbH (Chairman)
    real,- SB-Warenhaus GmbH
  2. None

1 Status of the mandates: 3 December 2015 or date of the respective appointment to or departure from the Board of METRO AG
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