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    Supervisory Board

Supervisory Board

In accordance with Section 8 of the company’s Articles of Association, the Supervisory Board of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA consists of six members, with four members being elected by the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting and two members being elected by KWS employees from its workforce in the European Union.

Dr. Hagen Duenbostel

  • Hanover
  • Business Administration
  • Shareholder representative
  • Chairman of the Supervisory Board of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA and KWS SE

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Dr. Marie Schnell

  • Munich
  • Graduate in Communications
  • Shareholder representative
  • Deputy chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA and KWS SE


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Victor W. Balli

  • Oberrieden (Switzerland)
  • Chemical Engineer
  • Shareholder representative
  • Member of the Supervisory Board of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA and KWS SE

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Christine Coenen

  • Einbeck
  • Conference interpreter
  • Employee representative
  • Chairwoman of the European Employee Committee (EEC) of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
  • Member of the Supervisory Board of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA

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Eric Gombert

  • Villeneuve sur Lot (France)
  • Agronomist engineer
  • Employee representative
  • Deputy Chairman of the European Employee Committee (EEC) of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
  • Member of the Supervisory Board of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA

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Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Stefan W. Hell

  • Göttingen
  • Physicist
  • Shareholder representative
  • Member of the Supervisory Board of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA and KWS SE

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Dr. Drs. h.c. Andreas J. Büchting

  • Göttingen
  • Honorary chairman of the Supervisory Board of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA and KWS SE

Dr. Arend Oetker

  • Berlin
  • Honorary member of the Supervisory Board of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA and KWS SE

Supervisory Board Committees of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA

Audit Committee

  • Victor W. Balli (Chairman)
  • Christine Coenen
  • Dr. Hagen Duenbostel

Nominating Committee

  • Dr. Marie Schnell (Chairwoman)
  • Dr. Hagen Duenbostel
  • Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Stefan W. Hell

Supervisory Board Committees of KWS SE

Executive Committee

  • Dr. Hagen Duenbostel (Chairman)
  • Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Stefan W. Hell
  • Dr. Marie Schnell

Nominating Committee

  • Dr. Marie Schnell (Chairwoman)
  • Dr. Hagen Duenbostel
  • Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Stefan W. Hell

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