Additional information on the candidate proposed for election to the Supervisory Board under agenda item 6

Prof. Dr. Annette G. Köhler, M.A. * January 13, 1967, Sigmaringen Nationality: German

Member of the Supervisory Board of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft as of October 1, 2020, following her court appointment on August 20, 2020

Education:

1991 Master of Arts (M.A.), Wayne State University Detroit, USA 1993 Graduate economist, University of Augsburg, Germany 1996 PhD at the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Cologne, Germany 2003 Habilitation at Ulm University, Germany

Work experience:

1993 – 1997 Scientific officer at the ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich 1997 – 1998 Management Consultant at Mummert + Partner Unternehmensberatung AG, Hamburg 1998 – 2003 Research Assistant at the University of Wuppertal, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Department of Accounting and Auditing 2003 Research Assistant at Ulm University; Faculty of Mathematics and Economics, Department of Accounting and Auditing 2004 – 2005 Professor of Business Economics at the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Department of Accounting, Auditing and Controlling Seit 2005 University Professor holding the Chair of Accounting, Auditing and Controlling, University of Duisburg-Essen, Faculty of Business Administration - Mercator School of Management • since 01/2006: Chair of the Faculty’s PhD Admissions Committee • since 01/2006: Faculty Board member • 10/2008-10/2010: Dean of the Faculty

Subject areas: National (HGB) and international (IFRS) accounting as regards single entity and consolidated financial statements, international corporate governance, especially auditing

Key research areas: International corporate governance and auditing

Membership in statutory German supervisory boards:

− Member of the Supervisory Board of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, Duesseldorf, Germany − Member of the Supervisory Board und Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee of DMG Mori AG, Bielefeld, Germany − Member of the Supervisory Board, Audit Committee and Nomination Committee of HVB UniCredit Bank AG, Munich, Germany

Membership in comparable German and foreign controlling bodies of commercial enterprises:

− Member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Audit Committee of DKSH Holding AG, Zurich; Switzerland