Elections to the Supervisory Board of Bayer AG 2012
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AnnuAl StockholderS’ Meeting 2012 electionS to the SuperviSory BoArd 1 Elections to the Supervisory Board of Bayer AG in 2012 2 electionS to the SuperviSory BoArd AnnuAl StockholderS’ Meeting 2012 Elections to the Supervisory Board The term of office of all members of the Supervisory Board of Bayer AG expires at the end of the Annual Stockholders’ Meeting of Bayer AG on April 27, 2012. In accordance with statutory requirements, the Supervisory Board is composed of ten representatives of the stockholders and ten employee representatives. This publication provides brief profiles of the stockholder representatives nominated for election and the employee representatives, who have already been elected. The Supervisory Board proposes that Dr. Manfred Schneider should be re-elected for the period until the end of Septem- ber 30, 2012. In this time, he would hold office as Chairman of the Supervisory Board. It is proposed that Mr. Werner Wenning should take office from October1 , 2012, and that he should be elected for the term running until the end of the Stockholders’ Meeting that resolves to ratify the actions of the Supervisory Board for fiscal2016 . It is proposed that he should be Chairman of the Supervisory Board in this period. Prof. Ekkehard D. Schulz and Prof. Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker are standing for election until the end of the Stockholders’ Meeting that resolves to ratify the actions of the Supervisory Board for fiscal2013 . All other candidates should be elected for the regular term until the end of the Stockholders’ Meet- ing that resolves to ratify their actions for fiscal2016 . AnnuAl StockholderS’ Meeting 2012 electionS to the SuperviSory BoArd 3 I. Nominations for stockholders’ representatives on the Supervisory Board dr. OEC. hSg. dr. rer. pol. Paul Achleitner cleMenS BörSig born on September 28, 1956 born on July 27, 1948 in Linz, Austria in Achern, Germany Member of the Board of Man Chairman of the Supervisory agement of Allianz SE, Munich Board of Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main 1976 – 1984 First degree and 1969 – 1973 Degree in business doctorate from University of administration and mathema St. Gallen for Business Admin tics at Mannheim University; istration, Economics, Law and 1975 Doctorate in political Social Sciences; Harvard Busi science, Mannheim University; ness School: ISP ; 1973 – 1977 Research Assistant, 1984 – 1988 Bain & Co., Boston, Mannheim and Munich univer Manager, strategy consulting; sities; 1988 – 1989 Goldman Sachs 1977 – 1985 Mannesmann Group, & Co., New York, Vice President Düsseldorf: 1977 Head of the Mergers & Acquisitions; Group Planning Department, 1989 – 1994 Goldman Sachs In 1981 Head of Corporate Planning ternational, London, Executive at MannesmannKienzle GmbH, Director, Investment Banking; 1983 Chief Administrative Officer 1994 – 1999 Goldman Sachs at MannesmannTally; & Co. OHG, Frankfurt, Chairman 1985 – 1997 Robert Bosch GmbH, and partner, Goldman Sachs Stuttgart: 1985 Head of Corpo Group; rate Planning & Controlling, Since 2000 Member of the Board 1990 Member of the Board of of Management of Allianz AG Managing Directors, 1994 Gen (since October 2006 Allianz SE); eral Manager; 1997 – 1999 RWE AG, Essen, 1988 – 1999 Lecturer at Vienna Member of the Management University of Economics and Board and Chief Financial Officer; Business; Since 1999 Deutsche Bank AG, Since 1998 Honorary Professor Frankfurt am Main: 1999 Execu at WHU Koblenz; tive Vice President, Chief Finan cial Officer,2001 – 2006 Member Member of the Supervisory of the Management Board, Chief Board of Bayer AG since April Financial Officer,2002 Member 2002 of the Board of Management and the Group Executive Committee, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer; Since 2006 Chairman of the Su pervisory Board of Deutsche Bank AG; Supervisory Board of Bayer AG since April 2007 4 electionS to the SuperviSory BoArd AnnuAl StockholderS’ Meeting 2012 thomas Ebeling dr. rer. pol. klAuS kleinfeld born on February 9, 1959 born on November 6, 1957 in Hannover, Germany in Bremen, Germany Chairman of the Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media Officer of Alcoa Inc., New York, AG, Unterföhring U. S. A. 1980 – 1986 Degree in psychol 1976 – 1982 Degree in business ogy in Hamburg; administration in Göttingen; 1987 – 1991 Various roles at 1992 Doctorate at Julius Maxi Reemtsma, including Product milians University in Würzburg; Manager for the “West” brand; 1987 Siemens AG, assistant in 1991 – 1996 Various roles at the Corporate Sales and Market PepsiCola, including Marketing ing unit; Manager, National Sales and 2001 Siemens, U. S. subsidiary, Franchise Director and General Chief Operating Officer; Manager; 2002 – 2003 Siemens, U. S. 1997 General Manager of subsidiary, President and Chief Novartis Nutrition for Germany Executive Officer; and Austria; 2004 Siemens AG, Central 1998 Head of the Nutrition Managing Board and Head of Division of Novartis; the Corporate Strategies 1998 Member of the Executive Department; Committee of Novartis; 2005 – 2008 Siemens AG, 2000 – 2007 CEO of the Novartis Chairman of the Managing pharmaceuticals business; Board; 2007 CEO of the Novartis Con 2008 CEO of Alcoa Inc.; sumer Health Division; 2010 Additionally named Since 2009 Chairman of the Chairman of Alcoa Inc.; Executive Board of ProSieben Sat.1 Media AG Member of the Supervisory Board of Bayer AG since April 2005 AnnuAl StockholderS’ Meeting 2012 electionS to the SuperviSory BoArd 5 dr. rer. nAt. Sue h. RatAj helMut Panke born on August 31, 1946 born on January 8, 1957 in Storkow, Fürstenwalde, in Peoria, Illinois, U. S. A. Germany Member of various supervisory NonExecutive Director, Cabot boards Corporation, Boston, U. S. A. 1968 – 1972 Degree in physics 1985 BSc Economics & Finance, at the University of Munich; University of Illinois, U. S. A.; 1972 – 1976 Research and dis 1988 MBA, Finance, Northwestern sertation at the University of University, Kellogg Graduate Munich, doctorate in natural School, U. S. A.; sciences (Dr. rer. nat.); 1988 Joined Amoco Corporation; 1976 – 1978 Research at the 1988 – 1995 Various staff roles; Swiss Institute for Nuclear Re 1995 – 1996 Sales & Marketing search, simultaneous teaching Manager, Polybutene; role at the University of Munich; 1996 – 1998 Industry Manager, 1978 – 1982 Consultant at Lubricants & Additives; McKinsey & Company, Inc. in 1998 – 1999 Business Manager, Düsseldorf and Munich; Americas PTA; 1982 – 1993 BMW AG, roles in 1999 Joined BP Petrochemicals; various company units; 1999 – 2000 General Manager, 1993 – 1996 Chairman and North America PTA; CEO of BMW (US) Holding 2000 – 2001 Business Unit Leader, Corporation; Global Nitriles Business; 1996 – 1999 Member of the 2001 – 2002 Vice President, Board of Management of BMW Business Process Reengineering; AG, Human Resources, Informa 2002 – 2004 President, Asia tion Processing; Aromatics; 1999 – 2002 Member of the 2004 – 2005 President, Global Board of Management of BMW PTA; AG, Finance; 2005 – 2006 Special Advisor, 2002 – 2006 Chairman of the Texas City Response; Board of Management of 2006 Chief Executive, Air BMW AG; BP & Marine Fuels; 2006 – 2008 Group VP, Safety, Member of the Supervisory Operations & Technology; Board of Bayer AG since April 2008 – 2009 Chief Executive, 2007 Global Aromatics & Acetyls; 2010 – 2011 Chief Executive, Petrochemicals; Since 2011 Member of the Board of Directors of Cabot Corporation; Audit Committee member and member of the Safety, Health and Environment committee 6 electionS to the SuperviSory BoArd AnnuAl StockholderS’ Meeting 2012 dr. rer. pol. prof. dr.-ing. MAnfred Schneider dr.-ing. e.h. dr. h.c. ekkehArd d. Schulz born on December 21, 1938 born on July 24, 1941 in Bremerhaven, Germany in Bromberg, Germany Chairman of the Supervisory Member of various supervisory Board of Bayer AG, Leverkusen boards 1959 – 1963 Degree in business 1961 – 1967 Degree in metallur administration at the Universi gy in Clausthal; ties of Freiburg, Hamburg and 1971 Doctorate; Cologne; 1972 – 1984 Joined the Thyssen 1963 – 1966 Assistant to the group, various roles with a focus Professor of Business Adminis on technology; tration at Aachen Technical University and doctorate in eco 1985 Initially Deputy member, nomics (Dr. rer. pol.); and from 1986 regular Member of the Executive Board of 1966 – 1971 Various roles in the Thyssen Stahl AG, production Organization, Auditing and Cost directorate, from 1988 Head of Accounting Departments of Technology; Bayer AG; 1991 Chairman of the Executive 1971 – 1981 Head of the Finance Board of Thyssen Stahl AG, and Accounting Department and member of the Executive Board later Chairman of the Board of of Thyssen AG; Duisburger Kupferhütte; 1997 Chairman of the Executive 1981 – 1987 Head of Regional Board of Thyssen Krupp Stahl AG; Coordination, Corporate Auditing and Controlling within the Corpo 1998 Chairman of the Executive rate Staff Division of Bayer AG; Board of Thyssen AG; From 1987 Member of the Board 1999 – 2001 One of two Chair of Management of Bayer AG; men of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG and Chair 1992 – 2002 Chairman of the man of the Executive Board of Board of Management of ThyssenKrupp Steel AG in Bayer AG; Duisburg; 1999 – 2001 President of the 2001 – 2011 Sole Chairman of German Chemical Industry the Executive Board of Thyssen Association (VCI); Krupp AG; Since 2002 Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Bayer AG; Member of the Supervisory Board of Bayer AG since April Member of the Supervisory 2005 Board of Bayer AG since April 2002 AnnuAl StockholderS’ Meeting 2012 electionS to the SuperviSory BoArd 7 dr. phil. Werner Wenning klAuS SturAny born on October 23, 1946 born on October 20, 1946 in Wehrda, Germany in Leverkusen, Germany Member of various supervisory Member of various supervisory boards boards, former Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer AG 1966 – 1970 Degrees in mathe 1966 – 1969 Commercial trainee matics, physics and business at Bayer AG, Leverkusen; administration at the University 1970 – 1975 Establishment and of Innsbruck and the College of management of the Finance Social Sciences, Economics and Department of Bayer Industrial Business in Linz, Austria, doc S. A.