The Supervisory Board of LEONI AG monitors and advises the Management Board in running the company in accordance with the German Co-determination Act. The Board has an equal number of six members representing shareholders and six members representing employees. Its composition is, furthermore, in line with the latest Code requirements concerning diversity and appropriate participation of women as well as the criteria of independence, experience, internationalism and expertise of the Supervisory Board members.
Members
| Member | Function | Date of birth | Profession | Place of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Klaus Probst | Chairman | 19 June 1953 | Former chairman of the board of directors of LEONI AG, retired | Heroldsberg |
| Franz Spieß1 | 1st Deputy Chairman | 25 January 1957 | First Representative of IG Metall trade union, office Schwabach | Büchenbach |
| Dr Werner Lang | 2nd Deputy Chairman | 21 October 1967 | Managing Director of the MEKRA Lang group of companies | Ergersheim |
| Dr Elisabetta Castiglioni | 1 October 1964 | Managing Director and CEO of A1 Digital International GmbH, Vienna | London | |
| Wolfgang Dehen | 9 February 1954 | Former chairman of the board of directors of Osram Licht AG, retired | Tegernheim | |
| Mark Dischner1 | 22 December 1973 | Chairman of General Works Council of LEONI AG | Greding | |
| Dr Ulrike Friese-Dormann | 2 January 1971 | Lawyer, Partner at Milbank LLP | Munich | |
| Janine Heide1 | 4 May 1983 | Trade union secretary IG Metall, office Aachen | Bad Camberg | |
| Karl-Heinz Lach1 | 17 June 1958 | Chairmann of Works Council LEONI Kerpen GmbH, Stolberg | Eschweiler | |
| Richard Paglia1 | 25 June 1966 | Senior Vice President Global Purchasing Wire & Cable Solutions Division | Allersberg | |
| Prof. Dr Christian Rödl | 28 February 1969 | Lawyer, tax consultant, Managing Partner at Rödl & Partner | Nuremberg | |
| Inge Zellermaier1 | 7 August 1963 | Paramedic | Allersberg |
Committees
LEONI AG’s Supervisory Board formed four committees. The committees raise the efficiency of Supervisory Board work by dealing in detail with complex subjects outside the actual meetings and preparing the findings for the vote by the whole Board
There are the following committees according to the Supervisory Board’s Rules of Procedure:
- Arbitration Committee Pursuant to Article 27 (3) of Germany’s Co-determination Act
- Dr Klaus Probst (Chairman), Franz Spieß, Dr Werner Lang, Inge Zellermaier
- Audit Committee
- Prof. Dr Christian Rödl (Chairman), Richard Paglia, Dr Klaus Probst, Franz Spieß
- Personnel Committee
- Dr Klaus Probst (Chairman), Franz Spieß, Wolfgang Dehen, Mark Dischner
- Nomination Committee
- Dr Klaus Probst (Chairman), Dr Ulrike Friese-Dormann, Dr Werner Lang
- Strategy Committee
- Wolfgang Dehen (Chairman), Dr Elisabetta Castiglioni, Karl-Heinz Lach, Richard Paglia,
Dr Klaus Probst, Inge Zellermaier
Compensation
| € ‘000 | Fixed compensation (net) | Attendance money | Compensation for committee work | Other | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Klaus Probst1 | 2018 | 170 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 212 |
| Dr Klaus Probst1 | 2017 | 109 | 8 | 32 | 0.2 | 149 |
| Dr Werner Rupp2 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dr Werner Rupp2 | 2017 | 58 | 5 | 48 | 0.1 | 111 |
| Franz Spieß3 | 2018 | 128 | 10 | 16 | 0.0 | 154 |
| Franz Spieß3 | 2017 | 128 | 10 | 16 | 0.4 | 154 |
| Prof. Dr Dr Klaus Wucherer4 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prof. Dr Dr Klaus Wucherer4 | 2017 | 47 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 82 |
| Dr Werner Lang5 | 2018 | 128 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 150 |
| Dr Werner Lang5 | 2017 | 112 | 9 | 21 | 0.1 | 142 |
| Gabriele Bauer6 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriele Bauer6 | 2017 | 31 | 4 | 16 | - | 51 |
| Dr Elisabeth Castiglioni7 | 2018 | 85 | 7 | 8 | 2.9 | 103 |
| Dr Elisabeth Castiglioni7 | 2017 | 54 | 4 | 8 | 2.4 | 69 |
| Wolfgang Dehen7 | 2018 | 85 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 108 |
| Wolfgang Dehen7 | 2017 | 54 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 75 |
| Mark Dischner7 | 2018 | 85 | 7 | 8 | 0.0 | 100 |
| Mark Dischner7 | 2017 | 54 | 5 | 8 | 0.3 | 68 |
| Dr Ulrike Friese-Dormann | 2018 | 85 | 7 | 0 | 1.5 | 93 |
| Dr Ulrike Friese-Dormann | 2017 | 85 | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 92 |
| Josef Häring6 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josef Häring6 | 2017 | 31 | 4 | 0 | - | 35 |
| Ingrid Hofmann6 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ingrid Hofmann6 | 2017 | 31 | 3 | 8 | - | 42 |
| Karl-Heinz Lach | 2018 | 85 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 100 |
| Karl-Heinz Lach | 2017 | 85 | 9 | 8 | 0.2 | 102 |
| Richard Paglia | 2018 | 85 | 10 | 16 | - | 111 |
| Richard Paglia | 2017 | 85 | 10 | 16 | - | 111 |
| Prof. Dr Christian Rödl | 2018 | 85 | 10 | 16 | - | 111 |
| Prof. Dr Christian Rödl | 2017 | 85 | 10 | 16 | - | 111 |
| Carmen Schwarz8 | 2018 | 85 | 5 | 8 | 0.1 | 98 |
| Carmen Schwarz8 | 2017 | 54 | 3 | 8 | 0.3 | 66 |
| Helmut Wirtz6 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Helmut Wirtz6 | 2017 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 1.2 | 44 |
| Inge Zellermaier7 | 2018 | 85 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
| Inge Zellermaier7 | 2017 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Total | 2018 | 1,190 | 93 | 144 | 5 | 1,432 |
| Total | 2017 | 1,189 | 107 | 261 | 6 | 1,563 |
Addition of the individual payments in € thousands may deviate from the reported totals due to rounding.
Participation in meetings 2018
| 30 Jan | 15 Mar | 03 May | 20 Jul | 18 Sep | 26 Nov | 13 Dez | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Klaus Probst (Chairman) | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Franz Spieß (1st Deputy Chairman) | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Dr Werner Lang (2nd Deputy Chairman) | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | - | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Dr Elisabetta Castliglioni | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Wolfgang Dehen | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Mark Dischner | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Dr Ulrike Friese-Dormann | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Karl-Heinz Lach | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Richard Paglia | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | - | ✔︎ |
| Prof. Dr Christian Rödl | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Carmen Schwarz | ✔︎ | - | ✔︎ | - | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Inge Zellermaier | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |