Supervisory Board

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Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board of Axel Springer AG is composed of nine members, who are elected by the shareholders present and represented at the annual shareholders’ meeting. The term of office of Supervisory Board members is five years. At the end of their terms, they are eligible for reelection. The Chairman of the Supervisory Board is elected by its members.

The Supervisory Board is composed of the following members:

Dr. Giuseppe Vita

Chairman (Curriculum Vitae)

Dr h. c. Friede Springer

Vice Chairwoman

Dr. Gerhard Cromme

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp AG

Oliver Heine

Attorney at law and partner in the law firm Oliver Heine & Partner

Klaus Krone

Member of the Supervisory Board of Axel Springer AG

Dr. Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller

President and Chairwoman of the Managing Board of Trumpf GmbH + Co. KG

Prof. Dr. Wolf Lepenies

University Professor (emer.) FU Berlin; Permanent Fellow (emer.) of the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin

Michael Lewis

Investment Manager

Dr. Michael Otto

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Otto GmbH & Co. KG


Tasks of the Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board appoints the members of the Executive Board. It supervises and advises the Executive Board on the management of the company’s business. Important decisions of the Executive Board require the approval of the Supervisory Board.

The Supervisory Board adopts the annual financial statements of Axel Springer AG and approves the consolidated financial statements of the Axel Springer Group. The Supervisory Board usually meets fives times a year.

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