People: K+S AG (SDFGn.DE)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Ralf Bethke	71	2008	Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Shareholder Representative
Norbert Steiner	59	2007	Chairman of the Executive Board
Gerhard Wolf	77	2008	Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Michael Vassiliadis	49		Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Employee Representative
Burkhard Lohr	50	2012	Chief Financial Officer
Thomas Noecker	55	2003	Member of the Executive Board, Personnel Director
Gerd Grimmig	60	2000	Member of the Executive Board
Mark Roberts	50	2012	Member of the Executive Board
Ralf Becker	48	2009	Member of the Supervisory Board, Employee Representative
Jella Benner-Heinacher	53	2003	Member of the Supervisory Board, Shareholder Representative
George Cardona	61	2009	Member of the Supervisory Board, Shareholder Representative
Renato De Salvo	49	2003	Member of the Supervisory Board, Employee Representative
Harald Doell	49	2009	Member of the Supervisory Board, Employee Representative
Rainer Gerling	55	2008	Member of the Supervisory Board, Employee Representative
Rainer Grohe	73	1998	Member of the Supervisory Board, Shareholder Representative
Karl Heidenreich	72	2003	Member of the Supervisory Board, Shareholder Representative
Ruediger Kienitz	53	1998	Member of the Supervisory Board, Employee Representative
Klaus Krueger	59	1999	Member of the Supervisory Board, Employee Representative
Dieter Kuhn	55	2003	Member of the Supervisory Board, Employee Representative
Bernd Malmstroem	72	2003	Member of the Supervisory Board, Shareholder Representative
Rudolf Mueller	69	2003	Member of the Supervisory Board, Shareholder Representative
Eckart Suenner	69	1992	Member of the Supervisory Board, Shareholder Representative

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Biographies

Name	Description
Ralf Bethke	Dr. Ralf Bethke has been Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Shareholder Representative at K+S AG since May 14, 2008. Additionally, he acts as Chairman of the Mediation, Nomination as well as Personnel Committees, and Member of the Audit Committee at the Company. He has been Member of the Supervisory Board at K+S AG since July 1, 2007. He also occupies the position of Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Dr. Jens Ehrhardt Kapital AG. Previously, he was Chairman of the Executive Board of the Company. He also serves as Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Benteler International AG, and Member of the Supervisory Board of Suedzucker AG and Sueddeutsche Zuckerruebenverwaltungs-Genossenschaft EG. He joined BASF AG in 1972, where he held various sales and marketing positions in the fertilizer division. In 1978, he was appointed to the Board of Executive Directors of Chemag AG in Frankfurt, Germany, assuming responsibility for sales and marketing of chemicals, finance, personnel and administration. In 1984, he returned to BASF headquarters as head of the intermediate products marketing department. In May 1990, he was appointed to the Board of Executive Directors of Kali und Salz AG, where his first post was that of head of the sales and marketing division. One year later, on July 1, 1991, Dr. Bethke became Chairman of the Executive Board of Kali und Salz AG, now K+S Aktiengesellschaft. In addition, he was Chairman of executive management at Kali und Salz GmbH from 1993 until 2001. After studying Business Administration and Economics at the Universities of Bonn, Cologne and Mannheim he subsequently obtaining a Doctorate (Dr.rer.pol) from Universitaet Mannheim in 1971.
Norbert Steiner	Mr. Norbert Steiner has been Chairman of the Executive Board at K+S AG since July 1, 2007. He is responsible for the Corporate Development and Controlling, Legal and Compliance, Investor Relations, Communication, International Human Resources Coordination and the Salt Business Segment at the Company. Since January 2012 he further took over responsibility for the areas of Finance and Accounting, Taxes, Audit and Insurance. Previously, he had been Vice Chairman of the Executive Board of the Company since January 2006. He was appointed to the Company’s Executive Board on May 12, 2000. In 1983, he joined the department of taxes and customs duties at BASF AG headquarters. From 1988 onwards, Mr. Steiner headed the customs duties and excise sub-unit. In 1993, he transferred to K+S Aktiengesellschaft, becoming Head of Legal Affairs, Taxes and Insurance. Apart from the current position in the Company, Mr. Steiner holds mandates in the Supervisory Boards of E.ON Mitte AG and K+S Kali GmbH. He graduated in Law from Universitaet Heidelberg in 1980, subsequently completing his legal traineeship at the Higher Regional Court, Karlsruhe.
Gerhard Wolf	Mr. Gerhard R. Wolf has been Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board at K+S AG since May 14, 2008. Previously, he had served as Chairman of the Supervisory Board at K+S AG for 19 years. Mr. Wolf is former Member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF AG. He was also Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Hornbach Holding AG and Hornbach Baumarkt AG until July 2008.
Michael Vassiliadis	Mr. Michael Vassiliadis is Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Employee Representative of K+S AG. Additionally, he acts as Member of the Personnel Committee, Audit Committee as well as Mediation Committee at the Company. He was appointed to the Company's Supervisory Board on May 7, 2003. Mr. Vassiliadis is Chairman of IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie. He is also Member of the Supervisory Board at BASF SE, as well as Henkel KGaA, and occupies the position of Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Evonik STEAG GmbH. From 1983 until 1986 he worked as Chemical Laboratory Assistant at Bayer AG. From 1986 until 1990 he served as Political secretary, IG Chemicals, Paper, Ceramic, at the administrative agency of Leverkusen and from 1990 until 1994 he served as Political secretary, IG Chemicals, Paper, Ceramic, at the district North Rhine-Westphalia in Leverkusen. In 1994 he was appointed Managing Director at IG Chemicals, Paper, Ceramic, administrative agency of Leverkusen and in 1997 he became Secretary of the Chairman at IG BCE, headquarters in Hanover. From 2004 until 2009 he served as Member of the Central Board of Executive Directors at IG BCE and since 2009 he is Chairman of Chairman, IG BCE, Hanover.
Burkhard Lohr	Dr. Burkhard Lohr has served as Chief Financial Officer at K+S AG since June 1, 2012. From 2006, Dr. Lohr has been CFO and additionally, from May 2008, Personnel Director of Hochtief AG, Essen. Previously, he had been CFO of Hochtief Construction AG, Essen, and for a number of years a member of the senior management of Hochtief in Essen and Munich. He studied business administration at Universitaet zu Koeln and obtained his Ph.D. at Technische Universitaet Braunschweig.
Thomas Noecker	Dr. Thomas Noecker has been Member of the Executive Board and Personnel Director of K+S AG since August 1, 2003. He is responsible for the Personnel, Information Technology (IT) Services, Organization and Project Management, Health Management, Property Management, Knowledge Management, Health Management, Global Logistics Strategy, Logistics Purchasing and Trading Businesses at the Company. After studying Law and subsequently obtaining a Doctorate in Muenster, he served legal traineeships e.g. in Dusseldorf and Montreal. In 1991, Dr. Noecker joined RAG Aktiengesellschaft, where he held various positions, subsequently taking over responsibility for the central staff division; a position he held until 1998. In the same year, Dr. Noecker was appointed to the Executive Board of RAG Saarberg AG and assigned responsibility for personnel, legal affairs and IT management/organization. Dr. Noecker is also Member of the Advisory Board of RAG Bildung GmbH. He also sits on the Supervisory Board of K+S Kali GmbH.
Gerd Grimmig	Mr. Gerd Grimmig has been Member of the Executive Board of K+S AG since October 1, 2000. He is responsible for Mining and Geology, Technology and Energy, Research and Development, Environmental, Work Safety, Quality Management, Inactive Plants, Consulting, Waste Management and Recycling business segments, as well as for Animal Hygiene Products at the Company. He graduated from Technische Universitaet Clausthal with a degree in mining engineering in 1981. He worked in mining operations at various plants and in the mining division at the head office of Kali und Salz AG (now K+S Aktiengesellschaft). Between 1990 and 1996, he held several plant manager positions in the mining division. Between January 1997 and September 2001, Gerd Grimmig was managing director of Kali und Salz GmbH and responsible for the mining department. .
Mark Roberts	Mr. Mark Roberts has been Member of the Executive Board of K+S AG since October 1, 2012. He is responsible for the Salt Business Segment at the Company. He started his career at Victaulic Corporation of America, serving as a marketing manager. He later joined Ashland Chemical Company in 1988 as a sales representative and national account manager. In 1992 he joined Potash Import & Chemical Corporation (PICC), the K+S KALI U.S. distribution company, as a sales manager, and subsequently became Vice President. In 2004, he became PICC’s President, and in April 2008, he was named Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of International Salt Company (ISCO) in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, U.S. On October 1, 2009, Mr. Roberts became CEO of Morton Salt in Chicago.
Ralf Becker	Mr. Ralf Becker has been Member of the Supervisory Board and Employee Representative of K+S AG since August 1, 2009. He is also a Member of the Audit Committe of the Company. Additionally, he acts as Member of the Supervisory Board at Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH. He also acts as State District Manager North of IG BCE (Mining, Chemicals and Energy Trade Union).
Jella Benner-Heinacher	Ms. Jella Susanne Benner-Heinacher has been Member of the Supervisory Board and Shareholder Representative at K+S AG since May 7, 2003. Additionally, she acts as Member of the Nomination Committee at the Company. Ms. Benner-Heinacher is Federal Manager of the Deutsche Schutzvereinigung fuer Wertpapierbesitz eV. She is also Member of the Supervisory Board at A.S. Creation Tapeten AG and TUI AG. She holds a Certificat Superieure from Lausanne and a Master of Comparative Law from the University of San Diego (1985). From 1986 until 1989 she was Legal trainee in Hamburg, Berlin, Brussels, Belgium, and Washington D.C., United States. In 1989 she was admitted as lawyer at the district court of Dusseldorf. Since 2001 she serves as Chairwoman European of Corporate Governance Services (ECGS). Since 2009 she serves as President of Euroshareholders and as President of Euroinvestors in Brussels, Belgium.
George Cardona	Mr. George Spyridon Cardona has served as Member of the Supervisory Board and Shareholder Representative at K+S AG since October 9, 2009. He is a graduate of the University of Oxford (1972), and Trinity College's Department of Philosophy. He is a Member of the Board of Directors of OJSC EuroChem Mineral and Chemical Co, Moscow, Russia. He also sits on the Supervisory Boards of Donalink Ltd. and Erglis Ltd., among others.
Renato De Salvo	Mr. Renato De Salvo has been Member of the Supervisory Board and Employee Representative of K+S AG since May 7, 2003. He has been Member of the Works Council of Werks Sigmundshall der K+S KALI GmbH. Mr. Da Salvo is a shop fitter in profession.
Harald Doell	Mr. Harald Doell has been Member of the Supervisory Board and Employee Representative at K+S AG since August 1, 2009. He is Chairman of the Works Council of K+S Kali GmbH's Werra plant. Mr. Doell is an electrical engineer.
Rainer Gerling	Dr. Rainer Gerling has been Member of the Supervisory Board and Employee Representative at K+S AG since May 14, 2008. He is Head of K+S KALI GmbH' Werra plant since 2009. He holds a Diploma in Mining Engineering from Technische Universitaet Clausthal (1985).
Rainer Grohe	Mr. Rainer Grohe has been Member of the Supervisory Board and Shareholder Representative of K+S AG since May 6, 1998. Additionally, he acts as Member of the Personnel Committee at the Company. Mr. Grohe occupies the position of Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Graphit Kropfmuehl AG. He serves as Member of the Supervisory Board at Aurubis AG as well as PFW Aerospace AG, among others. In addition, he is Assistant Professor University of German Federal Armed Force in Muenchen, Germany. He holds a Diploma in Communications Engineering from RWTH Aachen (1966).
Karl Heidenreich	Dr. Karl Heidenreich has been Member of the Supervisory Board and Shareholder Representative at K+S AG since May 7, 2003. Additionally, he acts as Member of the Audit Committee at the Company. Dr. Heidenreich is former Member of the Management Board of Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg. He was Member of the Supervisory Board at Internationales Bankhaus Bodensee AG until February 2006. Dr. Heidenreich was also Member of the Supervisory Board of MVV Energie AG until March 14, 2008. He holds a Diploma in Business Administration from Universitaet Mannheim (1965) and a Doctorate (Dr. rer. pol) from the same university (1968).
Ruediger Kienitz	Mr. Ruediger Kienitz has been Member of the Supervisory Board and Employee Representative of K+S AG since March 26, 1998. He is Member of the Works Council of K+S KALI GmbH's Werra plant.
Klaus Krueger	Mr. Klaus Krueger has served as Member of the Supervisory Board and Employee Representative of K+S AG since August 9, 1999. In addition, he acts as Member of the Personnel Committee, Audit Committee and Mediation Committee at the Company. Mr. Krueger is Chairman of the Group Works Council of the K+S Group, as well as Chairman of the Works Council of K+S Kali GmbH's Zielitz plant.
Dieter Kuhn	Mr. Dieter Kuhn has been Member of the Supervisory Board and Employee Representative in K+S AG since May 7, 2003. He is Vice Chairman of the Group Works Council of the K+S Group, as well as Chairman of the Works Council of ESCO GmbH & Co. KG's Bernburg plant.
Bernd Malmstroem	Dr. Bernd Malmstroem has been Member of the Supervisory Board and Shareholder Representative of K+S AG since May 7, 2003. Additionally, he acts as Member of the Nomination Committee at the Company. He is Lawyer and holds a Doctor Juris degree from Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet zu Kiel. Dr. Malmstroem occupies the position of Chairman of the Supervisory Board at IFCO-Systems N.V., and time:matters GmbH. He is also Member of the Supervisory Board of HHLA Intermodal GmbH, and VTG AG, among others.
Rudolf Mueller	Dr. Rudolf Mueller has been Member of the Supervisory Board and Shareholder Representative at K+S AG since May 7, 2003. In addition, he acts as Member of the Company's Nomination Committee. He is former Member of the Management Board of Suedzucker AG. He graduated from Universitaet Hohenheim with a degree in Agricultural Sciences and a Doctorate in the same subject.
Eckart Suenner	Dr. Eckart Suenner has been Member of the Supervisory Board and Shareholder Representative of K+S AG since April 28, 1992. Additionally, he acts as Member of the Mediation Committee and as Chairman of the Audit Committee at the Company. He is a Counsel at Allen & Overy LLP. Dr. Suenner occupies the position of Member of the Supervisory Board at Infineon Technologies AG. He holds a Doctor Juris degree from Universitaet Regensburg (1969).

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Ralf Bethke	230,000
Norbert Steiner	2,618,200
Gerhard Wolf	76,455
Michael Vassiliadis	180,750
Burkhard Lohr	752,600
Thomas Noecker	1,703,100
Gerd Grimmig	1,709,600
Mark Roberts	301,500
Ralf Becker	121,000
Jella Benner-Heinacher	113,500
George Cardona	103,000
Renato De Salvo	103,000
Harald Doell	103,000
Rainer Gerling	103,000
Rainer Grohe	112,750
Karl Heidenreich	115,000
Ruediger Kienitz	103,000
Klaus Krueger	130,750
Dieter Kuhn	103,000
Bernd Malmstroem	112,000
Rudolf Mueller	107,500
Eckart Suenner	136,000

As Of 30 Dec 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Ralf Bethke	0	0
Norbert Steiner	0	0
Gerhard Wolf	0	0
Michael Vassiliadis	0	0
Burkhard Lohr	0	0
Thomas Noecker	0	0
Gerd Grimmig	0	0
Mark Roberts	0	0
Ralf Becker	0	0
Jella Benner-Heinacher	0	0
George Cardona	0	0
Renato De Salvo	0	0
Harald Doell	0	0
Rainer Gerling	0	0
Rainer Grohe	0	0
Karl Heidenreich	0	0
Ruediger Kienitz	0	0
Klaus Krueger	0	0
Dieter Kuhn	0	0
Bernd Malmstroem	0	0
Rudolf Mueller	0	0
Eckart Suenner	0	0

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