Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp AG shall have 20 members of which 10 shall be elected by the stockholders' meeting and 10 by the employees in accordance with the provisions of the German Codetermination Act of May 04, 1976.
The Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation is entitled to designate one of the Supervisory Board members representing the stockholders if it holds no-par shares representing at least 10% of the Company's capital stock, two such members if it holds at least 15% and three if it holds at least 25%.
The Supervisory Board is elected for a term of 5 years. The period of office of the employee representatives on the Supervisory Board ends at the close of the Annual General Meeting which resolves on discharging the Supervisory Board from responsibility for fiscal 2007/2008. The period of office of the stockholder representatives on the Supervisory Board ends at the close of the Annual General Meeting which resolves on discharging the Supervisory Board from responsibility for fiscal 2008/2009.
Honorary Chairmen of the Supervisory Board are Prof. Dr. Berthold Beitz and Prof. Dr. Günter Vogelsang.
The Chairman of the Supervisory Board is Dr. Gerhard Cromme.
The task of the Supervisory Board is to regularly advise and monitor the Executive Board in the management of the Company. The Supervisory Board is involved in decisions of fundamental importance to the Company. It currently has six committees dealing with different areas of importance. In connection with the annual financial statements the Supervisory Board prepares a report to the stockholders. The Supervisory Board has issued its own Rules of Procedure. In addition there are Rules of Procedure for the Audit Committee.
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| Directors' Dealings in fiscal year 2007/2008 | PDF (32KB) |
| Rules of Procedure | PDF (46KB) |
| Rules of Procedure for the Audit Committee | PDF (38KB) |