Mr. Rainer Thieme has recently decided to lay down his mandate as Chairman and as a member of the Supervisory Board, effective March 31, 2016, having reached his 78th year. Mr. Thieme has been a member of the Board since 2004 and assumed the position of Chairman on April 1, 2007. In its regular meeting on March 17, 2016, the Supervisory Board appointed Dipl.-Kfm. Heinz-Gerhard Wente as its new Chairman. His term begins on April 1, 2016. Mr. Wente has been a member of Salzgitter AG’s Supervisory Board since September 16, 2015.
