For the business press
Munich, 2008-Jan-25
At the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of Siemens AG on Thursday, January 24, 2008, ten shareholder representatives were elected to the company’s Supervisory Board. Their election had been proposed in the previously published agenda. At the meeting of the Supervisory Board which took place immediately following the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, Gerhard Cromme was reelected Chairman of the Supervisory Board. A member of the Board since January 23, 2003, Cromme has served as Chairman since April 25, 2007.
The newly elected members of the 20-member Supervisory Board are:
Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors of Deutsche Bank AG
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A.
Diplom-Volkswirt (economist)
Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of Siemens AG and ThyssenKrupp AG
Chairman of the Board of Management of Allianz SE
Supervisory Board member
President of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science e.V.
President and Chairwoman of the Managing Board of TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG
Chairman of the Executive Board of MAN AG
Chairman, Amsphere Ltd.
The election results are available at:
The Supervisory Board is constituted pursuant to Section 96, paragraph 1 and Section 101, paragraph of the German Stock Corporation Act and to Section 7, paragraph 1, sentence 1, No. 3 of the German Codetermination Act. Pursuant to the provisions of the German Codetermination Act, the following members were elected at the end of September 2007 to serve as employee representatives on the new Supervisory Board, effective at the conclusion of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on January 24, 2008:
Deputy Chairman of the Central Works Council of Siemens AG
Member of the Central Works Council of Siemens AG
Member of IG Metall
First Chairman, IG Metall
Chairman of the Central Works Council of Siemens AG
Member of the Central Works Council of Siemens AG
Siemens Europe Committee
Member of IG Metall
Chairman of the Central Committee of Spokesmen of Siemens AG
Member of the Central Works Council of Siemens AG
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Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering, operating in the industry, energy and healthcare sectors. The company has around 400,000 employees (in continuing operations) working to develop and manufacture products, design and install complex systems and projects, and tailor a wide range of solutions for individual requirements. For over 160 years, Siemens has stood for technical achievements, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality. In fiscal 2007, Siemens had revenue of €72.4 billion and income from continuing operations of €3.9 billion (IFRS). Further information is available on the Internet at: www.siemens.com.
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