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Report of the Supervisory Board
Report of the Supervisory Board
During the year under review, Deutsche Börse AG’s Supervisory Board discussed the company’s position and prospects in depth, performing the tasks assigned to it by law and the company’s Articles of Association and bylaws. We regularly advised the Executive Board on its management of the company, monitored its work and were involved in all fundamental decisions.
In 2019, we prepared material personnel decisions to be made for the governing bodies. Martin Jetter was nominated for the position as future Chairman of the Supervisory Board. We initiated the long-term extension of Theodor Weimer’s term of office as Chairman of Deutsche Börse Group AG’s Executive Board.
At our meetings, the Executive Board provided us with comprehensive and timely information in accordance with the legal requirements. The high frequency of plenary and committee meetings and workshops ensured an active exchange of information between the Supervisory Board and the Executive Board. In addition, the CEO kept the Chairman of the Supervisory Board continuously informed of current developments affecting the company’s business, significant transactions and upcoming decisions, as well as of the long-term outlook, and discussed these issues with him.
We held a total of eight plenary meetings during 2019, including two extraordinary meetings. In addition, five workshops were held on the issues of technology (March and April); strategy (April); sustainable finance and sustainability (June); and legal and compliance (September).
The average attendance rate for all Supervisory Board members at the plenary and committee meetings was 98 per cent during the year under review.
The Supervisory Board members’ detailed attendance record was as follows:
Attendance of Supervisory Board members at meetings in 2019
Name | Meetings (incl. committees)1) | Meeting attendance | % |
Joachim Faber (Chairman) | 18 | 18 | 100 |
Jutta Stuhlfauth (Deputy Chairperson) | 22 | 21 | 95 |
Nadine Absenger | 14 | 12 | 86 |
Ann-Kristin Achleitner (until 8 May 2019) | 6 | 6 | 100 |
Markus Beck | 22 | 22 | 100 |
Richard Berliand (until 8 May 2019) | 7 | 7 | 100 |
Karl-Heinz Flöther | 18 | 18 | 100 |
Martin Jetter | 17 | 17 | 100 |
Susann Just-Marx | 15 | 15 | 100 |
Achim Karle | 14 | 14 | 100 |
Cornelis Kruijssen | 17 | 17 | 100 |
Barbara Lambert | 22 | 22 | 100 |
Joachim Nagel | 19 | 19 | 100 |
Carsten Schäfer | 14 | 14 | 100 |
Charles Stonehill (since 8 May 2019) | 4 | 4 | 100 |
Clara-Christina Streit (since 8 May 2019) | 4 | 3 | 75 |
Gerd Tausendfreund | 16 | 16 | 100 |
Amy Yip | 19 | 19 | 100 |
Average attendance rate | 98 |
1) Attending workshops is optional for Supervisory Board members. Hence, workshop attendance is not taken into account in the determination of the average attendance rate.