Investor Relations Corporate Governance
In accordance with the German Codetermination Act (Mitbestimmungsgesetz), freenet AG’s Supervisory Board has 12 members and is formed in equal parts by six shareholder representatives and six employee representatives.
The Supervisory Board has constituted a steering committee and four other committees.
As of May 2022
Members:
Marc Tüngler (Chairman), Thomas Karlovits, Knut Mackeprang, Gerhard Huck
The steering committee discusses central themes and prepares Supervisory Board resolutions. It can take the place of the Supervisory Board, with the required approval of the Executive Board in accordance with the latter’s rules of procedure, in deciding on measures and transactions of the Executive Board, insofar as the matter in question cannot be deferred and it is not possible for the Supervisory Board to make an appropriate decision within the time available.
Members:
Marc Tüngler (Chairman), Sabine Christiansen, Claudia Anderleit, Knut Mackeprang
The personnel committee prepares the Supervisory Board’s personnel decisions. It submits to the Supervisory Board proposals for decisions on the Executive Board’s remuneration, the remuneration system and regular scrutiny of that system. The committee makes decisions in place of the Supervisory Board – but subject to mandatory responsibilities of the Supervisory Board – on Executive Board members’ business that is relevant for personnel.
Members:
Robert Weidinger (Chairman), Prof. Dr. Kerstin Lopatta, Bente Brandt, Thomas Reimann
The audit committee concerns itself with the monitoring of the accounting process, the effectiveness of the internal control system, the risk management system and the internal auditing system, and financial statements auditing, in the latter case especially with regard to the auditor’s independence and the additional services rendered by the auditor. It also concerns itself with compliance-related issues.
Members:
Marc Tüngler (Chairman), Miriam Wohlfarth, Knut Mackeprang, Theo-Benneke Bretsch
The mediation committee is constituted in accordance with section 27 (3) of the German Co-determination Act (MitbestG) so that it can perform the task described in section 31 (3) sentence 1 MitbestG.
Members:
Marc Tüngler (Chairman), Sabine Christiansen, Robert Weidinger
The nomination committee has the task of suggesting suitable candidates to the Supervisory Board for proposal to the Annual General Meeting in the run-up to new elections.