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Dr. Rainier van Roessel Shareholder Representative (Independent Member) Entrepreneur (former member of the Board of Executive Directors and Labor Relations Director of LANXESS AG, Cologne) Member of the Supervisory Board of K+S Aktiengesellschaft since June 10, 2020 Mandate until the end of the ordinary Annual General Meeting 2025 Personal data Year of birth 1957 Place of birth Oisterwijk, Netherlands Residence Bergisch Gladbach Education 1978 – 1984 Studies of Business Administration at the University of Cologne 1988 Awarded Dr. rer. pol. degree at the University of Cologne Career history 1984 – 1988 Research assistant at the Seminar for General Business Administration and Organizational Theory of the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Cologne 1988 – 1993 Consultant, Department Organizational Development, Bayer AG, Leverkusen 1993 – 1997 Project Manager, Department Strategic Planning, Bayer AG, Leverkusen 1997 – 2001 Head of Strategic Marketing Styrenics and Head of Global Business Team Styrenics, Business Unit Plastics.
He then worked at Bayer AG, Leverkusen 2001 – 2002 Head of Marketing Polycarbonates Europe, Business Unit Plastics, Bayer AG, Leverkusen 2002 – 2004 Head of Global Operations Polyester, TPU and Films, Subgroup Bayer Polymers, Bayer AG, Leverkusen 2004 – 2006 Head of Global Business Unit Rubber Chemicals, LANXESS AG, Cologne 2006 – 2007 Managing Director, LANXESS NV, Antwerp, Belgium 2007 – 2019 Member of the Board of Executive Directors and Labor Relations Director of LANXESS AG, Cologne Main responsibilities: – Group Functions: Human Resources, Information Technologies (2007–2012) – Business Units: Inorganic Pigments, Material Protection Products, Liquid Purification Technologies, Leather Chemicals, Rhein Chemie (2007-05/2019) – All regions and countries Other Supervisory Board appointments – K+S Minerals and Agriculture GmbH, Kassel – Lanxess AG, Cologne – Lanxess Deutschland GmbH, Cologne Other supervisory bodies – Page 2 Relevant knowledge, skills and experience – International top-level leadership – Strategic management – IT/Digitalization – Restructuring/crisis management – Knowledge of international markets (Canada / USA / Asia/Pacific).
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| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K+S Group | Supervisory Board | Member | 10/06/2023 | |
| K+S Group | Nominations & Governance | Member | 10/06/2023 | |
| Lanxess | Board | Member | 01/01/2007 | |
| Lanxess | Industry Specific | Member | 01/01/2007 | |
| Lanxess | Nominations & Governance | Member | 01/01/2007 | |
| Lanxess | Executive | Member | 01/01/2007 |