The Company has a Supervisory Board, consisting of at least three (3) natural persons, the precise number of whom is determined by the General Meeting of Shareholders. Presently the Supervisory Board consists of six (6) natural persons.
The Supervisory Board members are appointed by the General Meeting of Shareholders for a maximum term of four (4) years, provided that, unless a Supervisory Board member retires earlier, his appointment term expires on the day of the next General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in the fourth year after the year of his appointment. At expiration of this term a Supervisory Board member can be reappointed with due observance of the provisions in the previous sentence, provided always that a Supervisory Board member may not serve more than three (3) consecutive four-years terms.
The duty of the Supervisory Board is to supervise the policies of the Board of Managing Directors and the general course of affairs of the Company and its affiliated business. It shall give advice to the Board of Managing Directors. The Supervisory Board can give instructions to the Board of Managing Directors outlining the Company's general financial, social, economic, investment, staffing and environmental policy.
The Supervisory Board shall meet as often as a Supervisory Board member or the Board of Managing Directors may deem necessary. In the meeting of the Supervisory Board each Supervisory Board member has a right to cast one (1) vote. All resolutions by the Supervisory Board shall be adopted by an absolute majority of the votes cast.
For an overview of the members of the Supervisory Board please click the following link: Management 
To download the Supervisory Board charter please click the following link: Supervisory Board charter 
Supervisory Board committees
In order to fulfil the requirements of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code and the rules of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the Supervisory Board has established committees whose duties, responsibilities and processes are set out in separate charters.
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